Wine Industry News

  • Buena Vista Winery wins preservation award

    (NVR) - Sonoma’s Buena Vista Winery was awarded the 2013 California Preservation Design Award for “Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology” at the 30th annual California Preservation Awards in San Francisco. The Champagne Cellars at Buena Vista, a California Historic Landmark,...
  • Champagne 2013 harvest yields under pressure

    (Decanter) - Champagne is the latest region of France to see its 2013 harvest come under pressure from rot, but there is a mixed picture with picking only just underway in several key areas. Like in many areas of France, the 2013 harvest in Champagne began later than usual, putting some growers ...
  • Wine Policy Day Shot Down by Shutdown

    (Wines&Vines) - An innovative new program coordinated by WineAmerica, the national association of American wineries, has become another casualty of the federal government’s ongoing shutdown, Wines & Vines learned today. Billed as “Grassroots outreach to lawmakers in-distri...
  • French government rebuffs claims it is 'anti-wine'

    (Decanter) - France's health ministry has rubbished suggestions that it plans to put stricter health warnings on wine labels or that the government will raise taxes on wine. Speaking to decanter.com following the launch of a campaign by wine trade lobby group Vin & Societe , a spokesperso...
  • Wine-Flavored Lollipops Offer Sweets For An Adult Palate

    (PSFK) - Austin, Texas-based gourmet candy company Lollyphile  has come out with lollipops in wine flavors. The new wine lollipops are available in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot flavors. The new candy flavors are available individually and as a mixed pack of wines. A...
  • California: Coastal Wine Harvest is Early and Booming

    (Wines&Vines) - Following what they are calling a “phenomenal growing season,” most wine grape growers in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA just south of San Francisco are “totally jazzed about this year’s vintage,” according to Mary Lindsay, co-owner of 300-case Muns V...
  • Burgundy faces supply squeeze after hail-damaged 2013 harvest

    (Decanter) - Burgundy wine prices may have to rise due to violent hailstorms hitting the region's vineyards for a second year running, and leaving producers seeking government aid. Some vineyards, and particularly those in the north of the Cote de Beaune , have lost close to their entire crop t...
  • Wine Enthusiast: Top 100 Best Buys of 2013

    (WineMag) - Everyone wants to get the most bang for their buck, especially when it comes to wine. While there are plenty of occasions that warrant an expensive bottle, most of the time we’re all just looking for delicious selections that are easy on the wallet. We also want a lot of them, ...

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