August, 21, 2013 Cult Wines' Tom Gearing: My Top Ten Tips for Investing in Fine Wine

(IBTimes) - With investors increasingly looking away from the traditional investment classes for diversification and to generate low volatile, stable long term gains, fine wine has come into the spotlight. For most investors however the world of fine wine is a daunting place. Whilst the benef...

August, 21, 2013 Chateau Montelena on National Register of Historic Places for 1976 Paris Tasting

(PRNewswire) - Chateau Montelena www.montelena.com, the historic Calistoga-based Napa Valley winery, has been officially recognized by the National Register of Historic Places for helping put Napa Valley wines on the international map with its Chardonnay win at the 1976 Paris Tasting. Chateau...

August, 20, 2013 NZ: 'Wake-up call' for industry

(Stuff) - Significant damage to several wineries and cellar doors has been reported after Friday's earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. Damage appeared to be widespread, including Yealands Winery near the earthquakes' epicentre, Indevin, Giesens, Saint Clair Family Estate and South Pacific Cel...

August, 20, 2013 Eastern U.S. Needs a Sunny September

(Wines&Vines) -  What a difference a year makes. March 2012 was exceptionally warm across the eastern United States, which led to early bud break and problems with spring frosts in some areas. Some rain in May and June was mitigated by warm, even hot, sunny weather in mid-summer that accel...

August, 20, 2013 Fingers crossed as wine harvest begins in France

(TheLocal) - The annual wine harvest season got underway in France this week, two weeks later than usual thanks in the main to adverse weather conditions. Violent summer storms have meant 2013 may not be a vintage year for some French wines. The harvesting of France's grapes began in earnest thi...

August, 20, 2013 10 Agriculture Stories You Should Read Today

(WFP) -   1. Genetic Engineering’s Genuine Monster:  Bowing to the beast of government regulation. ( Forbes ) 2. A Fort Knox For Seeds:  From the outside it may not look like a bastion of U.S. agriculture. Inside, it holds one of the world's largest collections of seeds...

August, 20, 2013 Jackson Family Wines buys Oregon winery

(PD) - Jackson Family Wines has bought its first winery in Oregon, expanding its presence in the Willamette Valley just months after it acquired nearly 300 acres of vineyards in the state. The Santa Rosa company bought Soléna Estate, a 15,000-case winery in the Yamhill-Carlton district wi...

August, 19, 2013 New book claims sushi, wine okay for pregnant women

(CBSNews) - Emily Oster isn't a baby doctor. She's an economist and a mom who wanted to know more about all those rules handed down to women after the pregnancy stick goes pink. Only two cups of coffee a day! No alcohol. Beware deli meats. Being pregnant, she said, felt a lot like being a ...