August, 19, 2013 US: Virginia Ranked Number One For Wine Friendly Laws

(WHSV) - Virginia receives an a plus for wine consumer friendly laws. The American Wine Consumer Coalition ranks the Commonwealth as number one, along with six other states. The report looks at consumers access to wine laws. In Virginia, liquor, wine and grocery stores sell wine. Consumers ca...

August, 18, 2013 Wine clubs try drinking games to draw new members

A bevy of new wine clubs aim to make participation more entertaining than just receiving a few bottles in the mail—using personality quizzes, interactive videos and sports-tournament-like brackets to tease out preferences and teach members about wine in the process. But with the wrong pic...

August, 18, 2013 Napa Valley: We all must be better guardians of growth

(NVR) - For nearly a quarter-century, the Winery Definition Ordinance has anchored the Napa Valley’s slow-growth ideals by supporting the agricultural preserve through its stringent regulatory controls. Yet today, a fragile balance exists. The proliferation of Napa’s hospitality ...

August, 18, 2013 Microbrewers and beer wholesalers, once at odds, agree on easing Michigan craft beer regulations

(MLive) - Groups representing Michigan craft brewers and beer distributors have reached agreements on proposals to loosen brewery and brew pub restrictions, but they so far have not moved in the legislature. The Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association, which had previously come out aga...

August, 18, 2013 Grape strides: A winery success story

(UTSanDiego) - In the early 2000s, boutique wines were hard to come by at your neighborhood store or at the chic restaurant down the street. Now shelves and menus are crowded with unique, limited-quantity vintages. That’s proof positive that there’s competition among boutique winerie...

August, 16, 2013 Wine Names Are Getting Wackier And Wackier And At No Extra Price!

(Forbes) - There are very few places where there’s leeway in getting supercreative with naming conventions–that is, where the naming convention is to be unconventional. Race horses, high tech companies, rock ‘n’ roll bands and other pop acts, especially in hip-hop, spr...

August, 16, 2013 Warren G made the face of Allure Moscato

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Californian rapper-turned-producer Warren G has been made the face of Allure Moscato by the Bronco Wine Company. Made from grapes grown in California, the three-strong range includes Allure Moscato, Allure Pink Moscato and Allure Peach Bubbly. Warren G is poised to appe...

August, 16, 2013 Is Virginia Wine Country Poised To Be The East Coast Napa?

(Forbes) - Ask any veteran winemaker in Virginia what tempted him (or her) to make wine in such a challenging climate and the answer is almost always something like this: I wanted to make wine in a place where good wine was on its way to becoming world-class wine. That same answer is typically ...