Hope Estate Unveils New Bottle, Wine Line
The 420-acre Hunter Valley, Australia winery Hope Estate has unveiled a new look as it brings new wines to America.
The packaging will debut at retailers nationwide beginning this October through the Winesellers wholesaler network.
The newly announced...
Our Wine Panel Reviews 48 Cabernet Sauvignons
For our latest round of reviews, we asked our national wine panel to recommend some of their favorite cabernet sauvignon.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which...
A Tour Through Napa Valley’s Sub-Appellations
I have seen a tremendous evolution in Napa Valley since I began doing business there 18 years ago. In addition to the advantages of a strong economy and limited availability, Napa has done an...
How Twin Liquors Gets Wine Drinkers Into Whiskey
Twin Liquors recently announced their sponsorship of the seventh annual Whiskies of the World Festival on Sept. 16 in Austin. As part of this commitment, the Texas chain will hold a Whiskey and Wine sale from...
Champagne Bollinger Names New General Manager
Société Jacques Bollinger (SJB) announced this week that the company has named Charles-Armand de Belenet as the general manager of Champagne Bollinger, effective Sept. 5.
de Belenet, 46, brings with him 20 years of experience in...
Growth in U.S. Wine Consumption Led by Sparkling
The U.S. wine market, the largest in the world, continued to show strength in 2016 growing 2.4% to 341.1 million 9-liter cases led by a 6.6% upsurge in the consumption of total sparkling wines,...
France Forecasts 2017 Vintage as Smallest Since 1945
Grape-growing conditions in France this year may be the worst since 1945.
So says the French agriculture ministry in a recent article from The Guardian. The mild weather of March and a chillier April will likely...
Grading the Finest Sparkling Wines of 2017
For our latest round of reviews, we asked our national wine panel to rate sparkling wines. Below are 52 bottles, from current or past vintages, that they deemed worthy enough to sip and review...
Duckhorn Acquires Calera Wine Company
Duckhorn Wine Company announced today that it has acquired Calera Wine Company.
Founded in 1975 by Josh Jensen (pictured atop), Calera helped establish pinot noir as among North America’s favorite varietals, the company says, and...
Are Single-Vineyard and Estate-Grown Wines Better?
What’s in a wine label?
Loads of information. There’s a brand name or producer, of course, and a geographic description of origin. A year, if the wine is vintage-dated, and perhaps the name of a...