June, 18, 2018 Study Finds Drinkers Have Different Mouth Bacteria Than Nondrinkers

(Wine Spectator) - Research links drinking alcohol with disease-causing bacteria in the oral microbiome When it comes to having a healthy smile, most wine drinkers are concerned with what wine does to their teeth. But a recent study on alcohol and oral health has focused attention down to a micr...

June, 18, 2018 Virginia Winemakers Group Expands Focus

(Wines&Vines) - Group hires research enologist and exchange coordinater Charlottesville, Va.—In the four years since three winemakers launched the Virginia Winemakers Research Exchange (VWRE) as a cooperative research program for wineries on the Monticello Wine Trail, the VWRE has grow...

June, 18, 2018 China hits back at Trump with whiskey import tariff

(TDB) - China has retaliated to President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports into America, announcing a counter tariff on a raft of products imported by the US into China, including a 25% hike on American whiskey. Chinese officials announced retaliatory t...

June, 18, 2018 Dom Pérignon cellarmaster Geoffroy to hand over reins in 2019

(Decanter) - Dom Pérignon has announced that its long-standing chef de cave, Richard Geoffroy, will formally hand over to Vincent Chaperon at the end of the year. After 28 years as chef de cave at Dom Pérignon Champagne, Richard Geoffroy will pass the baton to his assistant win...

June, 18, 2018 Brexit and GIs: Erode protected names at your peril, says Andrew Jefford

(Decanter) - Andrew Jefford briefly considers the implications of treating Champagne and other protected terms as simply 'common-name products'. Most mornings, before dawn or after, I tune into Farming Today on BBC Radio 4. A recent interview with Shawna Morris, vice president of trade policy...

June, 18, 2018 The Devil Seeks Forgiveness from Merlot

(Wine-Searcher) - The man who single-handedly slaughtered the great grape's reputation fronts up to growers and says sorry. Imagine the Vatican holding a conference on morality and inviting Satan as the keynote speaker. Walla Walla, Washington pulled off the vinous equivalent last weekend. Wa...

June, 17, 2018 Examining the Fallout from Napa's Measure C

(Wine- Searcher) - After a tough battle, Liza B. Zimmerman looks at why Napa Valley's agricultural bill didn’t pass. The last few months were witness to a hard-fought battle between two competing sides, neither of which managed to get their points across very well to local Napa residents. ...

June, 15, 2018 Argentina's Vintners Say 2018 Harvest Delivers Best Quality Since 2013

(Wine Spetator) - A dry sunny year leaves winemakers feeling very good about their young wines' potential  Argentina's vintners are breathing a sigh of relief, thanks to a 2018 growing season that delivered high quality and a good-sized crop following several problematic years plagued by co...