June, 10, 2018 Mumm to launch space Champagne for astronauts

(Decanter) - Mumm Champagne has announced it will be launching a bottle of gravity-defying Champagne, enabling it to be consumed in outer space… For the past three years Maison Mumm Champagne have been working with space travel design agency, Spade, to create a Champagne able to be enjoye...

June, 10, 2018 Sangria Knocks Mouton Off Top Spot

(Wine-Searcher) - How did that happen? A drink comes out of nowhere to top our list of most searched-for wines. There are few certainties in life beyond the usual trite commonplaces of death and taxes – and the tendency for an unfancied outsider to upset the established order's applecar...

June, 07, 2018 TRUMP’S TRADE WAR SET TO SLAM U.S. BOURBON AND WHISKEY PRODUCERS

(Vinepair) - On Thursday, May 31, the Trump administration imposed  tariffs on imported steel and aluminum  products from the E.U., Canada, and Mexico. Yet the latest “America first” policy looks set to cause as much damage to U.S. industry, including  whiskey and  b...

June, 07, 2018 Grape Shortage Looms in B.C.

(Winesandvines) - Growers, wineries scrambling to secure fruit for 2018 and keep up with demand Oliver, British Columbia—Wineries in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley are scrambling to secure fruit amid rising prices for land and grapes. The shortage of grapes is a the result of ...

June, 07, 2018 Bordeaux 2017: Keep Carmes and carry on

(TDB) - There’s no stopping the releases now as Cos d’Estournel, Pichon Baron, Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Carmes de Haut-Brion and others announce their prices but are they as tempting as yesterday’s bundle? There was a frisson of excitement around the trade yesterday (6 June) with the...

June, 07, 2018 Château Tour Castillon wine to be aged in English Channel

(Decanter) - Château Tour Castillon wine to be aged in English Channel The château is owned by the Peyruse family, who spent many holidays in Brittany, on the edge of the Channel. ‘The idea came from my childhood friend, Johann Boché, a diving instructor,’ Laure...

June, 07, 2018 A Rendezvous with Moët's Latest Vintage

(Wine-searcher) - Over lunch with Moët’s chef de cave Benoît Gouez, Tom Jarvis rekindled an old flame. I have to admit that I have tasted or drunk very little Moët & Chandon – vintage or non-vintage – during my two decades in the wine trade, despite (or perh...

June, 07, 2018 Controversy Still Simmers at Domaine Huet

(Wine-searcher) - The Vouvray producer's owners – and wines – have caused ripples among wine reviewers. Some wineries are considered sacred by their fans. Domaine Huet is in that class, for better and worse. Huet is the best-regarded estate in Vouvray, and its wines are some of Fr...