Annual State of the Wine Industry Reports Increasing Retail Bottle Pricing

Wine Village development will bring tasting rooms, fine dining to Redding

The increase came despite a small - 100 acres - decrease in the amount of land planted in wine grapes. But, while the acreage devoted to wine grapes dipped to 20,400, overall yields were better and there were fewer unharvested acres

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is revising its regulations to require the disclosure of the presence of cochineal extract and carmine on the labels of any alcohol beverage product containing one or both of these color additives

Mr. Cooley had held the same position at Landmark Vineyards

Jean came to Don Sebastiani & Sons in 2006, after a distinguished career

But their motives for making organic, sustainable and biodynamic wine may be more personal than business, although the practices also improve the quality of the wines.

In the first days of the wine-intensive version offered in partnership with Napa Valley Vintners, students mapped themselves against the global supply chain, identified what business, leadership and execution skills are necessary, learned about their leadership styles, identified metrics for their collective success, and even played out a Napa v. Sonoma "family feud" to identify what factors contribute to a leader's credibility, which leads to trust, a key success factor in the best companies.

The Washington Wine Commission estimates that the 225 participating wineries poured more than 200,000 tastes from the 800-plus featured wines during the two-day event

So allow me to suggest something else entirely: Champagne

In 2009, the wine brand began sponsorships with NASCAR tracks around the country (it's not an official NASCAR sponsor) centered on offering sampling events, and it's been expanding the initiative each year

The trophy cases are filling-up

For decades fine wine lovers have spent thousands of pounds buying wine before it has been bottled in the hope that they will one day own a classic vintage, only to be disappointed

Ths increase is due to an unusually wet March and higher-than-average reservoir storage carried over from last winter.

Santa Clara Valley wineries that have yet to navigate the "ungodly" labyrinth that is "permit land" could pay to host certain events such as concerts, cook-offs and other commercial shindigs

It shouldn't lead to drinking all night. It can't happen all the time. There is such a thing as starting too early

A high-profile bill that would allow Connecticut package stores to sell alcohol on Sundays and some retailers to offer a limited discount each month has passed its second committee vote in the state legislature

Requirements in the city's code include a buffer zone of 1,000 feet between each liquor store, a requirement Spec's proposed location did not meet, said City Manager Jimmy Stathatos

The researchers asked nearly 3,000 young men and women as they were exiting bars on a Saturday night if they would take a breathalyzer test

very serious drought, a June heat spike, some green merlot, and sunburned grapes

The Meliens have planted the berry blue, indigo yum and borealis haskcap varieties. They hope to have produced their first wines by this fall, producing both table wines and dessert wines, and selling them from the farm gate, instead of relying on the LCBO.

Through a new partnership with ReCORK and SOLE, a leading manufacturer of recycled footwear, BevMo! launches cork recycling program in California and Arizona stores