Tag: Bordeaux
Afternoon Brief, September 18
Warren Winiarski Awarded American Wine Legend Wine Star Award by Wine Enthusiast: Wine Enthusiast magazine is awarding Warren Winiarski its Wine Star for American Wine Legend at this years Wine Star Awards held in January 2019. The award recognizes Winiarski's legacy in the wine industry as well as his many contributions to...
Afternoon Brief, September 10
Smoky Summers May Taint Washington Wine, but This WSU Researcher Is Shedding Light on the Problem: Tom Collins opens the flap to the black canvas tent and the smoke starts seeping out. He steps inside and pulls a mask over his mouth and nose. Two rows of grapevines stretch beyond him...
Afternoon Brief, August 28
Chicago Runs Wine Across the Indiana Border: Chicago has never been a very clean town when it comes to politics or crime. However, given how high state and city booze taxes are here, its residents may feel somewhat justified in turning to illegal activity to access wine at lower prices...
Afternoon Brief, August 27
Expanded 2018 WIN Expo Conference Stacked with Wine Business Experts: The 7th annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo), the second largest wine industry trade show in North America, has bolstered the conference portion of its program this year to address the increasing complexity of issues facing the wine industry...
Afternoon Brief, August 21
California Gold Goes Global: According to Liv-ex, the wider world is waking up to California ...
Afternoon Brief, August 13, 2018
Will the Mendocino Complex Fires Put a Chokehold on Grapes This Harvest?
The Mendocino Complex fires in Lake County created a dense plume of smoke over the Beckstoffer vineyard for several days in early August. More than 50 vineyard workers were sent home that week because of poor visibility...
Afternoon Brief, July 30
Carriers Trashing Wine Shipments
Some shipments of wine from New York are being confiscated and destroyed...
Afternoon Brief, July 2nd
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Chinese Estates in Bordeaux Seized in Fraud Investigation
French fraud investigators have confiscated 10 estates in Bordeaux belonging...
Afternoon Brief, June 29
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French Police Seize 10 Chinese-Owned Vineyards in Bordeaux
French financial police have seized 10 wineries in the Bordeaux...
Afternoon Brief, June 18
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Examining the Fallout from Napa's Measure C
The last few months were witness to a hard-fought battle between...
Afternoon Brief, June 7
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Compounds Called Corklins Found in Cork-Stoppered Wines
The interaction of wine and phenolics from cork stoppers produces compounds...
Afternoon Brief, May 29
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Close Calls as 44 Best of Class Wines Clash in Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition Sweepstakes
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Afternoon Brief, May 15
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Lasers Battle Birds in Sonoma County Vineyard
Scarecrows, raptors and robotic facsimiles, propane cannons, reflective flags, netting -...
Afternoon Brief, April 27
Esther Mobley Reviews Ayesha Curry’s New Wine, Domaine Curry
The question was never whether Ayesha Curry would launch a wine brand. That seemed inevitable: After writing a cookbook, opening a restaurant chain, starring on the Food Network and launching a meal kit, wine seemed like a logical next step for this Bay Area culinary star...
Afternoon Brief, April 19
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Buyer of Napa Valley’s Iconic Heitz Wine Cellars 'a Breath of Fresh Air' to Industry
One of the...