The restrictive laws for shipping wine from wineries direct to customers both in-state and across state lines are a the subject of a articles in New York Times and Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Pennsylvania allowed its in-state wineries to ship direct to customers in the state, while out of state wineries could only ship through the Pennsylvania [...]

Cima Collina has released Howlin’ Good Red, “a tasty and appealing blend of Syrah, Petite Sirah, Merlot, mostly,” to support the The SPCA of Monterey County. It turns out that naming the wine was the most challenging part.
Bart O’Brien of O’Brien Estate Winery in Napa Valley has decided to rename his Chardonnay and Merlot.
Sean at [...]

Elevage was invited by a winemaker to participate in a three-day long blending trial:
Blending trials are when you taste through every barrel that’s ready for bottling, evaluate the qualities of each sample, and make decisions about what wines will go into which bottlings. They are also a physical and mental challenge.
Seriously.
Read his post and you [...]

Napa County is the heart of America’s winde industry, and there is more to it than vineyards and wineries. Napa County is home to 12 million square feet of warehouse space, much of it in south Napa County, according to Napa Valley Register. In addition to sporting cheaper land than the valley, south Napa is [...]

Energy shortages during peak-hours may put a dent in South Africa’s harvest.
If the South Africans have a hard time making wine they can always buy fine wine from American wineries. Just saying.

Keith Winery in St. Helena, California is up for sale, which is great news…if you’re an ambitious entrepreneur with $80 million to spare. I know that this piece of real estate is way beyond most people’s budgets, and the hefty price tag gives you a clue as to why the average wine [...]

Appalachian State student newspaper The Appalachian reports that the school is likely to add a bachelor’s degree in oenology and viticulture this fall. The school already has several wine-related courses.
Writes Julia Harr for The Appalachian:
“The newest course will teach students about dessert wines and sparkling wines,” [chemistry professor and program director Grant] Holder said. “North [...]

Last bottle at Furrow Winery in Illinois
Furrow Winery in El Paso, Illinois, will close in March this year after six years of operation, according to a Gatehouse News Service report. The owner, Wayne Furrow, explains the decision to GNS:
“We sold about 8,000 gallons of wine a year. We really needed to sell between 12,000 and [...]

Want to sample wines from an area without stalking every single winery in the region?
Here in San Luis Obispo that concept is being tested in this downtown tasting room. About 75 wines from 18 wineries are available for tasting, just purchase a debit card and start selecting an ounce at a time. Each bottle is [...]

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