December, 18, 2014 California Remains in Drought

(Wines&Vines) - With heavy storms just past, California expects more rain this week. It won’t end the drought, but it will certainly help: “Before the rainy pattern takes a break, cumulative rainfall will have taken a huge slice out of the long-term drought,” said AccuWeather....

December, 17, 2014 Calorie Count Rules Extend to Some Alcoholic Drinks

(DailyFinance) - New menu labeling rules from the Food and Drug Administration will require chain restaurants with 20 or more outlets to list the amount of calories in alcoholic drinks, along with other foods, on menus by next November. The idea is that people often don't know -- or even think abou...

December, 17, 2014 Jackson Family Buys South African Vineyard

(WineSpectator) - Jackson Family Wines, which owns more than 20,000 acres of vineyards in California and around the world, is expanding to a new wine region: South Africa. Wine Spectator has learned the company is buying Fijnbosch farm, which includes 20 acres of vines in the Banghoek Valley, a war...

December, 17, 2014 TOP 10 WINE THEFTS

(TDB) - In the wake of the theft of £80,000 worth of wine from a Côte-Rôtie estate, we have rounded up 10 of the most jaw-dropping wine thefts. Lighter than gold and less protected than art, if one was to pursue a life of high glamour crime then wine theft would be the way to g...

December, 16, 2014 French Prohibitionists Aim to Spoil the Wine Party

(Wine-Searcher) - An anti-alcohol group in France could make the country an international laughing stock by demanding ridiculous limitations on wine marketing. Lobbyists from ANPAA, an organization described by French magazine Le Point as "prohibitionist", have their sights set on altering the c...

December, 16, 2014 California Says Green is the Color of Honor

(Snooth) - Next year the environment isn't the only one who will be thanking California winemakers for their commitment to sustainable winemaking. A team of six different organizations joined together to create the California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards (SWLA). The new...

December, 16, 2014 AUS: Treasury Wine H1 tracks ahead of FY14

(BusinessSpectator) - Treasury Wine Estates says its performance over the first half of the 2015 financial year is on plan and ahead of the prior year at the same stage. The Australian wine maker and distributor told shareholders at its annual general meeting today that the performance was drive...

December, 16, 2014 Russia's currency fall set to cause wine price spike

(Decanter) - Russia's deteriorating economy is likely to mean significantly higher wine prices for consumers, according to its deputy prime minister. A rapid devaluation of Russia’s ruble currency, believed to be partly caused by western sanctions, could cause prices of imported wine to ri...