February, 05, 2014 Bo Barratt: New oak “kills” flavour

(TDB) - Bo Barrett, chief winemaker at Château Montelena in California, has spoken out against American winemakers’ overuse of new oak, saying it “kills” the flavour. Speaking during a vertical tasting of Château Montelena Cabernet in London this week organised by Ban...

February, 05, 2014 US: Severe weather may crush wine varieties in Ohio

(Cantonrep) - Perennial Vineyards in Tuscarawas Township was hit hard by the severe weather this month and may have lost a few acres of vines. Other local vineyards fared better. If chardonnay and Cabernet Franc are among your favorite fine wines, and you prefer to buy from Ohio wine makers, you m...

February, 05, 2014 Denz Acquires Wine Estate Lafaurie-Peyraguey From GDF

(Bloomberg) - Silvio Denz, chairman of Swiss perfume and cosmetics maker Art & Fragrance SA, bought Sauternes wine estate Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey from French energy company GDF Suez to add to his winery holdings in the Bordeaux region. The estate, ranked as a Sauternes first growth in the 1...

February, 05, 2014 2010 Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon From Kukeri Wines

(InStash) - Petar Kirilov, founder of VinoEnology.com, a wine industry website that offers wine-making calculators and industry-specific tools, recently launched his own wine brand — Kukeri Wines — with the first release, a limited production of 2010 Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon. Kir...

February, 04, 2014 New York: Wine dealers say new tax could raise alcohol costs by $2 a bottle

(NYPost) - State wineries and liquor merchants are launching a campaign to put a cork in legislation they claim would force them to jack up the costs of wine and spirits by $2 a bottle. Lawmakers are considering two bills, known as “at rest” legislation, that would require state alcoho...

February, 04, 2014 ‘New California Wine’ is a must-read

(WP) - As wine editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, Jon Bonné is the leading voice in a general-interest publication covering the heart of the California wine industry. He’s also controversial, for he has been one of California wine’s harshest critics. In “The New Califo...

February, 04, 2014 Top 10 wine education books

(TDB) - If you are looking to boost your knowledge of grapes, brush up on your wine regions and become a wine aficionado, these essential wine education books are sure to help you on your way. Wine education has taken off in recent years, no less so in Asia where the take up of courses provided by...

February, 04, 2014 Scots brewer BrewDog launches anti-Putin beer

(Scotsman) - SCOTTISH craft brewery BrewDog has revealed the world’s first ever ‘protest beer’, designed to mock Russian President Vladimir Putin’s discriminatory legislation introduced ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. ‘Hello My Name is Vladimir’ is a craf...