March, 08, 2015 Bullying, Sexual Harassment Uncovered at Champagne Houses

(Wine-Searcher) - Investigation discovers staff abuse at LVMH-owned Champagne producers. Employees of two Champagne houses have appeared in court accused of workplace bullying and sexual harassment. The prosecution called for sentences ranging from six to 12 months at the Reims criminal court...

March, 08, 2015 New Zealand: Wine exports reach record high

(NZHerald) - Wine exports have reached a record high and now stand at $1.37 billion - up 8.2 per cent. The increase propelled wine to New Zealand's sixth largest export, New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive Philip Gregan said. Strong demand in key markets had boded well for the wine indust...

March, 08, 2015 1 in 5 Chinese Wines Close to European Standard

(TDB) - 31 Chinese wines to be included in Bettane & Desseauve's next wine guide. In the wake of a major tasting of Chinese wines, leading French wine critics Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve have claimed that one-fifth of the country's wines entered were "very good". The pair were in...

March, 08, 2015 Cultivating Marquette Like Vinifera

(Wines&Vines) - Shelburne Vineyard is one of just two wineries in Vermont to grow vinifera grapes. Instead, winemaker Ethan Joseph focuses largely on Marquette, a hybrid grape less than a decade old. Developed by Peter Hemstad at the University of Minnesota and released in 2006, Marquette is a ...

March, 08, 2015 Wine from Civil War-era shipwreck uncorked in South Carolina

(Reuters) - A bottle of wine recovered intact four years ago from the 1864 wreck of a Civil War blockade runner that sank off the coast of Bermuda was uncorked and sipped by a panel of experts on Friday during a food festival in Charleston, South Carolina. The verdict: A heady sulfur bouquet wit...

March, 08, 2015 Wine Road Barrel Tasting in full swing across Sonoma County

(PD) - Thousands of wine enthusiasts flocked to Sonoma County tasting rooms and wineries Saturday for the opening weekend of the Wine Road Barrel Tasting event, an annual rite that draws serious aficionados looking to spend hundreds of dollars to younger newbies attracted to a good time in the sun....

March, 06, 2015 SILVER OAK WINEMAKER:RED WINE IS MADE FROM THE SKINS

(TDB) - The quality of the skins is the determining factor as to whether a red wine will be good or not according to the chief winemaker of Silver Oak in California. Speaking to  the drinks business  during a lunch at Cut in London this week, Daniel Baron, director of winemaking a...

March, 06, 2015 Wine is great for drinking, not investing, says top critic

(Reuters) - Splashing out on pricey wine is great if you plan to drink it down the road, says Robert Parker, the world's most famous wine critic, but not as a financial investment.  Parker, credited with popularizing the 100-point system widely used to rate wine, says wine can be lucrative,...