November 24, 2014
‘Great Napa Valley wines will rival Bordeaux First Growths’: Moet-Hennessy Estates & Wine CEO:
Jean-Guillaume Prats, Moet-Hennessy Estates and Wine CEO, says he believes great wine produced in Californias...
November 10, 2014
Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines Unveiling Begins Today:
After tasting 18,000 wines from vineyards around the globe, the editors at Wine Spectator are set to release their much-anticipated list of the Top...
November 7, 2014
And the best wine retailer in America is?:
In my travels and lectures I am often asked, and by often I mean many times a day, who I feel the best retailer in U.S. is, and should distributor X and supplier...
November 5, 2014
New research predicts California droughts will worsen:
Future droughts in California are likely to bite deeper and last longer than the one now gripping the state, according to new research into the...
October 14, 2014
Bulk wine market sluggish as 2014 harvest ends, says Ciatti:
As the 2014 harvest draws to a close, the bulk wine market remains sluggish, with plentiful stocks available in most markets, says the latest...
October 6, 2014
Ancient Grape ‘Solution’ to Climate Change:
Wine cooperative Plaimont may have found a solution to a demand for less alcoholic reds from hot wine regions - an ancient grape currently known as Pedebernade...
July 18, 2014
California farmers fight drought-inspired regulation of groundwater pumping: A report this week from UC Davis researchers highlighted again the threat that drought poses to California's groundwater supply....
July 17, 2014
Robert M. Parker Jr. on Rating Wines, His New Magazine and Bordeaux's Popularity:
Can a wine ever be perfect? If so, who is qualified to pass that judgment? Is it the winemaker who is trained in viticulture...
May 23, 2014
Wine shipments could be hit by surcharges over strikes at U.S. ports:
Shipping firms are already announcing surcharges which could hit wine shipments hard ahead of feared industrial action at western...
May 22, 2014
Treasury Wine Estates cuts jobs to focus on overseas wine marketing:
Winemaker Treasury Wine Estates says 175 jobs will go as it moves to invest more heavily in marketing and promoting its brands...
May 19, 2014
Wine makers fight off casino plan in California:
The threat of a Las Vegas-style casino opening in the lush fields of Californias Napa Valley is rousing the makers of some of the worlds most celebrated...
May 12, 2014
Fire damages Oregon's Carlton winery but does not hurt wine:
A 2-alarm fire at Scott Paul Wines in Carlton Sunday night, May 12, 2014, caused an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 damage to the building...
April 11, 2014
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief
Trending Story:
Ardagh Group to sell six plants to settle $1.7bn Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges
Ardagh Group has agreed to sell six of its nine glass container...
April 10, 2014
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief
Trending Story:
Truett-Hurst picks California paper wine bottle supplier
Truett-Hurst, Inc. (Nasdaq: THST) on Thursday said it signed a deal with an Oakland-based maker...
April 7, 2014
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief
Trending Story:
Economic impact of Iowa’s wine industry grew nearly 80 percent over four years, study says
Frank, Rimerman + Co., a California-based consulting...
April 3, 2014
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief
Trending Story:
Truett-Hurst inks $750,000 gift-basket deal
Truett-Hurst Inc. (Nasdaq: THST), wrapped up a wine-supply agreement with a Fullerton company that has sold...
