July, 17, 2018 Pinot Seduces Duckhorn Again

(Wine Searcher) - The Merlot specialist makes a further foray into Pinot Noir territory with the purchase of Kosta Browne. Voluptuous Kosta Browne Pinot Noirs must have sex appeal to investors, because the brand was just sold for the third time in the last decade. Moreover, the wines will soon b...

July, 17, 2018 Duckhorn Wine Company Buys Kosta Browne

(WineSpectator) - Napa's  Duckhorn Wine Company  announced this morning that it is purchasing Sonoma Pinot Noir powerhouse  Kosta Browne Winery . Duckhorn will replace Kosta Browne's current stakeholders, the investment fund J.W. Childs, as the sole owner. The deal includes Kosta Bro...

July, 16, 2018 Embracing the Graciano Goof

(Winemag) - Central Coast vintners who thought they were planting the “Monastrell clone” of Mourvèdre just learned that they were instead harvesting an obscure grape from Rioja. On a recent afternoon in Paso Robles, Justin Smith, owner and winemaker, of Saxum Vineyards, stoppe...

July, 16, 2018 Wine and Grape Scientists Meet near Philadelphia

(Wines&Vines) - King of Prussia, Pa.–Although William Penn planted vinifera grape varieties from Bordeaux in 1683 in what became Philadelphia, it has taken Pennsylvania more than three centuries to develop a wine industry. In 1983 there were approximately 25 wineries in the state; now, ac...

July, 16, 2018 Man makes £21k profit on antique wine bottle he thought was fake

(TDB) - A man who bought what he thought was a fake 17th century wine bottle in order to stop others being conned into buying it was shocked when it proved to be genuine, making him a tidy profit of £21,470. As reported by the Express, Steve Williams, an antique collector and Network Rail ...

July, 16, 2018 Jefford on Monday: The fullness of wine

  (Decanter) - “I was born in 1967.  That’s what it says on the paper.  But in reality I was born in 1867.  They just put me in the Frigidaire and took me out again 100 years later.”  The time traveller is Mounir Saouma: one of the most original thinker...

July, 16, 2018 Trade Wars Dampen Spirits

(Wine Searcher) - When President Donald Trump took office in the United States, he pledged to create 25 million new jobs in the next decade. "We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth, and we will bring back our dreams," Trump trumpeted in his ina...

July, 13, 2018 Sonoma Sees Strong Sales as Growth Plateaus

(Wines&Vines) - U.S. wine sales totaled $3.3 billion in June, according to market research firm bw166, the value unchanged from a year ago in a market where growth shows increasing signs of reaching a plateau.  The threat of growth coming to a halt was among the issues discussed at this...