March, 12, 2014 Water-To-Wine Machine Sound Too Good To Be True? It Is

(NPR) - Think a machine that can turn water into wine is too good to be true? Well, it turns out, it is. About two weeks ago, two wine industry gurus started marketing a home appliance they called "The Miracle Machine." The machine, the spiel went, would use concentrates, flavor packets and "an ...

March, 12, 2014 La Crema's Oregon wine debut, Union Wine Co. soars: Wednesday Wine Roundup

(OregonLive) - Competition proved fierce for space in this week’s Wednesday Wine Roundup, but the result should be rewarding. There are two significant entries about Oregon’s commercial wine industry, as well as more news that wine, very literally, save lives. And if that’s not ...

March, 12, 2014 Why celebrities are getting into the wine business

( TheDailyTicker) - There are celebrity clothing lines, fragrances, headphones, jewelry, restaurants -- you name it. Now add celebrity wines as the latest business venture to take Hollywood by storm. At least 60 celebrities including Drew Barrymore, Sam Neill, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Antonio Ban...

March, 12, 2014 In California wine country, liquid gold: An olive oil trail

(FoxNews) - Come to California wine country taste the . olive oil? Yes, there's liquid gold hidden among the vines, part of an olive oil boom in recent years. You can tour an orchard, learn what extra-virgin olive oil really means and taste your way through lemon-, herb- and even chocolate-infused...

March, 11, 2014 Wine Drinkers in the U.S. Perceive Wines with a Natural Cork Stopper to be of Significantly Higher Quali

(PRNewswire) - According to a recent market research study on wine closures conducted by Tragon Corporation, 93 percent of U.S. wine consumers associate natural cork with higher quality wines, while only 11 percent of U.S. wine consumers believe wines sealed with a screw cap to be of high quality. ...

March, 10, 2014 Weed wine? Dandelion drinks gain a following

(Today) - Dandelion greens have been popping up in salads for a while now, but now dandelion is showing up more and more off the plate—in tea mugs and even wine glasses. Turns out that those pesky yellow flowers that we try so hard to rid from our yards are the next super herbs—in pa...

March, 10, 2014 California Vines Age Prematurely

(Wine-Searcher) - An early addiction to irrigation might be the reason that vines planted in California in the 1990s are not aging gracefully. California has the image of a place where people want to stay forever young. But for grapevines, it seems to be a state where they get old in a hurry &nd...

March, 10, 2014 Wine Enthusiast Adds Two New Tasters in California

Wine Enthusiast Magazine expanded its editorial team in California today with the addition of two new contributing editors, Matt Kettmann and Jim Gordon, who join veteran contributing editor Virginie Boone. "Wine Enthusiast now rates more California wines than any other wine magazine in the ...