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TOP NEWS Pandemic Will Create Big Revenue Losses For U.S. Wine Industry ETS & Enartis/Vinquiry Laboratories, to Merge Black Wine Professionals Demand More Inclusion In Predominantly White Industry 2020 Tasting Room Study: Results Show Opportunities for Growth Planting trees could help winegrowers adapt to global warming, French researchers say Your marketing has to rise above […]
2019 Figuiére Méditerranée (IGP Méditerranée, Provence, France) 40% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 20% Syrah, 10% Cab Sauv Juicy fruits,floral character on the nose….peach, etc, nicely balanced on the palate with a crisp, clean mineral finish. enjoyable! Purchased on sale for $13.99 from Great Grapes in Cary, NC. -B
TOP NEWS Gallo sues Napa’s Amourvino Winery over breach of contract COVID surge to extend at-home AlcBev consumption Just 0.1% of U.S. Winemakers are Black. Here’s How to Fix That Loss of smell is more crippling to the wine industry than was thought How Wine Can Stop Its Return to an Era of Snoot Willamette […]
NEWS RELEASE Willamette Valley Wineries Association pivots annual trade auction to benefit restaurants in need via the James Beard Foundation’s Open for Good Campaign (July 2, 2020; Portland, OR)—The Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) today announced that the fifth annual Willamette: the Pinot Noir Auction will take place virtually August 11-13 and a […]
2018 Caparzo Sangiovese (Toscana IGT, Italy) Floral, maybe a little cinnamon stick, light toasted oak on the nose. Juicy blackberries and smooth cherry, floral, & a hint of spice on the finish. Smooth & yummy! Purchased for on sale for $9.94 (originally $16.99) from Great Grapes in Cary, NC. -B
TOP NEWS EPI Wine and Champagne Division Takes Majority Stake in Folio Fine Wine Partners Wine, Recession & the Fed-Ex Effect Is Direct Wine Shipping To Consumers A Victim Of Its Own Success? Chicago slaps DTC with city taxes Legal updates: Copper Cane, Bryant Winery, Penrose Hill v Mabray, Jeff Hill The new COVID surge has […]
NEWS RELEASE Strategic investment bolsters national luxury importer’s growth plans EPI, a private family-owned (French) investment company and Folio Fine Wine Partners, renowned as one of the best purveyors of fine wines in the US market, are pleased to announce the signature of a family and investment partnership between EPI’s Wine & Champagne […]
TOP NEWS CA Wine Biz Decline may cost state $9.6 Bil in direct, indirect & induced losses Vaynerchuk flips Empathy Brand to Constellation Spirits continue to lead wine and beer in Nielsen Off-Premise AlcBev sales Huge Wine Frauds Uncovered in Europe Alcohol Sales Are Not Spiking Or Even Stabilizing. Here’s Why This Misconception Matters. Is […]
NEWS RELEASE FRESNO, June 30, 2020 – Emilio Miranda, viticulturist and grower relations representative for Allied Grape Growers (AGG), retired today after four decades in the wine industry. Miranda started with AGG in 2004 after working for Constellation Brands from 1997 to 2004 and Paul Masson Vineyards from 1977 to 1997. For AGG […]
2019 Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc (Central Coast, CA). 46% Grenache Blanc, 34% Vermentino, 20% Clairette Blanche. Pale straw color. Beautiful floral, tropical fruits on the nose.Creamy citrus, tropical fruits, clean mineral finish. Long finish. Beautiful! Received as a sample from the winery. SRP $19.99