Augmented Reality App Brings 19 Crimes Labels to Life
The Australian wine brand 19 Crimes will launch an augmented reality (AR) app this summer. The app brings to life the characters on the brand's bottles.
Available now via the Apple App and Google Play stores,...
Conn Creek Names New Head Winemaker
After 35 years of winemaking at Conn Creek and sister winery Villa Mt. Eden, winemaker Mike McGrath (above, right) has announced his retirement in August.
Conn Creek, which is owned by St. Michelle Wine Estates,...
The Best White Wines for Summer 2017
For our latest round of National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked panelists to rate white wines perfect for Summer 2017.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail...
Amazon Partners on New Wine Brand
First, Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, giving the online-retailer giant access to bring-and-mortar food-and-alcohol stores across the country. Now, Amazon may soon stock some of those Whole Foods shelves with wines available only...
Imported Portuguese Wines Report U.S. Growth in 2016
Portuguese wines enjoyed a fine year in 2016 in America.
Wines of Portugal — the U.S. marketing campaign from ViniPortugal the Interprofessional Association of the Portuguese Wine Industry — recently released its 2016 exports report. Portugal...
ProWein Named Title Sponsor for Texsom Wine Conference
ProWein, the global trade fair for wines and spirits, has been named title sponsor of the grand tasting and awards reception at the 2017 Texsom Conference.
Founded in 2005, Texsom conference was started by master sommeliers James Tidwell and...
A Winning Pairing: French Fries and Wine
What wine goes best with French fries? The trade group Wines of Southwest France held a Gourmet French Fries Competition in New York on June 6 to find out.
Presented in partnership with The Wine Enthusiast magazine, the...
Can the 2016 Beaujolais Vintage Match the Historic 2015?
Following an all-time vintage is never easy. The 2015 Beaujolais Gamay wines were said to be the AOC's best since the 1940s.
But Franck Duboeuf, son of legendary Beaujolais winemaker Georges Duboeuf, believes the 2016 harvest...
Gruppo Campari Continues Wine Exit, Sells Château de Sancerre
Gruppo Campari has sold the Château de Sancerre winery, continuing its full exit from the still wine business.
The reported price of the sale was $22.97 million. The buyer was Maison Ackerman, the wine division of Terrena, a...
How Shaw-Ross Got Into Sake, and Ascended with Whispering Angel
Shaw Ross International Importers has remained busy in recent years, picking up a popular sake brand while also adding a premium wine division. Working with Chateau d’Esclans, the company has also overseen the explosive...