August, 21, 2018 California's Most Expensive Wines

(Wine-Searcher) - While some wines are killing it when it comes to price, for every winner, someone loses out. It's hardly news that California's top wines are getting more expensive, but what is crystal clear is that some are finding it easier to command an absolute premium than others. A ru...

August, 21, 2018 Drinking wine halves heart disease risk in women

(Devonlive) - Drinking a glass of wine a day almost halves women's risk of heart disease because it boosts sex hormone levels, a new study found. Unfortunately, the same does not apply men. Moderate wine consumption boost levels of oestrogen - and the sex hormone is good for the circulation. ...

August, 21, 2018 A hotel in Germany lets you sleep in a giant wine barrel — and it's every wine lover's dream come true

(Thisisinsider) - Oenophiles the world over will be happy to know that they can now book a wine barrel for the night. In the small village of Sasbachwalden in Germany, people are invited to not only come to taste the region's wine, but to sleep in the giant barrels they were once made in. At&nbs...

August, 21, 2018 How to Train Your Wine Palate

(Winemag) - Training your wine palate isn't difficult. We spoke with expert Filippo Bartolotta on simple ways to gain a better understanding of what's in your glass. Filippo Bartolotta  has walked miles of countryside in the pursuit of understanding terroir, and he’s spent year...

August, 21, 2018 California Wine Goes Global

(Wine-Searcher) - According to Liv-ex, the wider world is waking up to California.   The cream of California's crop is increasingly attracting collectors from outside of the US, according to fine wine trading platform Liv-ex, which has launched a US-specific index. "Traditionally, ...

August, 21, 2018 HEAVEN HILL SUES BOB DYLAN WHISKEY BRAND

(TDB) - Spirits producer Heaven Hill Distilleries has filed a lawsuit against the Bob Dylan-owned whiskey brand Heaven’s Door Spirits, claiming it infringes its trademark rights. The legendary singer songwriter  launched his own brand of Tennessee whiskey,  last year, producing&n...

August, 21, 2018 PepsiCo to Buy SodaStream for $3.2 Billion, in Push for Healthier Options

(NYTimes) - PepsiCo announced on Monday that it  planned to buy SodaStream , the popular maker of home-carbonation machines, for $3.2 billion, as the beverage giant extends its bet on products that are not sugary sodas. The deal is a late effort by Indra K. Nooyi,  PepsiCo’s depa...

August, 20, 2018 Champagne and Alsace follow Germany with early 2018 harvest

(Decanter) - Warm, sunny weather throughout June and July has prompted early harvests in northern Europe with Champagne and Alsace the latest to get underway this week.  Grape pickers were preparing to get started in a handful of  Champagne  communes on 21 August, according t...