August, 13, 2014 US-PA: PLCB urged to boost markup on wine, liquor prices

(WTAE) - The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's finance director is advocating that the agency increase its markup on liquor and wine to counter higher expenses. In an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press, August Hehemann proposed that the markup be raised from 30 percent, the rate that...

August, 13, 2014 Growing Kansas wine industry poised for harvest

(AP) - It's grape harvest time in Kansas, and the state's growing wine industry is expecting a big crop this year. The Kansas Grape Growers & Winemakers Association says the state has 35 registered wineries and vineyards. Most are small, with two to five acres of grapes, rather than large-scal...

August, 13, 2014 Netscape Founder Clark to Sell $6 Million Wine Collection

(Bloomberg) - Sotheby’s (BID) plans to auction vintage wines belonging to Netscape Communications Corp. founder James H. Clark, which it estimates will fetch more than HK$46.8 million ($6 million). The sales will include 67 magnums of Henri Jayer burgundy wines from 1988, 1989 and 1990 vinta...

August, 13, 2014 To your health: Why dry white wine doesn't end up on your thighs

(TimesLive) - What type of alcoholic drink has the most calories in it? According to Drinkaware, a pint of lager is often only as calorific as a slice of pizza, which would mean wading through a lot of liquid before you got to the equivalent of a full wheel. But let's consider wine, which mostly...

August, 12, 2014 US-NY : Can Wine and Natural Gas Coexist?

(Wines&Vines) - Winemakers and business owners from the Finger Lakes region have requested that Gov. Andrew Cuomo block the permits for proposed natural gas and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) storage facilities near Lake Seneca. The Houston, Texas-based energy company, Crestwood Midstream Partners,...

August, 12, 2014 Ancient grape seeds unearthed in Chianti

(TDB) - US archaeologists have discovered what could be the ancestor of Chianti’s famous wine style in the form of 500 waterlogged grape seeds. Dating back to the third century BC, the grape seeds were discovered at the bottom of a 105-foot well in Cetamura, an ancient hilltop near ...

August, 12, 2014 Bordeaux's Vignobles Ducourt plants 'disease resistant' vineyard

(Decanter) - Vignobles Ducourt, which owns 440 ha in the Bordeaux region, has planted its first 'no spray vineyard' consisting of grapes crossed with disease resistant varieties. The plantings, which took place last month, aim to offer a reduction of ‘80-100% of fungicides and pesticides&rsq...

August, 12, 2014 Wine technology: Caught up in the web

(TDB) - The idea of the internet being solely a medium for selling products is as out-dated as a dial-up connection. Now the potential lies in the web shoring up areas of the industry where efficiency is everything. IN AN interview with the drinks business almost three years ago, Liv-ex dire...