July, 25, 2018 How High Are Wine Taxes in Your State?

(Taxfoundation) - Today’s map shows wine excise tax rates across states, expressed in dollars per gallon. Due to differences in alcohol content, states tend to tax wine at a higher rate than beer but at a lower rate than distilled spirts . Kentucky has the highest wine excise tax rate a...

July, 24, 2018 Why Sylvaner Should Be Your New Summer Wine

(Winemag) - Sylvaner (or Silvaner) has long been an underdog of white wine. But a new era of quality and style means it's time to take a look at why this grape should be on your radar. Pinot Grigio has longed reigned as the unofficial white wine of American summer, on ice by the pool or gulped b...

July, 24, 2018 Sonoma's Wind Gap Wines Sold to Charles Banks' Former Wine Company

(Wine Spectator) - More than a decade after launching Wind Gap Wines in California's Sonoma Valley, Pax Mahle is walking away from the winery. Mahle sold his remaining 50 percent share in June to his partner Terroir, the wine company founded by one-time rising star Charles Banks. The deal includes ...

July, 24, 2018 Navigating Winery Vendor Consolidation

(Wines&Vines) - Experts to discuss effects of mergers in a different segment of the wine industry San Rafael, Calif.—According to listings in the Wines & Vines Buyer’s Guide directory of wine industry vendors, the number of companies serving the North American wine industry i...

July, 24, 2018 Spanish fine wine counterfeiting network dismantled

(TDB) - Spanish police have taken apart a counterfeiting ring that has been making fake versions of some of Spain’s leading wines including Pingus and Vega Sicilia. The Civil Guard have arrested four people and charged four others in connection with the fraud across the cities of La Coru&n...

July, 24, 2018 French Giant Gets Napa Outpost

(Wine Searcher) - A major French winery owner has made its first foray into Cabernet country. Forget the fires and global warming and the idea that millennials may never want to spend $100 for a bottle of wine – a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard may still be one of the safest long-...

July, 23, 2018 Five ways technology is changing the wine we drink

(Pursuit) - From drones to machine learning, new technologies are helping winemakers improve both the quantity and quality of their wine. Winemaking can conjure bucolic images of rolling vineyards and bustling cellar doors, but romance is only one side of this major industry  which contribu...

July, 23, 2018 The Fancy New Digs of Sonoma’s Russian River Valley

(Winemag) - The cool climate of the Russian River Valley makes it an ideal place to produce many exceptional wines. A number of new and revamped wineries will have you tasting them in style. Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley appellation is a meandering, mysterious place set beautifully ...