July, 01, 2018 Walmart Debuts Private Label Wine

(Wine-Searcher) - The mega chain is ramping up to compete with Aldi and Trader Joe’s. One of the last things you might expect to find, stocked among lawn furniture and toys, is private-label wine. But as of last month, the world's biggest retailer debuted a 10-varietal lineup into 1100 sto...

July, 01, 2018 How Lodi Grapes Can Avoid Commodity Trap

(Wines&Vines) - Premiumization: the action or process of attempting to make a brand or product appeal to consumers by emphasizing its superior quality and exclusivity.  Commoditization: the process through which goods that have economic value and are not distinguishable in terms of attr...

July, 01, 2018 Amazon Expands Wine Delivery Service

(Wine-Searcher) - Two-hour wine delivery continues to be rolled out in new US markets. Working in tandem with its newly acquired brick-and-mortar Whole Foods stores, marketing executives at the Seattle-based Amazon are swiftly adding to the number of markets in which consumers can easily order w...

July, 01, 2018 Feature: Ambition runs high among China's winemakers

(Xinhua) -- There are still three months before the thousands of hectares of grapes ripen, but anticipation is high for what the purple fruit can bring winemakers in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Although it is a newcomer in the industry, Ningxia is rapidly transforming itself...

July, 01, 2018 WE ASKED 9 SOMMS: IS NATURAL WINE OVERRATED?

(VinePair) - It’s hard not to love  the idea of natural wine . Fewer chemicals, less intervention, more environmentally friendly — nebulously defined “natural wines” hit a lot of touchstones for modern drinkers, especially sommeliers. Natural wines are usually s...

July, 01, 2018 County Fire in Yolo doubles to 8,000 acres in 2 hours; 30 structures threatened

(SACBEE) - Fueled by hot winds and unrelenting heat, Northern California fire crews battled into the night Saturday on an explosive wildfire in western Yolo County while struggling to control the 13,000-plus acre Pawnee Fire in Lake County, which had broken its containment during the afternoon. ...

June, 30, 2018 Napa vintners acquire govino, maker of high-style plastic wine glasses

(NVR) - Napa vintners are getting in on the go-anywhere glass game. KR Rombauer III, of Rombauer Vineyards, and Erik Nickel, of Nickel & Nickel winery, announced this week they had bought a majority share of govino, maker of on-the-go shatterproof wine glasses. Since its founding a d...

June, 28, 2018 Baijiu, the World’s Most Popular Spirit You May Never Have Heard Of

(Winemag) - Vodka, whiskey, gin, rum and Tequila? They have a long way to go in order to reach the popularity of baijiu, the most consumed spirit on Earth. But what’s the story behind this fascinating Chinese liquor, and will it soon be coming to a bar near you? The traditional Chinese liq...