September, 10, 2014 Report Closes Deal on Wine Sales Practices

(Wines&Vines) - Putting numbers behind conventional wisdom governing sales and business practices in the wine industry is the goal of a report released this week by Trellis Growth Partners LLC of Portland. The report draws upon responses from 107 wineries across the United States (most ...

September, 10, 2014 FRANCE SET TO RETAKE GLOBAL WINE CROWN

(TDB) - France is set to take back the top spot as the world’s largest wine producer following a poor harvest in Italy but the industry is still struggling with the fall in Chinese demand. France’s wine output is estimated by it’s ministry of agriculture to reach 45 milli...

September, 10, 2014 Whole Foods Launches New National Wine Club

(Forbes) - Whole Foods Market is one of the most adored retailers in this country by its fans, stocking a wide array of high quality foodstuffs that can be tough to find in regular supermarkets. While detractors like to call it “Whole Paycheck” for its premium and often impulse-inspirin...

September, 10, 2014 U.N. Scientists See Largest CO2 Increase In 30 Years: ‘We Are Running Out Of Time’

(Thinkprogress) - More carbon dioxide was emitted into our atmosphere between 2012 and 2013 than in any other year since 1984, putting humans on the fast track toward irreversible global warming, the United Nation’s weather agency said in a  report  released Tuesday. The World Me...

September, 10, 2014 Winemaking Leftovers Become Inspired Snacks

(OC) - Wild California Crisps is a new, healthy, baked snack made from flour milled from the seeds and skins of Sonoma County wine grapes. Created by brothers Mike and Tom Keefer, and friend Dan Brinker, the snack makes use of the winemaking residue known as pomace, which primarily ends in up landf...

September, 10, 2014 Applying Packaging Innovations

(Wines&Vines) - As executive vice president of marketing for Purple Wine Co. and Sonoma Wine Co., Lisa Ehrlich has been at the helm of a three-year packaging transformation for Purple Wine Co.’s brands. Ehrlich discussed the process while speaking at the Wines & Vines Packaging Confer...

September, 10, 2014 Some wines' secret ingredient: Added sugar

(PJ) - As many of us know, our tastes change over time. Some of this is related to experience, some to aging and some to sheer boredom. Even though I have a "sweet tooth" when it comes to desserts, over time I have become less enamored by sugar in food and drink. My wife and I have noted that we...

September, 10, 2014 Napa quake: Wine industry losses top $83 million

(SFGate) - The wine industry suffered more than $83 million in damage from the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rocked the southern part of Napa County on Aug. 24, according to a report released Tuesday by Silicon Valley Bank. The report was commissioned by Napa County officials and the Napa V...