October, 16, 2013 Winery Hiring Stays Strong Through September

(Wines&Vines) - Winery hiring in production and hospitality jobs remained strong this September, marking the start of harvest and the end of summer tourist season. The 33% growth in the Winejobs.com Winery Job Index coincided with higher off-premise wine sales and strong direct-to-consumer s...

October, 16, 2013 Wine press: Best sports wines - which wines go best with each sport and their fans

(MassLive) - When most people think about wine and sports, champagne-doused celebrations are often the first and only things that come to mind. But what about wine and sports fans? What wines go best with certain sports? Think wine and sports don't go together? Think again. If wine ...

October, 16, 2013 How Prohibition affected America’s wine palate

(WP) - The two curators from the Smithsonian were asking a lot of questions, but Julie Pedroncelli St. John wasn’t taken aback until one of them said, “We’d like some of your stuff.” After more discussion, Pedroncelli Winery, located in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Val...

October, 16, 2013 Diageo taps into growing African market

(TDB) - UK drinks giant Diageo putting more focus on its African division as growing sales mean it could outpace Asia in the coming years. Sales on the continent have been growing at 13% year on year for the past decade, rising to 15% in the last two years. Africa now accounts for £1.4 ...

October, 16, 2013 Bordeaux 2013: Medoc chateaux lifted by Cabernet harvest

(Decanter) - Several Medoc wine chateaux are upbeat on the state of their 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon harvest, as picking draws to a close earlier than expected. The last chateaux to bring in their Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot include Chateaux Montrose , Lafite Rothschild , Prieuré...

October, 16, 2013 Wine Experts: EU Vintners Recover From Bad Harvest

(AP) - The grape harvest in the European Union has picked up from the extremely bad 2012 season but still left key wine regions such as France's Bordeaux and Bourgogne struggling because of inclement weather. Several wine producing regions were left with the worst harvest in half a century la...

October, 15, 2013 Californian vintners respond to “precious and limited” water

(TDB) - An increasing pressure on water supply in California is driving vintners to trial more accurate methods to measure evaporation rates from the state’s vineyards. During a discussion on “sustainable” viticulture practices in California during the inaugural California Win...

October, 15, 2013 Introducing Japanese "Wine" for, Uh, Cats

(Kotaku) - Today in Japan, bottled wine created especially for cats goes on sale. This is not a joke. Apparently. Pet supplement company B&H Lifes is rolling out "wine exclusively for cats" that is called "Nyan Nyan Nouveau." In Japanese, "nyan nyan" (ニャンニャン) can refer to a cat's...