April, 12, 2018 How Self-Driving Cars Will Change The Wine Industry

(Forbes) - For those of you that remember the " Jetsons,"  a 1960s TV staple, the family was jetted around their universe by auto-piloted flying saucers. Given that there was no traffic, there was also no hassle and zero issues with intergalactic drinking and driving. Forty y...

April, 10, 2018 Chinese importers nervous over tariffs on US

(Decanter) - China imposed an extra 15% tariff on US wine imports from 2 April, as part of  punitive measures against more than 100 American-made products  in retaliation for president Trump signing restrictions on Chinese steel shipments. ‘These tariffs put our products at ...

April, 10, 2018 Foley Family Wines buys Acrobat brand from Oregon’s King Estate

(NBBJ) - Foley Family Wines, a Sonoma County-based portfolio of West Coast brands such as Sebastiani and Chalk Hill, has made a further foray into the Oregon wine business with the acquisition of the Acrobat brand from what's said to be the state's largest family-owned estate vintner. Foley pick...

April, 10, 2018 Planes, plastics and wine: Trump’s trade war could hit Democrats where it hurts

(WP) - Chinese tariffs could threaten business in thousands of U.S. counties that voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, shrinking sales for soybean farmers and pork producers. But 15 of the 20 counties with the most jobs at risk supported Democrat Hillary Clinton, acco...

April, 10, 2018 Sommeliers Step Into The Wine Club Game

(Forbes) - Many established restaurant professionals — with or without those key wine-credential letter combinations after their names — are moving into the wine club arena. Their goal is to provide a list of personally selected wines not available to the general public. Some, like...

April, 04, 2018 400-year-old documents reveal evidence of Japanese opium production and winemaking

(ScienceDaily) - Research from the Eisei Bunko Research Center of Kumamoto University reveals that Tadatoshi Hosokawa, a 17th century lord of Kyusyu, Japan, ordered his people to produce not only wine but also opium for medical purposes. Wine making appears in 15th and 16th century Japanese trade ...

April, 04, 2018 Conviviality sale: Bibendum, Matthew Clark deal complete, says Magners owner

(Decanter) - C&C Group has further announced that it has completed a deal to take on the Matthew Clark and Bibendum wine, beer and spirits supply businesses, with support from the world's largest brewer, AB InBev. The deal was 'in accordance with the terms [previously] set out,' C&C said...

April, 04, 2018 Naked speed dating with bottomless Prosecco now available in Balham

(TDB) - A bar in Balham is now hosting a series of naked speed dating events complete with bottomless Prosecco after a successful trial night earlier this year. Inspired by Channel 4’s dating show Naked Attraction, Naked Speed Dating does more or less exactly what it says on the tin. Eager...