March, 24, 2015 Led By Barefoot, Gallo’s Wine Portfolio Achieves Impressive Growth

(SND) - Despite a total wine market that grew less than 1% to 321.8 million nine-liter cases in the U.S. last year,  E.&J. Gallo Winery  seen phenomenal growth for a number of its wine brands, both domestic and imported. Much of that success has come from innovations such as the ...

March, 24, 2015 Developing Story: Gallo Said Buying J Vineyards

(WB) - Employees at  J Vineyards and Winery  were told yesterday that E&J Gallo is purchasing the winery, according to multiple industry sources. Second generation vintner Judy Jordan founded what is now called J Vineyards & Winery in 1986, purchasing the former Piper Sonoma wi...

March, 24, 2015 What's the Big Deal About Kosher Wine?

(Wine-Searcher) - As Passover approaches, kosher wine is gearing up for a healthy spike in sales. So what is the big deal about kosher wines? It's difficult to get an idea of the size of the kosher market worldwide but it is  "shockingly large", says blogger David Raccah of Kosher Wine...

March, 24, 2015 New technology uses giant blender to chop up wine grape skins to improves reds

(ABC) - A giant stick blender that chops wine grape skins into a pulp could be the next big thing in red wine making. Dr Angela Sparrow, from the University of Tasmania, has been carrying her blender around in a suitcase, trialling it in pinot noir winemaking in Mildura, Adelaide, Canberra and s...

March, 24, 2015 You Won’t Believe Where the World’s Best Whiskey Comes From

(Time) -  Sorry, Scotland. Nice try, Japan Taiwan’s Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique  is now officially  the best single malt whiskey on earth, according to the World Whiskies Awards. The contest’s judges described the malt as “surprisingly smooth on the palate&...

March, 23, 2015 FDA Regulations Pose Serious Problems For Small Wine Business

(DailyCaller) - A small business trying to innovate the wine industry is having its hopes dashed by federal agencies, but it’s not going down without a fight. Jim Dyke, co-founder of the small premier wine company Mira, began putting wine bottles in the Charleston Harbor as an experiment to ...

March, 23, 2015 Impact Seminar Snapshot: Annette Alvarez-Peters On Costco’s Beverage Strategy

(SND) - As one of the U.S. market’s dominant beverage alcohol retailers,   Costco   holds enormous sway in connecting consumers with drinks brands from across the industry. Annette Alvarez-Peters, the retail giant’s assistant general merchandise manager, beverage alcohol, ...

March, 23, 2015 Killing the Wine & Arsenic Story — Before It’s Too Late

(Fermentationwineblog) - “Boy, who knew about the arsenic in wine. I’m a beer drinker.” “Great, now there’s another way I can die…Just drink wine” These are two comments that were directed at me this weekend. Both were unsolicited and bo...