May, 21, 2019 LVMH BUYS ROSÉ PRODUCER CHATEAU DU GALOUPET

(TDB) - Luxury group LVMH has joined the rosé bandwagon with the purchase of Chateau du Galoupet in the south of France. It is the first time the group, which owns Champagnes Veuve Clicquot and Dom Pérignon as well as Hennessy Cognac, has bought a winery specialising in Proven...

May, 21, 2019 Jamie Oliver's restaurants crash leaving 1,300 jobs at risk

(SkyNews) -Around 1,300 jobs are at risk as the chef's restaurants business becomes a casualty of the casual dining crisis, Sky News learns. Well over 1,000 jobs are at risk as the restaurant chain set up by the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver crashes into administration just two years after narrowl...

May, 21, 2019 WHY WINE SHOPS WILL SURVIVE THE ONLINE-SHOPPING ERA

(WSJ) - Americans may be shopping for their Chardonnay increasingly online, but the bricks-and-mortar wine shop still has its place, say professionals in the field. That is because selling wine often means demystifying wine, and it is a process that can be best served by face-to-face interaction...

May, 20, 2019 Robert Parker: Farewell to the Emperor

(Wine-Searcher) - Wine's most influential writer of the past 40 years has retired. W. Blake Gray pays tribute to a legend. I come to praise Robert Parker, not to bury him, because this is not quite an obit. The most important critic in the history of the world officially retired this week, ...

May, 19, 2019 WINE KILLS GERMS THAT CAUSE SORE THROATS AND DENTAL PLAQUE, SAYS AWESOME STUDY

(Maxim) - We already know that wine is one of the greatest things in life, but did you know that it could actually keep you from getting sick? Yup, apparently  wine  is a fantastic  disinfectant  for bad mouth germs, which is just another reason why we should all be drinking mor...

May, 16, 2019 Jackson Family Wines vineyard worker dies in ATV crash in Sonoma County

(PD) - A longtime local worker for one of the country’s largest wine producers died in an ATV crash Tuesday after his vehicle rolled over in a Bennett Valley vineyard, according to law enforcement. The death of Luis Gonzalez Valencia, 62, of Santa Rosa at the Jackson Family Wines&rsqu...

May, 16, 2019 THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE DRINKS EVER SOLD

(Theupsider) - Every year the winemakers from Penfolds and Henschke hold special invite-only tastings to showcase their new latest releases. Invitations to these annual events, held a few months apart, are much sought after. At the end of the tastings, prices are revealed for the new icon wines;...

May, 13, 2019 California’s Up-and-Coming Grapes

(Winemag) - Cali Cab and Chardonnay are holding strong in the spotlight, but winemakers continue to innovate and experiment with different grapes. Here are seven other varieties that should be on your radar. Cabernet Franc Cab Franc  has never played a starring role in California. That&...