July, 30, 2018 Alcohol Drinkers Change Their Attitudes

(Wines&Vines) - E. & J. Gallo Winery executive says consumers in ambitious survey want wine to be fun Modesto, Calif.—A large-scale survey of alcohol beverage consumers commissioned by E. & J. Gallo Winery turned up an interesting mix of findings that confirmed certain wine bus...

July, 30, 2018 Pearl Jam charity wine sells out in minutes

(TDB) - A limited edition charity wine released by American rock bank Pearl Jam to help tackle homelessness in their home city of Seattle has sold out in just 15 minutes. Launched to coincide with a US tour that includes the band’s first concerts in Seattle for five years, 450 four-bottle ...

July, 30, 2018 Carriers Trashing Wine Shipments

(Wine Searcher) - Some shipments of wine from New York are being confiscated and destroyed. UPS and FedEx are confiscating and disposing of some wines shipped from New York retail stores to customers out of state. It's totally legal for UPS and FedEx to do this, because wine shipping by retai...

July, 30, 2018 Wine company starts online campaign for white wine emoji

(Metro) - A wine company is adding to the list of proposals and submissions for new emojis by putting in a request to add a white wine emoji to the library. Wine company Kendall-Jackson has launched an online campaign urging Unicode to add a white wine emoji. On the white wine emoji  campai...

July, 30, 2018 Napa's Outpost Wines sells to AXA Millésimes of France

(NBBJ) - Outpost Wines in Napa has been sold to AXA Millésimes, giving the French company some 28.5 planted acres, winery, equipment, hospitality facilities and residences. The transaction was completed July 23. Santa Rosa-based Zepponi & Company represented Outpost in the sale. Terms we...

July, 30, 2018 Möet Hennessy’s Premier Chinese Wine Experiment

(Barrons) - Most fine wine lovers may not think of China when it comes to premier wine. But luxury French brands Möet Hennessy and Domaines Baron de Rothschild (Lafite), owner of Château Lafite, are hoping to change perceptions with ambitious efforts aimed at China’s...

July, 28, 2018 Northern California wildfire raging into its fourth day

(Tribtown) - Thousands of dazed evacuees struggled to keep their emotions in check while trying to take care of themselves and their pets as a deadly wildfire in Northern California raged into its fourth day. Anna Noland, 49, was evacuated twice in three days before learning through video footag...

July, 27, 2018 The Most Talked About Wines on Social Media

(Winemag) - There’s endless information on social media. Just one quick scroll can bring you the latest news, a video compilation of cats knocking breakable items off counters or a quiz telling you what flavor of potato chip you would be, should you ever decide to turn into one. I...