November, 25, 2014 ‘American beer is just filthy water’ - Czech President

(RT) - The Czech president Milos Zeman eulogized his country’s trademark beverage, while insulting US beer as “filthy water” during a presidential business summit in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. Asked about which beer is the best in the world, by the longtime Kazak...

November, 24, 2014 If You Blast Your Wine With Sound Waves, Does It Taste Better? We Tried To Find Out

(HP) - Here's a weird one to bust out at your next dinner party: A new machine says it can make your wine taste better by blasting it with sonic energy. The Sonic Decanter recently reached its $85,000 goal on Kickstarter, with more than 700 investors jumping in to support the project. (There are...

November, 24, 2014 Northwest: Cold Snap Speeds Ice Wine Harvest

(Wines&Vines) - The past week brought cold weather to the Northwest, just days after many wineries finished bringing in the 2014 harvest. But the opportunity to pick grapes for ice wine trumped fears of frost damage for many vintners, with initial reports suggesting that conditions hit a swe...

November, 24, 2014 SUPER-RICH SPEND $8 BILLION ON BOOZE

(TDB) - The world’s ultra-rich spent US$8 billion on wine and spirits this year, according to a report which has revealed an insight into their spending habits. The Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report 2014 gives an overview of the world’s super rich – those with an ultra...

November, 21, 2014 Domaine Carneros Sued Over Vineyard Name

(WineSpectator) - The owners of a small Sonoma vineyard, Terra de Promissio on the Sonoma Coast, have filed a trademark infringement suit in U.S. District Court against Domaine Carneros, the sparkling wine producer owned by Champagne house Taittinger, for their use of La Terre Promise as a vineyard...

November, 21, 2014 Next Glass Knows If You'll Love a Beer or Wine By Scanning the Label

(LifeHacker) - iOS/Android: Using the description of a bottle of beer or wine to see if you'll like it can be hit or miss. Next Glass is a new app that uses a huge database of drinks, your tastes, and your smartphone's camera to tell you—just by scanning the label—if you'll love or hate...

November, 21, 2014 2014 Vintage Report: Italy Wine Harvest

(WineSpectator) - For the men and women who make wine, perhaps no word is more packed with nervous anticipation than "harvest." After months of spending time, sweat and money in their vineyards, it's the moment to see what nature delivered. For California, 2014 brought another year of record-breaki...

November, 21, 2014 Pennsylvania: Lawyer Says 2,447 Seized Bottles of Wine Were for His Use

(Bloomberg) - Arthur Goldman, the Philadelphia-area lawyer charged with illegally reselling wine, said 2,447 bottles seized and slated to be disposed of by  Pennsylvania  state police were just for him and his wife. Goldman’s collection of European, Canadian and California wine...