The weather is picking new winners and losers in the wine world. Annual wine output last year was up in Argentina, Australia, and South Africa, but down in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Chile, and China. The net result is that global wine production dropped to a...
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Did you know wine is good for your heart?
Is wine more heart-healthy than other alcoholic beverages? The "French paradox"—the observation of a link between regular wine consumption and a low incidence of heart disease in countries such as France, where diets are typically high in heart-hindering fats—has...
Expensive?
WHAT’S AN EXPENSIVE wine to you? I asked my husband a few weeks ago. “Anything over $35,” he said—a figure $40 lower than my own threshold. According to Karl Storchman, a professor of economics at New York University and the managing editor of the Journal of Wine...
Interesting?
Not long ago, I asked a Sacramento wine merchant what moves millennials to ask for a particular bottle when they wander into his shop. “Podcasts,” he said without a moment’s hesitation. This was new. In the past when I asked merchants why customers sought specific...
Augmented reality meets wine?
Treasury Wine Estates is using its “Living Wine Labels” augmented reality (AR) app across five wine brands to connect with consumers and help them navigate the increasingly fragmented wine category. “The wine category is an incredibly confusing place for a consumer,”...
Fun piece to look at on this lovely Friday!
Online alcohol delivery brands like Drizly make relaxing with a beer, wine or spirit in the comfort of your own home as easy as drinking. Additionally, as is the case with many of these high-tech companies, they’re also able to offer a breadth of data about their...
The ‘State of the Wine Industry 2018’ report is out, providing trending insights about the U.S. world of wine!
The ‘State of the Wine Industry 2018’ report is out, providing trending insights about the U.S. world of wine. Sponsored by the Silicon Valley Bank Wine Division and authored by its founder Rob McMillan (a banker who wields significant clout within the wine industry)...
The Major Change To Your Wine Glass You Never Even Noticed
Is yours a small, medium or large? We're talking wine here people, and the answer in 2017 is most likely to be extra large because our wine glasses are getting bigger – a lot bigger. According to research published in the British Medical Journal, over the past 300...
Bigger wine glasses?
People are boozing it up more than ever and British researchers think they have a handle on one reason why: Wine glasses have steadily gotten bigger. They looked at wine glass sizes over the centuries, including a peek at the British royal household’s crystal service,...
Lady Gaga to release new wine range
Lady Gaga's reps have filed documents for the rights to Joanne Trattoria Vino Blanco and Joanne Trattoria Vino Rossa, names of a white and red wine. Representatives for the 31-year-old singer have filed documents for the rights to white and red wines, Joanne Trattoria...