May, 02, 2018 It’s time for California’s wine country to prepare for the next wildfire

(SacBee) - My family and I moved to the Napa Valley in 2013, in search of a new life and fulfillment of a dream. My wife and I met and married in Washington, D.C. but we were drawn here by the lifestyle, the love of the land and the opportunity it held for me to pursue a long held ambition – ...

May, 02, 2018 The Real Difference Between Cool-Climate and Warm-Climate Wine

(Winemag) - During a blind tasting, one way to deduce where a wine may hail from is to assess the fruit’s character. If the fruit notes in a red wine taste very ripe or even jammy, it’s likely from a warm climate. If it tastes tart or delicate like a freshly picked raspberry, the w...

May, 02, 2018 Red Wine Linked to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

(Winespectator) - Researchers analyzing data from more than 600,000 men participating in multiple studies have found that moderate consumption of red wine may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. But they also found that white wine may increase the risk. It's the latest chapter in wine's complica...

April, 30, 2018 Sainsbury's confirms £7 billion Asda merger and plans to maintain both brands

(Standard) - Sainsbury’s has confirmed it plans to merge with  Asda  following talks with US supermarket giant  Walmart . The chain has announced it has agreed to buy Walmart Inc.'s Asda for £7.3 billion in a deal that will mark a seismic shift in the country&rsqu...

April, 30, 2018 Henkell & Co sees sales rise in 2017 - results

(Just-Drinks) - German sparkling wine group Henkell & Co has underlined recent M&A activity with a 6% increase in organic sales for 2017. The company, which in March agreed the  acquisition  of majority control in Cava producer Freixenet , said late last week that a stron...

April, 30, 2018 JAMES SUCKLING HIRES FORMER NAPA WINERY GM AS NEW PUBLISHER

(TDB) - American wine critic James Suckling has hired a former general manager at Napa’s Quintessa winery as his company’s new publisher to help expand his company’s global growth especially in China. Having worked for nearly a decade in the wine trade first with Treasury ...

April, 30, 2018 State AGs, DOJ oppose controversial Wine 'Til Sold Out settlement

(CEI) - Legal Newsline profiles the Center for Class Action Fariness' objection in the Wines Till Sold Out class action litigation The Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Class Action Fairness represents a member of the class who objects to the settlement in a  brief calling for t...

April, 30, 2018 Hailing the Real Wine Heroes

(Wine_Searcher) - For all the glamor and prestige of winemaking, someone still needs to clean out the tanks. Stephanie was in an epoxy-lined, underground tank, made in concrete, about 10 feet under four churning wine presses. The tank (there were eight in the damp, dripping cellar below the w...