Category Archives: Wine

Francis Ford Coppola Intros a Cannabis Product

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

The Grower’s Series by Francis Ford Coppola launches a cannabis lifestyle brand with a limited-edition collection featuring

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Gallo Buys Vacant Fruit Plant

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

E.&J. Gallo Winery bought 47 of the 115 acres at the plant, across

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Calif. Winegrape Harvest Up, Growers Report Exceptional Quality

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated this year’s harvest would total around 4.1 million tons, up 2% from 2017 and above the historical average of 3.9 million tons.  Wine Institute has surveyed its members, and concurs with that estimate.  The quality, … Continue reading →

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Quintessential Wines Relaunches Vino del Fratelli Brand

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Bold new packaging features a dramatic battle scene from an 1879 engraving by John Reinhard Weguelin.  It depicts a Roman legend

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Women of the Vine & Spirits to Hear Racing’s Danica Patrick

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Patrick has succeeded in the male-dominated world of auto racing, including a win at the Indy Japan 300 in 2008 that made her the

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OIV Sees ‘Very High’ World Wine Production This Year

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

With production expected to top 282 million hectoliters this year, vitivinicultural production is one of the highest since 2000,

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