April, 28, 2013 Brunello's Soldera accused of 'deeply offensive' libel

(Decanter) - Brunello producer Gianfranco Soldera has been expelled from the local Consorzio and sued for libel over newspaper remarks made in connection with sabotage at his winery. Disgruntled former employee Andrea Di Gisi was jailed recently for four years for breaking into Soldera’s C...

April, 27, 2013 FARM BEAT: High-tech gadgets join war on invasive pests in California

(ModBee) - Apple, the high-tech company, is helping to protect apples, the fruit, along with other crops around the state.A campaign urges residents to take photos of invasive insects and plants with their iPhones or iPads. They then can transmit the images to the California Department of Food a...

April, 27, 2013 AUS: Buy out pledges to reposition Barossa Valley as global premium brand

(TheDrum) - Barossa Valley wines are set to be relaunched on the global market as a premium brand wine following the purchase of the wine assets of the estate by New Zealand’s Delegat Group. The group secured the purchase of South Australia’s Barossa Valley Estate after supermarke...

April, 27, 2013 US: Sonoma wine tasting rooms on Highway 12

(SFGate) - Sonoma's scenic Highway 12, which runs through the heart of the Sonoma Valley and Carneros district, is rich with a seemingly endless bounty of winery tasting rooms. Here are some of our favorites. Highway 12 Vineyards & Winery An excellent starting point for our tour of...

April, 27, 2013 Wine Marketing With an Eastern Twist

(Wines&Vines) - Winery owners, tasting room managers, several wine distributors, tourism professionals and representatives from seven state wine associations participated April 16-18 in a marketing conference known as “License to Steal.” The only conference in the East to focus excl...

April, 27, 2013 Florida: State Senate passes wine keg bill

(BizJournals) - The Florida Senate on April 25 passed a bill that would allow restaurants and bars statewide to sell wine poured from stainless steel kegs — a measure that still awaits a signature from Gov. Rick Scott. SB 658 would lift a ban on anyone in the state selling wine in individu...

April, 26, 2013 Spain: Rioja winery sues architect for €2m over leaky roof

(Decanter) - The owner of Rioja's Ysios winery says it has 'no choice' but to file court action against renowned architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, after suffering from repeated leaks in a roof he designed for the winery. Calatrava's wave-like roof at Ysios looks impressive, but it can't keep t...

April, 26, 2013 Do Napa Valley wines belong in a cellar?

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Napa Valley’s St. Helena Star newspapers brought a small group of winemakers, wine writers and wine enthusiasts together at Monica and David Steven’s 750 Wines shop in St. Helena to discuss collectible Cabernet Sauvignons from Napa Valley. The urban-chic shop speci...