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Parker: High Wine Prices Creating ‘Caste System’
The high prices set by famous wine estates is shutting people out of the market and creating a caste system of wine, according to Robert Parker, who also admitted that he is part of the problem…
California Unveils $1 Billion Drought Package
California officials introduced legislation Friday that includes more than $1 billion for local drought relief and infrastructure projects to make the state’s water infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events…
Sonoma County gets set to study groundwater regulations
When Gov. Jerry Brown in September signed a package of three bills designed to curb overpumping of water from underground aquifers, the historic legislation sent fear and panic throughout Sonoma County…
Taste perception higher with lower alcohol wines
Taste perception is increased when we drink lower alcohol wines rather than those with a high abv according to a new study by Spanish neuroscientists…
Hangover for Bordeaux Wines as Chinese Demand Dries Up
The Oregon Chardonnay Clone Wars
Small wine, beer, spirits producers seek freedom to bypass wholesalers
Impact Seminar Snapshot: Annette Alvarez-Peters On Costco’s Beverage Strategy
Scientists harness yeast to cut wine alcohol level
5th Annual Decanter: A Celebration of Maryland Wine & Racing Set for April 18-19 2015
Napa Winemakers Won’t Gamble on a Casino
State’s wine, grape industry charts its course
Wine drinkers open their wallets again for pricier bottles
Dan Berger: Looking at local sauvignon blancs
Group with ties to IS hack winery website
Arsenic And California Wine: Do You Need To Worry?
Killing the Wine & Arsenic Story – Before It’s Too Late
Wine, arsenic, elitist outrage and dangerous assumptions
Introducing “The Mad Crush: A Memoir of Mythic Vines and Improbable Winemaking”
Early bud break in Washington presents challenges, opportunities
Making the Economic Case for Early Adoption of Practices to Prevent Trunk Diseases
When it comes to country brands, we are often our own worst critics
Micro-oxygenation During the Aging Process: When and Why?
The First “Bottle Shock” Was in the Midwest
Why online wine reviews don’t get more respect
Santa Barbara’s struggle for tourism
Does “Gran Selezione” only mean “good with steak?”
What motivates online shoppers to make decisions?
