July, 06, 2018 Hail hits Nuits-St-Georges area in Burgundy

(Decanter) - Hail and heavy rain have caused at least some damage to several vineyards in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits, mostly in the communes of Prémeaux-Prissey and Nuits-St-Georges. Violent storms with hailstones struck vineyards in the early afternoon of Tuesday 3 July, markin...

July, 06, 2018 Rolling with the 2014 Barolos

(Wine Searcher) - The vintage didn't look promising, but the wines turned out to be like past greats. Sometimes it's best to seek a second opinion – take the 2014 Barolos, for example. That year was cold and rainy with several hail storms, hardly the recipe for greatness. Yet now that t...

July, 05, 2018 When Should You Decant Wine?

(Winemag) - There's no doubt decanting offers a visual flourish to serving wine. But did you know decanters can sometimes do more harm than good? We take a deep look at this powerful tool, what it does, and help tell you when to decant and when to keep it in the bottle. Often an object of intim...

July, 05, 2018 Ex-Yellow Tail Guy Pleads Guilty to Wine (and Weed) Crime

(Wine Spectator) - Plus, former French footballer pleads guilty to selling fake Bordeaux, and drones vs. sharpshooters One ex-Yellow Tail guy's next stop could be behind bars. No, not the Yellow Tail Guy. Marcello Casella, a former director of Australia's Casella Family Brands, has pleaded guilty ...

July, 05, 2018 Diamond Estates takes shine to B.C. market

(Wines&Vines) - Latest acquisition makes Ontario-based buyer the third-largest vintner in Canada Langley, British Columbia–The wave of mergers and acquisitions washing across the Northwest has claimed a small B.C. winery, creating Canada’s third national winemaker as vintners look t...

July, 05, 2018 18,000 barrels of Bourbon at risk after rest of warehouse collapses

(TDB) - A Bourbon warehouse owned by Kentucky distiller Barton 1792 containing around 18,000 barrels has completely collapsed, almost two weeks after half of the building came crashing down. The untimely incident occurred yesterday on 4 July at around 2:20pm local time during American Independence ...

July, 05, 2018 Relief as Napa Fire Risk Recedes

(Wine Searcher) - The huge fire in northern California has had the wind taken out of its sails. Napa Valley can breathe easier this weekend. The huge fire raging just outside the valley appears to be coming under containment, with no damage to wineries or vineyards. The County Fire was still enormo...

July, 04, 2018 Wildfire rages in Napa County

(TDB) - A 70,000-acre wildfire is currently blazing through Napa County less than a year after the wine region suffered one of the worst wildfires in northern California’s history. The blaze began in in dry vegetation in Yolo County, east of Napa, on Sunday and was currently only 15% conta...