June, 04, 2014 How This Former Internet Entrepreneur Is Building A Wine Empire

(Forbes) - In 2008 Michael Dorf opened his first combination music and wine venue in NYC called City Winery. In 2013 the brand generated over $1M in profits for his investors. Compared to his previous technology company called the Knitting Factory, Michael generated more profit with City Winery in ...

June, 04, 2014 $300 wine preservation system causes bottles to burst

(FN) - Coravin, the maker of a wine preservation system, has stopped selling new units and is warning existing owners to stop using the device because of the chance of exploding bottles. In a release, the company received reports that seven bottles that have exploded -- with one causing lacerati...

June, 03, 2014 Scientists Invent Laser Device That Detects Alcohol in Cars

(IBT) - Stopping drunk drivers may have just got a whole lot easier after scientists from the Military University of Technology in Warsaw unveiled a laser system capable of detecting alcohol in moving cars from the roadside. Researchers from the university's Institute of Optoelectronics created ...

June, 03, 2014 Roussillon winemakers win trademark case in China

(Decanter) - French wine authorities have scored a trademark victory in China after a Beijing court ruled that a Chinese company cannot register the names Roussillon and Banyuls as brands. The Tribunal of Commerce and Industry said the company could confuse consumers by using a Chinese translati...

June, 03, 2014 WINE EXPLORERS: THE VINEYARDS OF ETHIOPIA

(TDB) - We just landed in Addis Ababa, the highest African capital, perched at 2,300 meters altitude. An amazing city in full cultural revolution and a living testimony of past civilisations. Ethiopia is known to be the strategic crossroad of Africa – almost all countries of the world have an...

June, 03, 2014 Labor Shortage Beyond Immigration Reform

(W&V) - Reforming U.S. immigration law may alleviate the shortage of available farm workers for the short term, but changing laws and opening up the border cannot change the reality that the immigrant labor pool is essentially running dry, according to an agricultural economics expert. &ldqu...

June, 03, 2014 2 Moscow Wine Factories Selling for $286M

(TMT) - Bank of Moscow is selling off two struggling wine and champagne factories in Moscow for 10 billion rubles ($286 million), Itar-Tass reported Monday, citing an announcement on the website of the Unified Electronic Trading System, which manages real estate sales. The bank plans to sell its...

June, 02, 2014 Brad Pitt revels in winemaking ‘farmer’ role

(TDB) - Brad Pitt has opened up about his life as a winemaker and why his “compulsive nature” and experience as an actor has helped he and his wife Angelina Jolie, produce one of the year’s most sought after rosés. The Hollywood power couple bought the $55 million Miraval ...