April, 08, 2014 Nike releases trainers made of cork

(TDB) - American footwear manufacturer Nike has released a series of trainers onto the market made from cork. Announced online on 1 April, the scheme was initially taken to be an April fool, though Nike responded on Twitter insisting that the range “was not a joke”. Forming part o...

April, 08, 2014 Idaho's Wine Industry Continues To Grow

(BSPR) - The executive director of the Idaho Wine Commission says the state is getting national attention for its wines. Moya Dolsby credits a $400,000 annual budget funded through the state liquor tax and wine industry assessment as well as enthusiastic supporters. Dolsby tells the Lewiston ...

April, 07, 2014 Moscow Says Bottoms Up for Crimean Wine

(TIME) - The region’s wine is now being promoted by a Russian government to a nation increasingly thirsty for the stuff. For the future of the region’s bottles, that may not be such a good thing after all. In the era of Czar Nicholas I, Crimean wine was treasured by Russians as the b...

April, 07, 2014 Economic impact of Iowa's wine industry grew nearly 80 percent over four years, study says

(DesmoinesRegister) - The economic impact of Iowa's wine industry has exploded in recent years, according to a new study. Frank, Rimerman + Co., a California-based consulting firm, reported that the economic impact of Iowa's wine and wine grapes industry was $420 million in 2012, an increas...

April, 07, 2014 Bordeaux 2013: 'A vintage for terroir, and for money', says Spurrier

(Decanter) - A tough time for Merlot on Bordeaux's left bank has yielded some unusual wines from a 2013 vintage that strongly reflects a chateau's terroir and also its financial resources, according to experts. A dearth of quality Merlot is reflected in the make-up of several grands vins from th...

April, 04, 2014 Top 10 Wine Decanters

(TDB) - Why pour a fine wine from a simple bottle, or simple decanter for that matter, when it can be poured from a mouth-blown work of art? When it comes to wine decanters there are some truly inspiring, elegant and unusual designs to choose from. We have trawled the internet to find some of the...

April, 04, 2014 Bordeaux 2013: Calls for price cuts as chateaux gear up for quick-fire campaign

(Decanter) - Chateaux, negociants and buyers expect a short-lived en primeur campaign for the 'early drinking' 2013 vintage, amid growing calls for the top estates to drop their prices. Several chateaux could release next week on the basis that there is no point waiting around with a 2013 vintage...

April, 04, 2014 Carneros Wine Alliance Adopts New Focus

(Wines&Vines) - Most of the winemakers pouring during a recent tasting hosted by the Carneros Vintners Alliance agreed that the group—and the region to some extent—had lost its focus in recent years. “It had been dormant for so long,” said winemaker Alison Crowe, who w...