Bye bye Bordeaux! The new bull market for wine: When a pack of wine collectors arrived in the private second floor of Manhattan's Bowery Hotel last Thursday for an auction held by Acker Merrall & Condit,...
Hailstorm decimates vines across Burgundy: Burgundy winemakers have reported widespread damage to the 2014 harvest after a five minute hailstorm destroyed vines across the region on Saturday afternoon...
Excessive Drinking Kills 1 in 10 Americans: If people moderated their alcohol intake and avoided excessive drinking, it would prevent 10 percent of the deaths that occur in this country every year in people...
Stage is set for another good Napa Valley wine grape crop: By mid-June the stage had been set for a good balance of proper grape ripening and adequate yields this year in the vineyards of Napa Valley....
Europeans testing sulphite-free preservation of wine: Europeans, well-known for their love of wine, are testing a novel preservation method aimed at significantly reducing or even eliminating sulphites,...
California's drought getting even worse, experts say: California's drought conditions have worsened over the past week with the percentage of the state suffering from the highest category increasing, the...
Economics driving California wineries to Pacific NorthWest: Speculation creeps into the conversation every time a large California winery snaps up a smaller operation and sets up shop in Oregon or Washington:...
Wine, beer, & spirits groups find more, not less, benefit in sharing their stories: Most who enjoy adult beverages don't confine themselves to one particular type of drink. A craft beer or hard cider on...
More water in Russian River, less in Lake Mendocino: Since the releases from Coyote Valley Dam were increased this month, Lake Mendocino has lost about 200 acre-feet of water a day, according to daily...
Russian River Valley winemakers consider split into neighborhoods: Having celebrated 30 years as an official American Viticultural Area last year, the Russian River Valley can say that many of its visionaries'...
