Read more wineries stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13964/wineries.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:48:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63873/cheap-and-good-wine-websites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith wine sales plateauing, wineries are embracing direct, discounted sales in what amounts to a win-win situation for sellers and buyers. The Los Angeles Times singles out the top discount websites: winestilsoldout.com sells one wine at a time until it’s gone. The site usually offers two or three bottles...http://www.newser.com/story/63873/cheap-and-good-wine-websites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 15:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56455/mais-non-french-ditch-the-champagne-cork.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFed up with imperfect corks tainting its high-end Champagne, one French winemaker is tossing tradition aside in favor of a—gasp!—aluminum cork. BBC reports. Before you faint in horror, Duval-Leroy stresses that this is no screw-top cap: the new plug will make the same pop and spray a traditional...http://www.newser.com/story/56455/mais-non-french-ditch-the-champagne-cork.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 9:41:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48475/winemakers-hope-obamas-help-rekindle-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Barack Obama’s affinity for wine is the toast of American winemakers, hopeful that after eight years of teetotalling rule, the new first family will boost domestic sales, Reuters reports. Obama reportedly has a 1,000-bottle cellar in his new $1.65 million Chicago home, drawing raves from oenophiles. And...http://www.newser.com/story/48475/winemakers-hope-obamas-help-rekindle-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 20:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46225/budget-bubbles-for-new-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChampagne may feel like a vestige of a world without a credit crisis, but there's no need to go without bubbly on New Year's Eve. Slate offers some moderately priced options: Cava is Spain's answer to champagne, made by the same method. A thrifty seeker of festive spirits can pick...http://www.newser.com/story/46225/budget-bubbles-for-new-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Dec 2008 1:54:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37423/meet-vintners-of-sideways-fame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’ve seen the movie Sideways , you likely remember the Hitching Post II: the Santa Barbara County restaurant where Paul Giamatti nervously meets his future love. But even the most dedicated oenophile may not know that Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini and colleague Gray Hartley have been making wine nearly...http://www.newser.com/story/37423/meet-vintners-of-sideways-fame.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Sep 2008 12:34:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37194/in-vino-cash-amazon-to-sell-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnline shopping got a little more intoxicating today as Amazon announced it will start selling wine in the US starting in October, Reuters reports. The retailer —looking for a chunk of the $30 billion-plus US wine market —has partnered with Napa Valley Vintners, which will supply vino from the 315...http://www.newser.com/story/37194/in-vino-cash-amazon-to-sell-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Sep 2008 12:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34479/philosophical-vintner-rethinks-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbe Schoener is reinvigorating California wines with a decidely unorthodox, almost experimental, approach, writes Jon Bonne in the San Francisco Chronicle . Schoener, who lacks formal training, eschews the traditional do's and don’ts of the craft with his Scholium Project winery. His wines "are bizarre, ingenious and polarizing—quite simply unlike...http://www.newser.com/story/34479/philosophical-vintner-rethinks-wine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 Aug 2008 13:39:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33976/french-winemakers-turn-to-terror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTough times have turned some wine-growers in southwestern France to "wine terrorism," Time reports. Guerrilla grape-growers have bombed supermarkets and government buildings, hijacked trucks carrying foreign wine, and drained tanks. The growers want the French government to protect them from the cheap imports they say are threatening their survival.http://www.newser.com/story/33976/french-winemakers-turn-to-terror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 Aug 2008 7:30:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33015/prosecco-targets-champagne-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSales of Italy's answer to champagne have been bubbling up for years, Reuters writes, but prosecco producers plan to boost output to 250 million bottles next year, with an eye on someday overtaking champagne as the world's favorite sparkling wine. The bubbly is cheaper to make than its French rival,...http://www.newser.com/story/33015/prosecco-targets-champagne-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 8:07:00 CDT