May, 02, 2014 $65,500: The Price of the Latest Penfolds Release

(Wine-Searcher) - Got a spare $60,000 floating around? You could put a deposit down on a house, feed 600 families in the Horn of Africa for one month or buy a single bottle of wine in a fancy case. The latest luxury offering from Penfolds, the maker of Grange, is an imperial (six-liter) bottle of ...

May, 02, 2014 Mass. Lawmakers Supporting Direct-To-Consumer Wine Shipment Legislation

(CBSLocal) - Massachusetts lawmakers are backing a measure that would allow winemakers to ship their products directly to the state’s consumers. The House proposal was added as an amendment to the state’s $36.2 billion state budget for the July 1 fiscal year. Last year, former New Eng...

May, 02, 2014 Role of trace metals in wine 'reduction'

(Wines&Vines) - Copper salts have traditionally been added to wines to remove unpleasant volatile sulfur aromas. However, investigations of interactions between metals and volatile sulfur compounds are now revealing that metals can also promote the formation and release of these unwanted aroma ...

May, 02, 2014 Wine Tip: Tannins in Wine – How it Feels

(Hottytoddy) - Two readers wrote last week to ask: “What are tannins in wine?” And “Is there such a thing as ‘soft’ tannin, since tannin is an acid?” Although referred to as “tannic acid” by some writers, tannin is not really an acid at all, but an o...

May, 02, 2014 Petaluma Gap seeks its own wine appellation

(Petaluma360) - With its sweeping winds and mineral rich soil, Petaluma stands apart from other wine regions in Sonoma County, and that’s just what local winemakers and grape growers are banking on. The Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance has launched a campaign to put the area on the map, the ...

May, 02, 2014 Treasury Wine Soars on Pernod’s Reported Interest in Assets

(Bloomberg) - Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (TWE) surged the most on record in Sydney trading after the Australian newspaper said Pernod Ricard SA (RI) is interested in buying its U.S. assets. The stock jumped as much as 14 percent, the steepest gain since its May 2011 debut. Treasury pared some of t...

May, 01, 2014 Jewelry Vs. Wine: Cartier Sues Carter Cellars

(WS) - In what looks like a case of Goliath vs. David, Cartier the jeweler thinks that Carter the wine brand's label is too familiar-looking and is suing the Napa vintner to change its look. The famous jeweler and watchmaker, based in Switzerland, filed suit in U.S. District Court in California...

May, 01, 2014 8 Wine Trends We’re Loving Right Now

(Care2) - The wine industry is surprisingly adaptable for a craft that’s been around for thousands of years. Wine-makers are flexible in modifying their processes to keep up with changing consumer demands and environmental issues. These wine trends are telling examples of the wine industr...