February, 13, 2013 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie launch wine with Perrin family

(Decanter) - Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have joined forces with the Perrins of Beaucastel to produce wine at their Provence estate. Under the agreement, the Perrin family, long-term owners of Château Beaucastel in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and one of the most renowned names in the Rhon...

February, 12, 2013 The Three Biggest Health Myths in Wine

(NWWB) - Of all the health-related questions that end up in the Wine Spectator electronic mailbag, some get asked with a you-can-set-your-watch-by-it type of regularity. We’ve answered them before, and we’ll answer them again, but I thought I’d address these topics here with the help of Dr. An...

February, 12, 2013 ‘American Wine,’ a story of great growth

(WashingtonPost) - At the turn of the millennium, there were approximately 2,000 wineries in the United States. Today, there are close to 8,000. Much of the growth has come in “the other 47” states outside the traditional wine country of California, Oregon and Washington. Today’s wine count...

February, 12, 2013 Analyst says U.S. wine production, consumption up

(AP) — U.S. residents now make up the largest wine market in the world, consuming 13 percent of all that's produced globally, according to an analyst who spoke Wednesday at a major wine industry gathering. Jon Fredrikson told executives at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium that U.S. producti...

February, 12, 2013 New report labels the beer belly ‘a myth’

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A new report claims there is no scientific evidence to support the assertion that beer causes weight gain and has labelled the beer belly a myth. Wine and beerThe report called “Beer & Calories; a scientific review” was written by nutritionist Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan and...

February, 11, 2013 Margaux Experiments With Tea, Moon Phases in Winemaking

(Bloomberg) - Whenever a first growth Bordeaux chateau is ready to share some behind-the-scene secrets, there’s no way I’d miss out. I joined an eager-tongued group of New York journalists and sommeliers at Corkbuzz Wine Studio a week ago to sample results from Chateau Margaux’s research pr...

February, 11, 2013 SA: Vineyards will turn to machines as wages rise

(IOL) - You will not find the Law of Unintended Consequences on any statute book in any country but it is a universal law nonetheless, applying to every human action, either well- or ill-intended. Folk wisdom has other names for it, some rude, some not – Murphy’s Law and Sod’s Law come to mind...

February, 11, 2013 AU: Wowser health warning plan will deface our great wine labels

(Adelaidenow) - WINE bottles will have to carry large and graphic health warnings similar to cigarette packs if proposals from public health lobbyists get the go-ahead. With the fight against tobacco well under way, health campaigners have switched their attention to the alcohol industry, demandi...