March, 27, 2015 Imitations Cost Italian Wine $1bn Annually

(Wine-Searcher) - Italian government sign deal with eBay in an effort to stop abuse of Italian wine names. The Italian wine industry is not flattered by foreign imitations of its wines, a practice that is costing the country's producers more than $1 billion each year. As part of a crackdown o...

March, 27, 2015 Napa Valley: Murder-suicide leaves fate of winery, lawsuits in question

(NVR) - Dahl Vineyards is being evicted from its Yountville home, a week after proprietor Robert Dahl shot an investor to death with a silencer-equipped handgun on the grounds and later killed himself as police closed in after a brief car chase. The fate of the new winery is just one of many leg...

March, 27, 2015 US: Is Organic Grape Growing Possible in the East?

(Wines&Vines) - With summer temperatures that exceed 100° F and winters known for deadly freezes, growing grapes east of the Rocky Mountains has its fair share of challenges. On March 19, the final day of the Eastern Winery Exposition, two viticulture specialists shared their thoughts ...

March, 27, 2015 Arkansas lawmaker urges ban on California wine over egg law

(AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker said Wednesday that the state should ban California wine as retribution for the West Coast state's law requiring egg-laying hens to be able to stand up, turn around and fully extend their wings. The House voted 57-19 to advance to the Senate a bill that out...

March, 27, 2015 The Facts and Fallacies of Kosher Wine

(WSJ) - The biggest misunderstanding about kosher wine isn’t that it’s sweet but that it’s somehow “different” from other wines. Jay Buchsbaum was clarifying a few misconceptions about kosher wines for me, something he does on a regular basis—for both con...

March, 27, 2015 A Return to Classic Napa Style

(NYTines) - Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon is America’s best-known wine. It may also be the most divisive. Whether people drink it regularly or hardly at all, they almost always have strong opinions. Many Americans love it, collect it, invest in it, drink it to the exclusion of other wines...

March, 26, 2015 Yquem Wine Fraud Case Dismissed – For Now

(Wine-Searcher) - Defendant's "victory laps and self-congratulations" are premature; plaintiff will continue fight over fake wine. A British wine company accused of selling fake wines to a Georgia property investor has successfully had the case dismissed from US courts – but it could still f...

March, 26, 2015 What have the Romans done for us?

(Decanter) - It's not everyday that someone hand delivers a fossilised 2,000 year old vine plant to my front door, but last week I found myself sitting at my kitchen table with viticulture and agronomy consultant Tamara McIntosh, a Roman vine laid carefully out in front of us. Not that you'd have ...