Wine Industry News

Are Wines From Islands Special? The Island Wines Summit Answers

Vineyards by the sea, copyright BKWine Photography Finding common denominators for wines from different geographical locations is popular nowadays. It's a way to promote and market wines together as a group, with similar character or similar…

Mining exec turns her hand to wine - with a cause

When Florence Drummond moved to Margaret River in Western Australia three years ago, the idea of setting up her own wine label began to take root in her mind. Nothing unusual about that: it's all too easy to be seduced by the wine culture that…

Secret cache of 130-year-old wine uncovered beneath medieval castle chapel floor

Officials recently unveiled a collection of 130-year-old wine that was covertly hidden beneath a chapel floor in a medieval castle. The wine cache was found at Bečov Castle in the western Czech Republic, a nearly-700-year-old medieval…

Today Is National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day But I Can't Figure Out How To Celebrate

Today, according to the website I use to find all of the weird holidays I post about here, is Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day. Very exciting, no? Because it's the best pie and the best flavor of anything, and who wouldn't want to give that a try? I…

Wine educators chart path to reconnect with consumers

How does wine rebuild its relationship with consumers at a time when the industry itself is changing? That question echoed throughout the Society of Wine Educators' 47th annual conference at Napa Valley College, where educators, winemakers…

How Canada's Okanagan Valley Has Become a Luxe Playground for Wealthy Wine Lovers

If you made a list of Canada 's best-known exports—oil, car parts, precious metals, Celine Dion— wine wouldn't clear the top 20. But that hasn't stopped one of the country's increasingly renowned grape-growing regions from punching…

What a $600,000 Bottle of Wine Tells Us about World Peace

Romanée-Conti made history in 2018 when a bottle of Pinot Noir from its vineyard fetched nearly $600,000 (US) at a Sotheby's auction. The bottle was one of only 600 produced in 1945. That year was transformative for the estate. The Nazi…

Review: Discover a hidden Pearl in a Melbourne industrial estate

For many years, a chasm has existed between Melbourne's Sri Lankan food venues, where the main choices have been either ultra-casual or those aspiring to be more formal. Pearl by P&D is part of a refreshing wave of newer restaurants bridging that…

Cute' M&S £40 picnic hamper now less than £7 in limited-time deal

With yet more fine weather forecast, there is no better way to while away a long afternoon than lounging in the park or enjoying a spread at the beach. While tossing a blanket and a few snacks into a tote bag is straightforward enough, having the…

Inside the Philadelphia small-business mecca attempting to entice World Cup fans

Two miles north of Philadelphia's World Cup games sits a small but mighty mecca of small businesses attempting to reap the benefits of international soccer fandom. In East Passyunk, dozens of independently owned businesses — trinket shops…

'We Left As Soon As We Could': People Are Sharing The Tackiest Wedding Moments They've Seen

Do celebrity diet trends really work? 7 Hollywood food myths, debunked by experts

From celery juice cleanses to collagen powders, we're well and truly swamped with celeb-endorsed wellness trends that promise the world. They've been irresistible for decades, from Marilyn Monroe's supposed raw egg smoothies to the high-intensity…

Best-value family holiday resort named for UK tourists this summer

Resorts in Portugal, Bulgaria and Spain offer the cheapest prices for UK families embarking on European foreign holidays, according to a new report. Analysis of 22 popular destinations for Post Office Travel Money found Portugal's Algarve has the…

Ray wings with black butter recipe

This dish felt like a permanent fixture on our menu during the late 1970s and early 1980s, says Rick Stein. I probably first had it in Paris, during one of our early trips, which would have been around 1978. When my then wife Jill and I were on…

Live: Port forced into last-minute line-up switch ahead of Dockers clash

Choose what information you see below by using filters Jye Amiss, after kicking the first goal of the afternoon for Freo, this time sends the ball inside 50 to his running mate, Josh Treacy, who takes a good mark going back with the flight of the…