Tag: France

California's drought getting even worse, experts say: California's drought conditions have worsened over the past week with the percentage of the state suffering from the highest category increasing, the National Weather Service said Thursday...

Wine, beer, & spirits groups find more, not less, benefit in sharing their stories: Most who enjoy adult beverages don't confine themselves to one particular type of drink. A craft beer or hard cider on a hot day, cocktails on Friday evening with friends and a fine wine with dinner at a good restaurant all have their place in contemporary lifestyles...

Environmental groups' lawsuit could upend Sonoma County vineyard policies: Three environmental groups are challenging Sonoma County's approval of a 54-acre Annapolis vineyard in a case that reflects long-standing conflict over expansion of the county's $600 million a year grape industry...

Winestock 2014 announces wineries for the June 28 fundraiser: The New York Wine Industry Association (NYWIA) is pleased to announce the winery line-up for their annual fundraiser, Winestock NY. This year marks the industry events fifth year, and is slated for Saturday, June 28 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm...

Vintage Wine Estates Announces Acquisition of Canopy Management Wine Company: Canopy Management, founded by industry veterans Terry Wheatley and Brian Wurtz in 2008, produces a portfolio of popular, award-winning, nationally distributed wines...

St. Helena wine consultant sued for $1.6 million: A vintner is suing a wine consultant for $1.6 million, alleging he was negligent when he failed to produce a new top-quality cult wine, according to court records filed in Napa County Superior Court...

Wine makers fight off casino plan in California: The threat of a Las Vegas-style casino opening in the lush fields of Californias Napa Valley is rousing the makers of some of the worlds most celebrated wines into a pitched community fight...

French court clears anti-GM vine protesters: More than 50 protestors who destroyed a field of genetically modified grapevines being trialled in Eastern France have had their convictions quashed, to the annoyance of the country's national research body...

Treasury Wine Estates rejects fresh U.S. takeover talk: Treasury Wine Estates has denied it has any plan to sell its US wine business, after Constellation Brands was the latest rival reported to have weighed up a bid...

Frog Eggs Help MU Researchers Find New Information on Grapevine Disease: Vitis vinifera are common grapevines and are the worlds favorite wine-producing varietal. However, research has shown that grapevines are susceptible to powdery mildew, a plant disease, which contributes to significant crop loss for most commercial wine varietals that are cultivated each year...

Healdsburg gets OK to use treated wastewater for vineyards: After months of delay, Healdsburg finally has approval to use reclaimed water from its sewer treatment plant to irrigate vineyards in a wide swath beyond the city...

U.S. Wine Sales Rise for 20th Consecutive Year: Party on, Americans. At a time when wine sales are slow in Europe, the U.S. wine market grew for the 20th year in a row in 2013…

Find the Tools to Grow Your Boutique Wine Business at the Craft Beverage Expo: As a boutique label, you may be feeling more pressure as imports and big wineries try to dominate the retail shelves and push the craft wineries to the side...

Former Winetasting Network (WTN) executive pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges: Martin Christopher Edwards, a former top executive of The Winetasting Network indicted nearly a year ago over nearly $900,000 diverted from the Napa company, has resurfaced and pleaded guilty, according to a statement from federal prosecutors Wednesday...

Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Economic impact of Iowa's wine industry grew nearly 80 percent over four years, study says Frank, Rimerman + Co., a...