November, 18, 2014 Vinous to Acquire Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

(Marketwired) - Vinous announced today it has agreed to acquire Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (IWC). Founded in 1985 by Editor and Publisher Stephen Tanzer, IWC is the oldest independent, American-owned wine journal. Tanzer will join Antonio Galloni, Vinous's CEO and founder, as a part...

November, 18, 2014 The 20 Best Wines In The World, According To Wine Spectator

(BI) - Since 1988, Wine Spectator's editors have been reviewing the best wines in the world. In 2014, they reviewed about 18,000 new wines and narrowed their list down to a manageable 100 they deemed the most “thought-provoking.” This year, the winner was surprising. Instead of the us...

November, 18, 2014 ‘No pork or alcohol’: Top London hotel being run under Sharia law?

(RT) - London’s Bermondsey Square Hotel has suddenly banned the sale of alcohol, and reportedly pork, “in accordance with Sharia law” under the orders of its new Middle-Eastern owner. The Islamic rules were imposed on the hotel on Tuesday, the Daily Mail reported. It is not just...

November, 17, 2014 Living: Red Robin shakes things up with red wine milkshake

(NYPost) - Why not combine two indulgences into one mega-indulgence? If those two indulgences are red wine and milkshakes, there would seem to be plenty of logic against it — but that didn’t stop Red Robin from releasing the Divalicious Red Wine Shake earlier this month. The beverage ...

November, 14, 2014 AUS: Man behind Yellow Tail wines charged over his alleged involvement in a major drug syndicate

(SMH) - One of the three brothers who transformed Yellow Tail wines into one of the great Australian export success stories has been charged over his alleged involvement in a major drug syndicate operating out of Griffith. Marcello Casella, the youngest brother in Australia's largest family-owned ...

November, 13, 2014 Being "human" key to interacting with wine consumers on Facebook

(ABC) - New research into what wine drinkers want to see from their favourite brands on Facebook suggests it might be effective to talk less about the wine itself. Rebecca Dolan, a PhD candidate from the University of Adelaide surveyed winemakers from around the country to find out whether their s...

November, 12, 2014 Australia's Peter Lehmann Wines Sold to Casella, Maker of Yellow Tail

(WineSpectator) - Peter Lehmann Wines, an iconic Australian winery in the Barossa Valley, will soon have a new owner. Casella Family Brands, best known as the maker of Yellow Tail, offered $1.31 per share for the winery and brand. The majority owner, the Hess Group, announced Wednesday it intends t...

November, 11, 2014 France: Champagne growers 'exasperated' with social charges

(Decanter) - Mass street protests in Champagne last week reflect rising frustration over taxes and social charges, say winemakers and growers. Around 1,500 Champagne producers and growers joined farmers’ unions in last week’s protests, which centred on Chalons-en-Champagne and were par...