July, 18, 2014 Wine + Life: How To Visit Wine Country

(Forbes) - There is a basic protocol to follow when visiting a wine region to taste its wines. Let’s get this out of the way first. The protocol varies from place to place and from country to country but, for the most part, here is what you need to know: You’re looking for the ...

July, 18, 2014 Uncorking the City: A Wine App That Shows What Sommeliers Like to Drink

(WSJ) - If you've ever wondered what some of the top sommeliers in New York are drinking during their nonworking hours, or perhaps even while they're still on the floor, there's an app that will help you find out. The Delectable Wine app that allows users to photograph a wine label, upload a not...

July, 18, 2014 Winter tramples on Minnesota's fledgling wine industry

(ST) - There’s yet another casualty of last winter’s polar vortex: grapes. About 30 percent of the state’s wine-grape crop is missing in action, said Terri Savaryn, secretary of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association. Individual losses vary widely, from almost zero to 80 perce...

July, 18, 2014 Champagne council raises 2014 harvest limit

(Decanter) - Champagne's ruling council has said houses and growers can harvest more grapes per hectare in 2014 than last year, reflecting a slight upturn in consumer demand. The CIVC said this week that it has brokered a deal between growers and the region's top houses to increase maximum yield...

July, 18, 2014 Burgundy Vineyards Experiment with Anti-Hail Nets

(Wine-Searcher) - Anti-hail nets are appearing in some vineyards of Burgundy, but are not yet legal. Protective nets on the vines as a defense against hail are the latest hot topic of conversation in Burgundy. The discussion follows on from the failure of expensive anti-hail cannons to protect s...

July, 18, 2014 Push underway to change law prohibiting wine-making in Las Vegas

(MyNews3) - There's a law prohibiting wine-making in Clark County. However, a bill will be introduced to change that law. Las Vegas based Rock-N-Roll Wine combines music festivals with wineries. While the concept may flow well, their wine is made in California from grapes grown in Sonoma. Co-...

July, 17, 2014 A Brief History of White Zin

(LAMag) - Cheap, sweet, and easy to chug. For decades, that’s been the reputation of white zinfandel—the pink-colored “jug wine” for people who don’t really like wine at all. But does this misnamed style of rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes—which other...

July, 17, 2014 Alcohol companies could be prevented from signing sponsorship deals with Formula One race teams, if a campaign by a road safety

(Telegraph) - Teams with strong sponsorship links to drinks companies could face seeing their backers legislated away in same fashion as tobacco firms. The road-safety lobby is preparing a public-relations offensive against Formula One over its links with the alcohol industry, having successfully ...