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Can it be possible? Will we soon see screwcaps enclosing bottles of wine from Château Margaux? It would seem so as even some of the world’s finest wines aren’t immune to cork taint. According to new research by the Bordeaux first growth, organics and screwcaps could be the way forward... Read More

  As Lily Bollinger so famously said, “I only drink champagne when I’m happy, and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I... Read More

  Ben & Jerry’s watch out. There’s a hot new flavor out there that people can’t get enough of: Wine Ice Cream. Made by Mercer’s Dairy in upstate New York, the award-winning ice cream is available in several flavors that combine traditional ice cream favorites with popular wine varietals. All... Read More

  If you’re smuggling wine in China and get caught, don’t expect a slap on the wrist. A man has been given a life sentence for illegally importing millions of dollars of fine wine into China. Sun Xitai was convicted of forging invoices and import contracts to evade import duties... Read More

Is yeast terroir the next big thing in winemaking? It’s possible. Scientists in New Zealand have proved for the first time that wine yeasts vary from region to region. The research, conducted by Velimir Gayevskiy and Dr. Matthew Goddard of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland,... Read More

Here’s one for the “ewww” factor: The Australian government has given approval to winemakers to begin using a chemical contained in laxatives. While the chemical, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, has long been prized by the medical world for its anti-bulking and laxative properties, food scientists have discovered that, in small doses,... Read More

When it comes to color, wine is pretty much cut and dry: red, white or pink (ok, vinho verde is a category but it’s a small one). But there’s another category being embraced by natural wine aficionados: “orange” wines. No, they’re not made from oranges but are actually white wines... Read More

So, just how long should one wait to open the world’s oldest bottle of wine? What’s the perfect occasion? Historians in Germany are debating whether or not to open a 165O-year-old bottle, believed to be the world’s oldest wine. Sealed with wax and containing a white liquid, it has been... Read More

Retailer wine.com’s fifth annual “Wine.com 1OO” – the top bottles of wine sold nationally from the site in 2O11 – has been released. Based solely on consumer purchasing data, this list illustrates the movers and shakers in the wine business as well as definitive trends in online wine purchasing. Additionally,... Read More

 Wine packaging used to be so simple. A bottle, a cork and done. These days though, as the world’s landfills are overflowing, alternative biodegradable packaging is the wave of the future. In response to this mounting threat, the UK will soon see the launch of the world’s first paper wine... Read More