Wine Industry News

  • Wine: Can the glass make a difference?

    (WP) - Maximilian Riedel needed only a few minutes to shatter my views about wineglasses. Riedel (pronounced REE-dle) is the 11th generation of his family in the glassware business. His grandfather, Claus, revolutionized wine stemware in the 1950s by developing different glass designs for different...
  • 5 Ways to Drink Wine and Keep Your Waistline

    (Parade) - It’s a new year and with that comes the inevitable resolution to shed a few pounds and get back in shape. And it’s no secret that cutting alcohol out of your diet will help you to achieve that goal, but if you’re anything like us, that’s not a realistic option! We...
  • Argentina's Most Expensive Wines

    (Wine-Searcher) - Would you pay more than $100 for an Argentine malbec? You won’t see Argentina headlining wine auctions yet, but the world’s fifth-largest producer is beginning to make collectible wines. At this stage, buyers are more likely to have romantic reasons for embracing Ar...
  • Researchers Make Database of World's Wine Grapes

    (LaboratoryEquipment) - Univ. of Adelaide researchers have compiled statistics from 44 countries to develop the first database of the world's wine grape varieties and regions. The new database, funded by the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC), provides an in-depth a...
  • The Truth About Wine Sealed with Cork Versus a Screw Cap

    (Parade) - Myth says a bottle of wine sealed with a screw cap is inferior to one stopped with a cork. The truth? Unless you plan to age your bottle for decades, the only thing a cork guarantees is a one-in-twelve chance of your bottle being, well, “corked.” It also guarantees a 100% cha...
  • Bruce Cohn appoints son as CEO of Glen Ellen winery

    (PD) - B.R. Cohn Winery & Olive Oil Company, the Sonoma Valley winery known as much for its classic rock parties as for its wines, is undergoing a generational change. Bruce Cohn, who founded the winery in 1974, has passed the reins to his eldest son, Dan Cohn, who was named CEO. Bruce and D...
  • WINE AND WARFARE PART 9: LE SALUT AU PINARD

    (TDB) -  Pinard et singe – sustaining France’s armies in the First World War. If any army in the world was going to follow the Roman example and have a wine ration effectively enshrined in law it would be the French. Wine has been a staple of French soldiers for hundreds of yea...
  • Bernard Magrez to use drones in Bordeaux vineyards

    (Decanter) - Bernard Magrez is to roll out newly-developed vineyard drones in his four classified Bordeaux estates. Magrez will use the drones at the classified estates Pape Clement, La Tour Carnet, Fombrauge and Haut Peyraguay, before eventually extending them to his entire portfolio of Bordeau...

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