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‘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 Napa Valley will rival the finest Bordeaux in future years…
Technology Plays Pivotal Role in Direct to Consumer Communication Strategy
In a world of consumer choices that include wineries in every state and a dizzying array of online wine options, it’s never been more important to figure out what makes your customers tick and how to get them from sipping and swirling to purchase…
When is a wine made in Piedmont not a Piemonte wine? When EU rules make Italian vineyards invisible
Italian winemakers from Piedmont to Sicily are up in arms because EU rules suggest that famous marques are no longer able to list their full addresses on websites and brochures. Hundreds of independent producers are set to protest over the issue….
Washington State hitting stride with blended reds at all price points
In the Pacific Northwest, Oregon seems to have its vinous identity worked out (Pinot Noir, anyone?), but Washington has yet to decide on a calling card. Washington has always had an identity crisis, says Justin Neufeld, winemaker at Gilbert Cellars…
Court Dismisses Empire’s Lawsuit Against New York State Liquor Authority
Time in a Bottle: Can Napa Valley Cabernet Age?
2014 Vintage Report: European Wine Harvest
‘Bringing movie magic to the wine world will win new drinkers’: Direct Wines CEO
Small Harvests Hit Burgundy Exports
New Direct Wine Shipper License Applications Now Available for Massachusetts
Grape pricing ‘too subjective’
Most excessive drinkers are not alcoholics
California Wine Museum Changes Name to Wineseum
Build Your Own French Wine Empire
Busting wine myths that are 100% wrong
Booze Rules of Social Media: The Retailer Right to Pay Exception
Do bloggers have an obligation to wineries that wine and dine them?
Grapes, not wines, are impacted by AVAs
Naked Wines’ Latest Marketing Campaign a bit See-Through?
How Harvest Treatments Affect Wine Grape Thiols
The Changing Face of Wine Criticism
Next Glass Knows If You’ll Love a Beer or Wine By Scanning the Label
Is There a Solution to Wine Bottle Variation?
Conveying Wine Information to Consumers
Top 10 Alcohol Brand Stereotypes
Thanksgiving Dinner Wine Pairings with Tips from Robert Parker
Behind the Scenes column: Climbing the peak of oenological excellence
Damien Wilson on why wine bloggers are an endangered species