January, 23, 2014 Groundwater Helps Napa Vintners Weather Drought

(Wine-Searcher) - Many vintners in Napa Valley are sanguine about what could be a historic drought for California. In fact, the 2014 wines might even benefit. Nobody was expecting a big crop anyway, after harvests in 2012 and 2013 that were both large and seemingly high quality. If the drought e...

January, 23, 2014 US: Sonoma strives to become first 100 percent sustainable wine region

(GreenBiz) - California's Sonoma County long has been known for wineries that lead on sustainability. Now, winemakers are joining together to create the first 100 percent sustainable wine region in the world. Shooting for 100 percent is a big goal, but Sonoma County Winegrowers — which rep...

January, 23, 2014 The Year of Mobile Commerce?

(Wines&Vines) - Forecasters are calling 2014 the year of mobile commerce—but have wineries made the leap? Study results being presented at the Oregon Wine Industry Symposium in Portland, Ore., next month may reveal some answers. Linfield College instructors Dr. Sharon Wagner, business ...

January, 23, 2014 How the Internet is like a fine wine, according to the pope

(TS) - The Internet is a “gift from God” that facilitates communication, Pope Francis said in a statement released Thursday, but he warns that the obsessive desire to stay connected can actually isolate people from their friends and family. Francis made the observations in a message ...

January, 23, 2014 FLORIDA: FUNERAL HOME ADDS ON-SITE WINE CELLAR

(TDB) - A funeral parlour in Florida has opened an on-site wine cellar in order to offer mourners “a different way to grieve.” As reported by NBC, Hodges Funeral Home in Naples, Florida, is the first of its kind in the US to offer wine tastings during its services. “Nob...

January, 23, 2014 Australian wine exports drop in 2013

(Decanter) - Exports of Australian wine have slipped back in the past year due to weaker consumer demand in the country's biggest markets. Orders for Australian wine fell in both the UK and US during 2013, while government austerity measures in China led to the first drop in bottled wine exports...

January, 22, 2014 Central Coast Vineyards Cope With Drought

(Wines&Vines) - It didn’t take Gov. Brown’s official proclamation last week for California residents to know there is a drought. With no significant rain during the last year—and none forecast for the next 10 days—the air and the ground are dry. Wine country hillsides no...

January, 22, 2014 BORDEAUX: An iconic region battles to sustain market share - Part 2

(WB) - A Weak Value Proposition Despite the shrinking number of wine properties in Bordeaux, the region remains a world of small farmers. Their wines may carry the name of a château, but the edifice depicted on the label is typically more of a country house than a grand castle. As is true ...