December, 05, 2013 New Zinfandel film debuts in Napa

(Decanter) - A new film tracking the journey of Zinfandel from its Croatian roots to its status as a signature grape variety of California has debuted at a packed screening in the US state. Dossier Zinfandel features several high-profile figures in California’s wine sector, including Paul Dr...

December, 05, 2013 On this day 1933…Prohibition ends

(TDB) - Eighty years ago today the Volstead Act was finally repealed in the US bringing an end nearly 13 years of Prohibition. The 18th amendment was repealed by the introduction of the 21st to the US constitution, which once again allowed the production and legal distribution of alcohol. The s...

December, 05, 2013 New fine wine trader buys Bibendum private client business

(Decanter) - Bibendum has sold its private client business to a new fine wine trader started by one of the merchant's co-founders, with plans to open offices in key trading centres around the world. Bibendum co-founder Simon Farr, who remains a non-executive director at the UK merchant, has join...

December, 05, 2013 Why John Kerry Wants You to Drink Moldovan Wine

(ABCNews) - John Kerry was in Moldova today, among other reasons to promote its wine. As the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Moldova since James Baker went there in 1992, Kerry toured a winery and sampled its wares, unveiling a new label that will adorn Moldovan wines sold abroad. He announ...

December, 04, 2013 US: The State We're in: 80 Years Since Repeal

(Wine-Searcher) - President Franklin Roosevelt called it “a damnable affliction,” but 80 years after the repeal of Prohibition, it’s estimated that 16 million Americans still live in dry areas. On December 5, 1933, 13 years after Prohibition outlawed alcohol in the United States,...

December, 04, 2013 Wine Startups Harness The Cloud To Bring Cabernet To The Clueless

(Forbes) - Millennials are confused by wine, apparently. The thousands-of-years-old practice of fermenting grapes and putting it into bottles needs to be completely re-imagined for the ever-connected and social-media-obsessed ‘Amazon Prime generation.’ This demographic, loosely characte...

December, 04, 2013 NZ focuses on 'lifestyle' wines

(FoodProcessing) - A partnership between the New Zealand wine industry and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is aiming to make the country the world’s leading producer of high-quality, reduced-calorie and lower-alcohol ‘lifestyle’ wines. The NZ$16.97 million Primary G...

December, 04, 2013 Coffee Icon to Give Unified Symposium Keynote

(Wines&Vines) - Jerry Baldwin, former owner of Peet’s Coffee and Starbucks co-founder, will present the keynote luncheon address Jan. 28, the first day of the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Unified organizers made the announcement earlier today. “Jerry is a well accomplished...