November, 16, 2013 Young Man's Guide To Becoming 'The Chianti Wine Guy'

(MTV) - Wine is great choice at every social occasion. Fancy dinner? Wine. Hanging with hobos? Jug wine. Church? Priest wine. Tailgating? Box wine. Office party? Wine spritzer (stay sober-ish around boss). House party? Wine & Coke (sounds weird, but the Spanish do it and it's delicious). Unfor...

November, 16, 2013 Corks with "Fingerprints" to Combat Wine Fraud

(Wines-Searcher) - While the battle against wine fraud is fiercely fought, counterfeiting has thus far proved impossible to stamp out. Now, an Italian cork producer has developed – and patented – an invention designed to "guarantee the authenticity of a wine." Using corks imprinted wi...

November, 16, 2013 DtC Wine Shipments Set New Record

(Wines&Vines) - Direct-to-consumer wine shipments hit a new high-water mark in October, passing the previous record by $16 million. DtC shipments totaled $240 million, which is the most since at least 2009, when Wines & Vines/ShipCompliant began tracking the channel.The October total is ...

November, 15, 2013 AUS: Wine industry merger to deliver increased returns to producers: Govt

(Borderchronicle) - Two of the country's peak wine bodies would be merged under legislation introduced by the federal government on Thursday. The newly named Australian Grape and Wine Authority would be responsible for marketing and research and development of the country's $3.4 billion win...

November, 15, 2013 Napa Valley winery to launch Washington state brand

(NVR) - One of Napa Valley’s premier wineries is going to Washington State. Duckhorn Vineyards will launch a cabernet sauvignon-focused winery using grapes from Red Mountain. Carol Reber, chief marketing and business development officer for Duckhorn, said it will release its first win...

November, 15, 2013 US: Amtrak Serves Free Wine, Loses $72 Million

(Time) - Amtrak, the federally-supported U.S. national railroad, lost $72 million in food-service expenses last year, almost all from long-distance trains on which passengers get complimentary wine and cheese. Inspector General Ted Alves highlighted the food-related shortfalls in testimony at th...

November, 15, 2013 AUS: Did you know the government makes wine?

(ABC) - If you wander through the hospital-like halls of a 1980s building in the Western Australian town of Bunbury, past offices signposted for dairy and grain research, you will come to a pokey little laboratory. The racks of jars and beakers lining the walls suggest you’ve entered a uni...

November, 15, 2013 Film Stars Winemaking California Monks

(Wines&Vines) - Since 2000, a community of Cistercian (“Trappist”) monks has been tending vines and making wines in a remote corner of California. Now, John Beck documents their struggles in his new film “Monks of Vina,” which screens today and Sunday at the Napa Va...