August, 13, 2018 Vineyards worry about guest worker shortage

(CBSNews) - Late summer marks the start of a critical time period for the 40 percent of Americans who enjoy wine: harvest season. Between August and October, about 4 million tons of grapes nationwide are processed on their way to the bottle.  In the U.S., that job is mostly done by foreign ...

August, 12, 2018 Viticulture briefs: Sonoma winery introduces cannabis-infused wine

(PD) - Sonoma winery introduces cannabis-infused wine Rebel Coast Winery of Sonoma has introduced a non-alcoholic wine infused with THC, the principal psychoactive chemical in cannabis. The winery’s sauvignon blanc is infused with 20 milligrams of THC, which equals 5 mg per glass. It al...

August, 12, 2018 Woman arrested with daughter in Dubai over drinking wine is released

(TheGuardian) - A woman who was detained in Dubai with her four-year-old daughter after drinking a complimentary glass of wine on a flight from London has expressed her relief after she was cleared by authorities and allowed to return home. Ellie Holman, a dentist originally from Sweden who lives ...

August, 09, 2018 How Cork-Taint-Free Wine Will Change The Wine World

(Forbes) - With the number of damaged bottles on the market  ranging from 5% to 10% in the last decade , corked wines have long been a serious issue for the wine industry.A corked wine smell--often likened to wet blanket or soggy newspaper--is caused by  Trichloroanisole (TCA) ,...

August, 09, 2018 ARSONISTS ATTEMPT TO DESTROY COS D’ESTOURNEL DOOR

(TDB) - French police are on the hunt for the perpetrators of a suspected arson attack on Château Cos d’Estournel’s famous ‘Zanzibar door’ in the Bordeaux appellation of St-Estèphe. As reported by Decanter, the attack in the ornate wooden door took place...

August, 09, 2018 Napa Keeps a Wary Eye on Monster Fire

(Wine-Searcher) - The largest fire in California history is now 10 times the size of the city of Paris. It's burning in two important counties for wine production, and it's only 48 percent contained. Yet winegrowers are still feeling lucky. Napa Valley Grapegrowers held an impromptu meeting...

August, 09, 2018 Direct-To-Consumer Access Is Important For Wine And Cannabis, Survey Shows

(Forbes) - At $3.3 billion in wine sales, the value of the U.S. domestic wine industry was unchanged from June 2017-2018 (California represents at least 90% of the U.S. wine industry), according to  BW 166 LLC , a market research firm that provides insight into and analysis of the overall...

August, 09, 2018 There's a threshold for how much you should spend on wine — and it's lower than you might think

(Businessinsider) - There's nothing like the taste of a fine wine. But with  certain wines selling in the thousands and even tens of thousands per bottle, it begs the question: Is it really worth it? Business Insider spoke to Felipe Carvallo, a wine advisor at London's oldest wine merchants...