Mendocino County property and brand to be auctioned in August

"... there is a buying opportunity developing here since these bullish signs have not yet been felt over on the transaction side of the wine industry."

First-growth Lafite is being quoted at $8,410 a case on London-based wine exchange Liv-ex

"The guy had zero experience. He quit his job to make wine, so it was a huge gamble."

Viaggio Estate and Winery has been purchased by three local couples who plan to expand the business's grape growing and wine production.

This year the Wine Business Institute within the School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University was able to give away three scholarships totaling $16,000 to worthy students.

Chandon has announced the appointment of Lori Narlock to its marketing team. As site event and wine communication manager, Narlock will work with both Domaine Chandon and Newton Vineyard in the Napa Valley.

Precept Wine bought Ste. Chapelle winery from struggling Ascentia Wine Estates

The Virginia Wine Board, a booster organization for Old Dominion State wineries, decided on a Twitter-centric marketing strategy.

Wine served from a keg is not a new concept; it has a long-standing history in Europe. But here in the United States, wine on tap has been brought to the market and failed - more than once; first in the 1970s, then twice again in the 1980s. This time, however, the concept is sticking.

Having tried horses, cows and catfish - rustlers have moved on to vineyards.

According to Paul Hayden, wine manager of the Wine and Cheese Place stores, the 2011 Cupcake Vineyards Moscato d'Asti DOCG, priced at $9.49, is one of the best-selling moscato wines in the chain.

For decades, red wine was credited with protecting and strengthening French hearts. Recently, however, that theory has come into question.

When a group of Italian vintners came through town recently to pour for the trade, I snagged three of Piedmont's most interesting producers to ask them some questions about their craft as part of my ongoing quest to discover what makes their wines so appealing to us.

A whopping 8.1 million consumers don't drink wine and it's up to the trade to do something about it.

The wine industry's problem is that it thinks consumers care more about their product than they actually do, according to the head of research firm The Source.

The top three gold medal-winning nations in the 2012 International Wine Challenge are reigning champions France with 120, Australia with 69 and Portugal with 55.

Commercial brands do have a place in independent merchants - but only if the quality stacks up and prices are competitive.

Treasury Wine Estates is launching Beringer Classics in a bid to capture a significant share of the premium £6+ US wine category in the UK.

Minnesota's wine industry fermented for a while after the state's first winery opened in 1978, but slowly business grew. By 2010 the state boasted 36 licensed commercial wineries. It's now passed 50, according to the Minnesota Grape Growers Association.

"My objective is to further the differentiation of Bollinger: our taste is different and our bottle shape should be different, and unique to us."

Dan Berger, Perhaps the question is absurd since each wine lover has his or her own favorites, and what may be right for one occasion certainly can be wrong for another

According to off-trade data analysts Nielsen, Portuguese wine sales still account for less than one percent of the UK market

LangeTwins Estate Wines Available in Restaurants, Fine Wine Shops Across the U.S.

Concern Concern over a potential proliferation of large-scale events at Placer County wineries boiled over

Hip-hop's new love for Moscato is a boon for one kosher winemaker. And the grape itself couldn't be more Jewish

Steering Committee Seeks Wineries for Research Project, as well as Session Speakers

The only Gold medal was won by Chateau Reifeng-Auzias in Shandong province for its Cabernet 2010, with the same producer taking Silver for its Syrah 2010

... study has created a statewide media buzz since it says a quarter of a million Californians are hooked to unsafe drinking water wells

Some modern-day wine negociants can be counted on for quality, value

As I finally sat down to write this piece, I couldn't believe that in only a few short weeks I had already begun to develop a true appreciation for wines produced in Napa Valley as well as grapes grown in the Vittoria region of Sicily.