Wine News

  • Is the Fountain of Youth filled with Red Wine?

    Well I certainly hope so. These reports come out all the time. Red wine will make you live longer, fight heart disease, get healthier, grow taller, jump higher. (…)

  • Was Jimi Hendrix a "Red" or "White" Man?

    From the looks of this image I would say he's a red man. Red Wine that is… This is a really cool image of Jimi Hendrix holding a glass of wine. (…)

  • Wine evolution or fad of the month?

    Ok, I get the screw-top caps. I like them, they come in real handy when you don't have a corkscrew around. When i mentioned the wine-in-a-can concept a while back it really got me thinking. (…)

  • Flying The Not-So Wine Friendly Skies

    I've always wanted to know how the airlines picked the wine you get on a flight. I've had some ok wine, but mostly bad ones. I found this interesting article on the process. (…)

  • Red Wine and the King… Tut that is.

    King Tutankhamen was a red wine drinker, according to a researcher who analyzed traces of the vintage found in his tomb. (…)

  • Wine In A Can… Great Idea or Tin Pan Ally?

    South Africa's wine drinkers will soon have the choice of drinking their favourite wines out of a can for the first time, as Australian group Barokes introduces its patented can wine packaging technology to the country. (…)

  • Find out if you have a good bottle of wine… Without uncorking!

    One of the most sophisticated pieces of wine technology ever developed — indeed, quite possibly the future of wine — is housed in the cellar of a restaurant just outside this tiny town in one of New Jersey's most remote and rural parts. (…)

  • 10th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival

    10th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
    Lafayette, California
    This Weekend - September 17 & 18, 2005

    The Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, held each year on the third weekend in September, is the largest event in Lamorinda and one of the five biggest outdoor festivals in Contra Costa County. (…)

  • New President for Grape Growers

    Dennis Black, owner of Black Emerald Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, is the new president of the Sonoma County Grape Growers Association. (…)

  • Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival

    Cheers to everyone who made it out to the Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival. If you didn't make it this year, make plans to join us next year. (…)

  • Red Wine and your health…

    A new study has found consuming red wine in moderation can halve the risk of developing cataracts. (…)

  • Monty Python Wine

    USA today has a great article on John Cleese of Monty Python fame who dive into the wine world. (…)

  • Washington - The #2 State

    Ok, we all know that California is the number wine producing state in the U.S., but who is number 2? Well, we have the answer… Washington State. (…)

  • Ohio Breaks Free

    Ohio residents rejoice. Lawmakers have finally opened the wine borders to allow shipments of wine to go to consumers and businesses in Ohio. (…)

  • Italy's Ready for Great Wine Harvest

    From the sounds of this article we are in for some great wine from Italy:
    Growing conditions similar to great 2001 vintage - (ANSA) - Rome - Italy appears set for a bumper wine harvest this autumn which should be in line with 2004 in terms of volume, sector sources said on Tuesday. (…)

  • Wine Education from Mondavi

    Need help with pairing wine with food? Would you like a recipe to go with a certain varietal? Well, the Robert Mondavi website is full of this great information. (…)

  • Army spends $100K on wine glasses

    AS hundreds of Australian troops wait to be sent to Afghanistan, the army's top brass is preparing to spend up to $100,000 on champagne flutes, wine glasses and brandy balloons. (…)

  • Finger Lakes Wine Festival

    The Finger Lakes Wine Festival is this weekend in Watkins Glen, NY. If you are nearby it's well worth the visit. Over 70 wineries pouring over 500 wines.
    What: Finger Lakes Wine Festival. (…)

  • 100 Summer 2005 Wine Releases

    Great link to about 100 new Summer wine releases. Bucko is a critic for "Wine Lover's Page". Bucko's list is very informative and helpful in choosing some good wine. (…)