December, 11, 2014 Global Vineyard Shrinks and Diversity Lessens

(Wine-Searcher) - A new report shows the increasing "internationalization" of the world's vineyards at the beginning of this century. The global vineyard is shrinking and so is the choice of wines as available grape varieties become more homogenous, according to a new study. The report in the Jou...

December, 11, 2014 Wine And Gas Battle It Out In Northern US

(OilPrice) - Wine and gas tend not to mix. In upstate New York, a midstream oil and gas company is running into stiff local opposition for its plans to build natural gas infrastructure. Crestwood, a Texas-based company, has proposed plans to build natural gas storage facilities on Seneca Lak...

December, 11, 2014 Oman votes for blanket ban on alcohol

(TDB) - Visitors to Oman found consuming alcohol could be jailed for up to a year, if a vote by the country’s Shoura council to introduce a blanket ban on alcohol is made law. Currently, permits to buy alcohol can be obtained by non-Muslims, effectively restricting alcohol to those v...

December, 09, 2014 The Incredible Story Of Starting The World's Largest Wine Brand, Barefoot Wines

(Forbes) - I was recently speaking with Michael Houlihan, co-founder of Barefoot Wines. This is the story of how two people overcame remarkable odds and built a beloved brand that transformed the wine industry. It is hard to believe that such an iconic brand as Barefoot Wines began in a laundry roo...

December, 09, 2014 D'Angerville Takes on Jura's Puffeney Vineyards

(Wine-Searcher) - The "pope" of Arbois, Jacques Puffeney has abdicated and his vineyards have been taken on by Guillaume d'Angerville. Domaine du Pélican, the Jura estate belonging to the Marquis d'Angerville, has taken over 4.25 hectares (10.5 acres) of vineyards belonging to one of the re...

December, 08, 2014 After a Disaster, a Winery Starts Anew — and Finds a Better Business Model

(NYTimes) - Imagine that your entire inventory goes up in smoke. And your insurance doesn’t cover it. That’s what happened to Delia Viader, owner of the Viader winery in California’s Napa Valley, nine years ago, when an arsonist set fire to a warehouse storing her 2003 vintage. I...

December, 08, 2014 Berger: Heard through the grapevine

(PD) - Driving past a huge vineyard the other day during recent rains, I noted that almost all of the leaves had fallen and the vines were bare, their canes devoid of fruit, the plants heading for winter dormancy. It is part of the cycle of the vine during which it stores carbohydrates and re-char...

December, 08, 2014 Is Gary Vaynerchuk for real?

The brash, self-promotional wine entrepreneur turned social media star still has his share of critics—but he also has another success on his hands with digital agency VaynerMedia. The judges of the 88th Miss America pageant, which was held last September in Atlantic City, were mostly names...