February, 20, 2014 ‘LEGENDARY’ US DISTILLERY GETS $2M REVAMP

(TDB) - Diageo has announced plans to invest $2 million in transforming the historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky into a Bourbon-based visitor attraction.  The drinks giant plans to build a visitor centre at the “legendary distillery” in Louisville, which first opened i...

February, 20, 2014 Italians' thirst for wine diminishes as younger generation turns to beer

(LATimes) - Italy, a country that has produced wine for centuries, is seeing dramatic drops in wine consumption as a younger generation reaches instead for beer. Wine Monitor Nomisma, an Italian site that follows the wine market, reports on new data on the country's wine consumption: In 2012, co...

February, 20, 2014 How Wine Making Processes Affect Wine

(WineFolly) - A winemaker’s touch can greatly affect the resulting flavor of wine. Besides regional differences in grapes, there are several things people do in the cellar to make better wine. Aging wine in oak is perhaps the most well known wine making technique but there are many more. You ...

February, 18, 2014 California grape-growers celebrate record harvest

(PKSJ) - California agriculture officials reported good news for wine lovers and vineyard operators alike: a record harvest of wine grapes. Growers in the nation’s premier wine region brought in a bumper crop last year, thanks to expanded acreage and overall favorable weather. Wine brokers ...

February, 18, 2014 US olive oil pushing gov't to test imported oils

(Philly) - It's a pressing matter for the tiny U.S. olive oil industry: American shoppers more often are going for European imports, which are cheaper and viewed as more authentic. And that's pitting U.S. producers against importers of the European oil, with some likening the battle to the Califor...

February, 18, 2014 French wine exports down in 2013; low-priced bottles decline the most

(LATimes) - Small wonder French wine producers are looking forward to this year’s biennial wine fair Vinexpo Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong. According to the French wine trade body FEVS (Féderation des Exportateurs de Vins & Spiritueux), in a story reported by the British Wine magazine...

February, 18, 2014 Exploding beer tank prompts $1m lawsuit

(TDB) - A Texan brewery is being sued by two residents who claim they were injured after a fermentation tank exploded while they were on a tour of its facility. Jon W. Rudin and Erin R. Kirby, from Denton County, are suing Franconia Brewing Co. in McKinney, north Dallas, its owner Dennis Wehrmann ...

February, 18, 2014 French Canadians more open to domestic wine

(Drinksint) - French-speaking Canadians are becoming more open-minded about drinking their country’s domestic wines, according to Wine Intelligence research. But they are also finding wine more expensive than their English-speaking counterparts, the study has found. According to Wine Intell...