Category Archives: News
Newer posts →Jacob’s Creek Winery Adds Kangaroo Cruelty to its Repertoire.
March 21, 2012Wildlife volunteers have stated that 23 kangaroos used by award-winning Jacob’s Creek winery to bring in tourists, were found in what they believed to be a malnourished state. Some were so apparently neglected that they were in “shocking” pain from … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Jacob's Creek, South Australia | Leave a comment //Sex-Starved Flies Turn to Alcohol, Study Shows.
March 21, 2012A new study has shown that sex-deprived fruit flies are more likely to drink excessive amounts of alcohol than their sexually satisfied counterparts. It’s one of those studies that raise the question: Who does this kind of research? “This was … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Leave a comment //French Winemakers Slowly Making Friends with Social Media.
March 16, 2012French wineries, like over-tired children, are kicking and screaming but slowly making their way onto social media, a survey has revealed. The survey of 528 wineries in the United States and France conducted by ABLE Social Media Marketing found that … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Facebook, Social Media, Social Media for Wineries, Twitter, Twitter for Business, Twitter for Small Business, Twitter for Wineries | Leave a comment //2012 Presidential Dinner Menu With the Obama’s and David Cameron.
March 15, 2012First of all, no I didn’t go! Once again my invite must have been lost in the mail…however, Eric Levine (the creator of Cellartracker) was in attendance. Since the wines served with the State Dinner are not printed on the … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, News | Tagged Barrack Obama, David Cameron, Michelle Obama, President, President's favorite wine, Presidential menu, White House, White House menu, White House wine | Leave a comment //Renowned Wine Dealer Could Do Hard Time for Alleged Wine Counterfeits.
March 11, 2012Rudy Kurniawan was known as much for his palate as for his keen eye, fixed often on the highest of high-end wine bottles. His presence at wine auctions was constant, at events in Beverly Hills, and offerings at Sotheby’s in … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Burgundy, Counterfeit wine, fake wine, France | Leave a comment //Is California Being Faced with a Grape Shortage?
March 9, 2012Grape growers in California finally have something to cheer about—grape prices are going up. But what do those higher prices mean for consumers? Winery owners are trying to cut costs so they can keep prices low at a time when … Continue reading
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