June, 25, 2013 Top 10 wines in the Asian media

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Having attended a Victorian wine tasting in Singapore Wai Xin wrote: “The distinctive point about Victoria is there appears to be no distinct variety. Sounds contradictory, but a quick look at the wine regions will prove this. “In the coastal regions of Henty, i...

June, 25, 2013 Wine briefs: A new winery in Calistoga

(NVR) - The Napa County Planning Commission has unanimously approved plans for construction of a Coquerel Family Wine Estates winery on its Calistoga vineyard. Approval paves the way for an 11,000-square-foot winemaking and tasting facilities. The winery will be built on a 19-acre site near ...

June, 25, 2013 French AOC system marred by 'commerce and politics', say analysts

(Decanater) - The future direction of the appellation controllée (AOC) system in France, which dates back to the 1930s, is the subject of increasingly fierce debate, with many producers both inside and outside the system calling for its overhaul. ‘The AOC system has become an e...

June, 25, 2013 Chile emerges from ‘perfect storm’

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Carlos Cousiño, director of Cousiño Macul is optimistic that a strong 2013 harvest marks a positive turning point in Chile’s recent fortunes, despite the challenge posed by ongoing trade union strikes. “It’s getting better after the perfect s...

June, 25, 2013 Napa Valley: Wine trolley to roll in the valley

(NapaValleyRegister) - A little bit of San Francisco will roll through Napa Valley as a new trolley touring service debuts at the end of this month. Appellation Tours, Inc., a Sonoma-based tourism company, recently announced the launch of The Napa Valley Wine Trolley. Built like a traditiona...

June, 25, 2013 IRS credit cards used for wine, pornography, IG report says

(FoxNews) - Another government watchdog report has flagged inappropriate behavior at the IRS, this time claiming government credit cards were used to make questionable purchases on items ranging from wine to online pornography.  The report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admi...

June, 25, 2013 'American Wine': A much-needed overview of what's going on in wine right now

(LATimes) - For anyone interested in wine, “American Wine: The Ultimate Companion to the Wines and Wineries of the United States,” by British wine writer Jancis Robinson and California-based writer Linda Murphy is a much-needed overview of what’s going on all over the country righ...

June, 25, 2013 Scientist: Climate Change Unlikely To Seriously Affect Northwest Wine

(Nwnewsnetwork) - The Northwest is well positioned to make wine into the future despite global climate change. So says a scientist who presented his findings on climate change and wine at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash. Monday. Wine grape vines can be productive f...