Riesling takes top honours at New York wine contest
A 2005 dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes has won the 2006 New York Wine & Food Classic, held August 15-16.
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Americans flock to buy home cellars
Sales of wine coolers, chillers and refrigerators have soared by over 300% in the US.
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'Insane' Bordeaux prices turn top collector away
One of America's most prominent and outspoken collectors of rare and fine wines refuses to buy 2005 Bordeaux First Growth futures because 'the prices are insane.'
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New York: new wine grapes released
New York State’s Cornell University has released three new wine grapes.
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Obituary: Harold P Olmo
Professor Harold P Olmo, who died on June 30 at the age of 96, was a giant in the development of the modern California wine industry.
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‘Greed factor’ turns US buyers off top Bordeaux
American merchants and consumers are deserting blue-chip Bordeaux 2005 in favour of lesser growths.
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Israel on US push
Israel is preparing to reinvent the image of its wines in America, its biggest foreign wine market.
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New York's "Copia" to open this week
New York State’s answer to Copia – the New York Wine and Culinary Center – opens this Friday.
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Zraly rates all 50 wine-producing states
Kevin Zraly has published the first book that deals comprehensively with all 50 states as modern wine-producing states.
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Auction records broken as sale makes nearly $8m
Eight auction records were broken and nearly US$8m was spent on Saturday as bidding went through the roof at Sotheby’s New York sale.
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1865 Lafite, ancient Burgundy in $5m auction
Venerable bottles of Bordeaux and Burgundy and other rare wines come under the hammer in an auction set to make up to US$5m this Saturday in New York.
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US relaxes vintage regulations
The US has relaxed regulations governing vintage-dating of certain blends.
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US case could mean wine price drop
A US regulatory case could lead to reduced wine prices across the country.
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Alexis Bespaloff: an obituary
Alexis Bespaloff, one of America’s principal wine writers for three decades, died of cancer on April 22 at his home in Los Cruces, New Mexico, at 71.
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New York vintner Willy Frank dies
Willy K Frank, a Finger Lakes vintner whose wines were often rated among New York State’s best, died on Tuesday at the age of 80.
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Romanee-Conti smashes auction record
It’s not the most expensive wine in the world, but at over US$14,000 a bottle it's still a world-beater.
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New AVA for Washington
Washington’s Rattlesnake Hills will soon become this Pacific Northwest state’s ninth federal appellation.
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Acker sets 21st-century auction record
New York auctioneer Acker Merrall & Condit has just completed a US$10.6m auction - the third-biggest in wine auction history.
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Acker starts season with $10m cellar
Acker Merrall & Condit is kicking off its 2006 bricks-and-mortar auctions with a US$10m cellar.
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Zachys snaps at Christie's heels
Christie’s auctions won the international revenue race in 2005. The increasingly formidable Zachys placed second. Sotheby’s finished third – but its sales were up more than 40%.
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Michigan: out-of-state wineries can ship
A federal judge in Detroit has decreed that outside wineries can ship wine straight to Michigan consumers.