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How You Can Spot Fake Wines
Looking to acquire legendary bottles? The world’s foremost expert on detecting fake wines, Maureen Downey, shares six tips for ensuring you don’t end up the victim of fraud…
Understanding the Science Behind Ancient Wine
For hundreds of years, questions about the origins of winemaking were answered with a pleasingly colorful mix of educated guesses, myths, and snippets of epic poetry – because after all, what other options did we have?…
Toasting the Year of the Dog
The American writer Mark Twain once said: “The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s”. It’s not just Mark Twain whose affection for man’s best friend knew no bounds…
New Vine Varieties Will Reduce Need for Pesticides in French Wine Industry
The French wine industry has announced the creation of four new vine varieties. The National Institute of Agricultural Research has made Floreal, Voltis, Artaban, and Vidoc vines which are resistant to major disease…
Inaugural California Wine Market Report from Ciatti
After the October Wildfires, California Wine Country Is Ready to Pop Some Corks
Washington Winegrowers Honor Industry Leaders
Fellows Names for the 2018 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers
ICE Steps Up Enforcement at Businesses in California, Targeting Employers and Workers
Canopy Growth Pushing Forward on Pot-Infused Drinks with Constellation Brands
Beam Suntory ‘Keeping Close Eye’ on Cannabis Market
Treasury Wine Estates Takes Action to Stamp Out Copycats
New Zealand Wine Growers Applaud Decisive Action on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Australian Yeast Research Discovers Some Sensitivities
Top 10 Wine Brands in the U.S. Off-Trade
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Chr. Hansen, Inc. – CA, United States
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RONA USA – United States
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U.S. Wine & Beverage Expo (USBevX)
February 21-22, 2018 – Washington D.C., United States
DTC Roadshow
February 26, 2018 – Paso Robles, CA, United States
Spirited International Spirits Trade Tasting & Show
February 27, 2018 – Santa Rosa, CA, United States
The 2018 Wineries Boot Camp
February 28, 2018 – Yountville, CA, United States
Demystifying Aroma Molecules in Wine & Cork Closures
April 2, 2018 – Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Silicon Valley Bank Predicts the US Wine Industry Is at the Tail End of a 20-Year Growth Period
Tasting Room Trends: 2017 Review and 2018 Forecasts
What Wineries Are Learning from Mystery Shoppers
The Myth Buster: Dr. Paulo Lopes Dispels Long-Held Beliefs About Cork
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
The Science of Whole-Cluster Fermentation
Louder and More Unified Voice for Wine Needed in Washington D.C.
Why It’s So Hard to Sell Wine on the Internet
2018 Bud Break Starts Early in Napa Valley
Vivino Raises $20 Million in Series C Funding
Treasury Wine Estate’s Strategy to Beat the U.S. Distribution Nightmare
2018 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Panel of Masters Revealed
Cathy Huyghe: They Call Her ‘The Moneyball of Wine’
Scientists Discover Why People Can Become Aggressive When Drinking Alcohol