Gallo Flagship Store to Launch on Tmall this September

French winemaker Christian Moueix, a legendary winemaker on two continents, talks about his storied career Aug. 29 at the North Bay Business Journal's Impact Napa conference

Cameron Roblee has joined Don Sebastiani & Sons as Associate Winemaker working on the company's wide range of brands including B Side, The Crusher, Simple Life and Smoking Loon.

The craft beers and spirits industries have been expanding in the North Bay, evidenced by established makers' opening new locations, old favorites' introducing new recipes, and plans being made for the future

The marketplace for vineyard and winery acquisitions in Australia has reached a point where there is renewed and, in some cases, substantial competition, writes Stephen Strachan in his annual review of this market for the Wine & Viticulture Journal.

As harvest ends this September, Sicilian producer Stemmari will introduce a new wine to its portfolio, Hedonis Riserva. The wine exemplifies the rich history of Nero d'Avola, Sicily's signature grape that was introduced to the island by the Greeks in the 6th century.

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte has announced an exclusive multi-year contract with Cirque du Soleil as the first ever official Champagne partner of its touring shows throughout the USA and Canada. The partnership will begin in September 2018 with the premiere of VOLTA™ in Redmond, Wash. and will continue through December 2020.

"You can get whiskey online and all you'll see is a bottle," said Strable, who launched a new bi-monthly whiskey subscription club earlier this year. "You don't hear the story behind the whiskey. We wanted to do it better and build an entire experience."

University of California researchers note that sugar accumulation disorder, or SAD, is the most common form of shrivel.

Sam Sebastiani, enjoying a new life and future at 77, has taken over land owned by his family since the 1970s and is converting about 60 acres from hay production to pinot noir grapes. He has dedicated 20 acres to the Watmaugh strawberry patch, and five acres to what he is calling the "Bird Nest Sanctuary" on this precious Carneros region land

Layla Fanucci's emails and messages to Google went unanswered for weeks, while between 30 and 50 harassing comments kept getting posted. When Google did finally respond to her via email, the tech giant said the comments do not violate their review guidelines and suggested Layla "have a great day."

According to the report, the number of bonded wineries in the state grew from 73 in 2011 to 116 in 2016. In contrast, the state had just 31 wineries in 2001. Hoosier wineries produced almost 2.4 million gallons of wine in 2016.

On the so-called milla de oro (golden mile) of Ribera del Duero, along the Ruta Nacional 122 between Peñafiel and Quintanilla de Onésimo, you'll find some of the region's most important names: Vega Sicilia, Arzuaga, Matarromera, Alión and others that are directly responsible for the fame of Ribera