Organic Vs. BioDynamic Wine: What’s The Difference?
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, all farming was organic by today’s standards. Nowadays, the norm in commercial agriculture is to boost crop productivity with chemicals, hormones and genetically modified organisms.
In conventional grape growing for...
Palm Bay Adds Piedmont’s Beni di Batasiolo to Wine Portfolio
U.S. wine and spirits importer Palm Bay International has announced the addition of Beni di Batasiolo to the company’s portfolio.
Based in Piedmont’s Langhe district, Batasiolo was established in 1978 by the Dogliani family. Today...
Bacardi Acquires Stillhouse
Bacardi Limited today acquired all the assets of Stillhouse, LLC.
Bacardi made an initial investment in Stillhouse in 2014 and has provided additional funding and strategic support to the company through the years. This acquisition...
Port Ellen Receives Approval for New Distillery Construction
Soon enough, whisky fans can sip Port Ellen without paying huge prices on the secondary market.
This legendary “ghost distillery” — closed in the mid ’80s during the most recent Scotch nadir — recently received...
Legendary Beaujolais Winemaker Georges Duboeuf Dies at 86
Georges Duboeuf, the influential winemaker behind the Beaujolais Nouveau movement, passed away from a stroke on Saturday at the age of 86.
Duboeuf first launched Nouveau commercially in Europe in 1974. Made from gamay grapes...
Blanton’s Gold Bourbon is Coming to America
Buffalo Trace has announced the first-ever launch of Blanton’s Gold Edition in the U.S.
Normally only available overseas, this single-barrel bourbon, aged between six and eight years, will hit the American market this summer. Blanton’s...
ProWein Postponed Until 2021 Over Coronavirus Fears
Worried about the spread of Coronavirus, the global wine event ProWein has postponed its 2020 event by an entire year.
Previously the organization had simply said it would postpone the expo, set for mid-March in Düsseldorf, Germany. Today,...
Travel Report: Living The Languedoc
While the Languedoc region of southern France has been hailed recently as a “new” source of fine wines, it’s been making wine for some 2,000 years. It’s France’s largest wine region, responsible for producing...
Quintessential to Represent Accolade Wines in the U.S.
Quintessential, a family owned-and-operated import, marketing and sales company headquartered in Napa, CA, will represent Accolade Wines in the U.S. Accolade Wines is one of Australia’s largest wine companies, with 51 brands sold in...
Why Grape Ripeness Trumps Variety
Newcomers often latch onto grape varieties as though wine were like ice cream: the name of the flavor sums up how the product will taste.
This is understandable. Grapes are prominent on many wine labels,...
