A maker of luxury crystal glassware has created a tulip-shaped wine glass that allegedly reveals the complexity of wine better than any other glass in existence. Baccarat, a French company, claims the rounded conclave bottom, closed angle in the middle, and vertical chimney on top of the new glassware enhances [...]
Pop star Fergie has become the latest celebrity to launch her own brand of wine. She told Forbes Life in May that she purchased a vineyard in Santa Barbara, California partially as an investment and partially as a gift to her father, who is a horticulturalist. “It’s an investment,” Fergie [...]
More than two dozen academic institutions in the United States are recruiting volunteers for a study that will investigate whether a compound that naturally occurs in red wine can help those with Alzheimer’s disease. Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, chocolate, and other foods, has been shown to aid [...]
Researchers at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos in Mexico may have discovered why alcohol consumption is associated with the development of breast cancer. The consumption of alcoholic beverages is casually related the development of cancer, according to the the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). However, the [...]
Ultimate Beverage Challenge, an organization dedicated to the evaluation of spirits and wine, has released the results of its annual Ultimate Wine Challenge. The event was held in April at the Astor Center in New York City. “We are very pleased that so many companies entered Ultimate Wine Challenge this [...]
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber recently declared May to be “wine month” in the state. “The Oregon wine industry is not only a key part of our state’s economy — it’s an important part of our state identity,” he said during a speech at the Oregon Wine Association in January. “Oregon’s [...]
Annette Alvarez-Peters, one of the most influential people in the wine industry, doesn’t think that wine is much different than toilet paper. “Is it more special than clothing, is it more special than televisions? I don’t think so,” Alvarez-Peters said on a CNBC special that aired on April 26. She is [...]
Influential wine critic Robert Parker published the 200th issue of The Wine Advocate on April 27, 2012. “I’m proud of the work, care and dedication our team puts into each issue giving our readers the best analysis and reviews in the business,” Parker said. “It’s amazing to think about the [...]
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire created a bit of a firestorm within in the California wine community after she recounted a recent trade mission to Europe. “Someone asked me what about California wine, and I said they make jug wine,” she said. “We make fine wine!” Gregoire was announcing $5 million [...]
The Alabama Wineries Association has called for a boycott of major beer brands who opposed legislation that would allow wineries in the state to distribute up their own wine, according to The Birmingham News. The AWA has called on its 25,000 wine club members and “all Alabama wine lovers” to [...]
