June, 04, 2018 Napa Vintners Raise More than $13 Million

(Wines&Vines) -  The 38th annual Napa Valley Vintners' (NVV) charity Auction Napa Valley raised more than $13.6 million on June 2 at Meadowood Napa Valley restort. The top ten lots of the NVV's barrel auction, which proceeded a day before the live auction at Charles Krug winery, sold fo...

June, 04, 2018 Wine is big business in Ohio

(OCJ) - Nothing attracts middle-aged women more than wine. A 2013 Gallup poll states that wine continues to rank as the top beverage choice for those 50 years and older, with women doing most of the buying. This is good news for the Ohio Wine Industry. Ohio Wine is big business producing over 5.93 ...

June, 04, 2018 PG&E’s survival hinges on Wine Country fire reports

(SFChronicle) - Now that California fire investigators have finally started naming the causes of last fall’s deadly wildfires, the fate of the state’s largest utility — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. — hangs in the balance. PG&E already faces more than 100 lawsuits blam...

June, 04, 2018 From Perfume to Wine, Frank Machover Has Retail in His Blood

(STJohnSource) - Frank Machover can remember the St. Thomas of 1951. His family came here from Bermuda when he was 12 years old. In short order, Isaac Machover was successfully operating a Main Street retail store offering high end goods like fine china, perfume and quality linens, and planning for...

May, 30, 2018 Unprecedented’ hailstorm hits Bordeaux vineyards

(Decanter) - A fierce hailstorm has torn through thousands of hectares of vineyards around Bordeaux, creating uncertainty in some areas for the prospects of the young 2018 vintage. . One of the worst hailstorms in recent memory struck Bordeaux vineyards on the night of Saturday 26 May. Headli...

May, 30, 2018 B.C. Resolute in U.S. Wine Trade Spat

(Winesandvines) - U.S. trade official requests WTO intercede in dispute concerning wines sold in grocery store Victoria, British Columbia—The threat of World Trade Organization (WTO) intervention shows that three years of criticism and even a change in government has failed to dampen Briti...

May, 30, 2018 How To Run A Small Winery In 2018: Hire A Permanent Team

(Forbes) - On Spring Mountain in Napa County, it's easy to get distracted by the beauty of the place. But in the vines at Cain Vineyard & Winery, there is work to be done, and this work is performed by the same hands, year-after-year, season after season. When vineyard specialist Enrique Cort&e...

May, 30, 2018 Why You Should Be Excited About Port Wine

(Bloomberg) - Are you one of those un-woke wine lovers who still think vintage port is for fusty types to sip on while harrumphing in cobwebbed club chairs? Please get over yourself in time to buy some bottles of the best vintage in years, arriving soon at retailers. Trust me. The 2016 vintage p...