April, 16, 2013 THE WINE ADVOCATE DROPS GALLONI LAWSUIT

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Robert Parker’s influential bi-monthly publication The Wine Advocate has dropped its pending lawsuit against former critic Antonio Galloni. Last month, the company announced it was to sue its former California critic Galloni for withholding tasting notes and for alleg...

April, 16, 2013 Fastest Growing Wine Producing Region in the World

(TheWorld) - We have wine on our mind for the Geo Quiz. Cheap wine, fine wine, white or red, it doesn’t matter. The question we’re asking is: What’s the fastest growing wine-producing region in the world? It’s a country with over a billion potential wine drinkers: ...

April, 15, 2013 Wine Jobs: Winery Hiring Activity Surges

(Wines&Vines) - Led by postings in the hospitality segment, the Winejobs.com index rose by 30% in March. The strong level of hiring in winery hospitality jobs pushed the overall index of job postings to its highest level since its inception in January 2007. Hiring activity in winemaking and sal...

April, 15, 2013 US: Wine Club For Billionaires Open In Hamptons On Memorial Day

(Gothamist) - If you've run out of room in your climate-controlled cellar and need more space to store your commemorative vino and sex wine, you're in luck! The Post reports that super-exclusive wine club Societe du Vin will open its doors this Memorial Day, offering privileged members a secure spo...

April, 15, 2013 Wine Consumption Plummets in Old World, Surges in New

(Policymic) - "A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine," proclaimed the famed French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Indeed, wine was once considered an integral part of any meal among the French. In recent years, however, the percentage of people drinking wine in France has pl...

April, 15, 2013 DOCa Rioja to invest EUR8m to promote wines

(DBR) - Denominación de Origen Rioja (DOCa), a regulatory body representing Rioja wine-producing region in North West Spain, is to invest €8m to promote the region’s wines in 2013. According to the generic body, the investment will be mainly spent in countries like Spain, Germa...

April, 15, 2013 What’s in an name? AVAs and wine appellations, from best to worst

(PalatePress) - The AVA name “Red Mountain” sells a lot of wine in steakhouses. I learned this from master sommelier Thomas Price of Seattle’s Metropolitan Grill, who says people just like the sound and will order wine from there without knowing a thing about it. “Red Mou...

April, 15, 2013 ‘Confusing’ wine descriptions revealed

(TheDrinksBusiness) - New research by Laithwaite’s has picked out the words and phrases that consumers find the least and most useful when describing wine. When polled, 55% of the 1,000 volunteers (who were all “reasonably well-informed” about wine) said that many descriptions ...