July, 07, 2013 US: Wine Is Key to Virginia Celebration

(Wines&Vines) -  How do you celebrate the 200th birthday of the nation’s oldest continually occupied governor’s mansion? In Virginia, there was only one answer: with a special bottle of wine designed to highlight the state’s growing wine industry. On June 27, Virginia Gov...

July, 06, 2013 California: Jack Klugman's 40-acre Rare Wine Country Estate Goes to Auction

/PRNewswire/ -- Auction marketing specialists Premiere Estates Auction Company, in conjunction with Chad Rogers of Hilton & Hyland and Karin McCoy of Allison James Estates & Homes, announced the auction of a 40-acre, 14,000 square foot Spanish-style estate compound nestled in the wine count...

July, 06, 2013 Virginia Wines: In the Old Dominion, a New Terroir

(NYTimes) - ON a humid afternoon in late May, Luca Paschina, a winemaker born in northern Italy, made his pitch to the owner of a wine shop on Long Island. Pouring a cabernet franc reserve and a Bordeaux-style blend, he described how the red wines were aged for more than a year in French oak. And h...

July, 06, 2013 Chill out with homemade wine coolers

(Lohud) - The wine cooler has a bit of an identity problem. Is it a wine spritzer? A wine cocktail? Sangria? And what about that wild-child moment in the ’80s when it was the hottest thing on the party scene? Luckily, this cocktail conundrum is easily solved. As Gertrude Stein might put...

July, 06, 2013 Is wine the newest trend in celeb branding?

(HLNTV) - Celeb concoctions of various booze, clothing and beauty products is far from a new fad. For years, A-list stars like Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake have advertised sweet smelling perfume and couture jeans. The latest crop? Wine lines designed by some of Hollywood's biggest names, ...

July, 06, 2013 The Actual Facts Behind the Rise of Natural Wine

(WSJ) - "Natural" is a small but growing category in wine, signaling biodynamic, organic or vegan winemaking practices. But Lettie Teague wonders: Is the movement about taste or just ideology? WILLIAM JAMES was not only a famous philosopher but a source of some pretty memorable quotes. One of hi...

July, 05, 2013 US: Can an Advocacy Group for Wine Lovers Make a Difference?

(WineSpectator) - The 21st century has been a tumultuous, albeit productive, one for Drinkers' Rights, were one so inclined to dub the movement. The tug-of-war over where, when and how alcohol can be bought and consumed has played out everywhere from local community boards to state legislatures to ...

July, 05, 2013 Napa County: Wine groups endorse ‘best practices’ list for new projects

(NVR) - After being at odds over Napa County’s proposed Climate Action Plan last fall, county planning staff and wine industry groups have reached accord in developing a list of “best practices” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Staff, industry groups, land-use planners, civi...