New Yorkers win Beard Foundation awards
Two New Yorkers won prestigious 2005 James Beard Foundation Awards on Monday.
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Ste Michelle and Antinori in new venture
Ste Michelle Wine Estates and the Antinori family of Tuscany are set to build a winery and plant vineyards on Red Mountain in eastern Washington State to produce Col Solare, their jointly made high-end wine.
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Duboeuf produces own-estate Beaujolais
Top Beaujolais negociant Georges Duboeuf introduced the first Beaujolais from his own estate on Wednesday.
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Baxter Lynn resigns as Washington wine chief
After serving as executive director of the Washington Wine Commission for six months, Jane Baxter Lynn has left the job.
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Michelin to publish New York guide
Michelin will release its first ever restaurant guide outside Europe this year when the Michelin New York guide goes on sale in November.
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Hans Selbach: obituary
German winegrowers are mourning the death of Hans Selbach, who was long a quietly influential producer in the Middle Mosel.
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Hart Davis Hart makes nearly $2m on first sale
Hart Davis Hart Wine Company brought auction cachet back to Chicago on 29 January, taking nearly US$2m in its inaugural sale.
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Russian-born artist is latest commission for Mouton
The latest artwork for the label of Bordeaux first growth Chateau Mouton-Rothschild is by a Russian-born artist who emigrated to the US and lives in the heart of Long Island wine country.
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Beard chief pleads guilty, looks at maximum 15 years
Leonard F Pickell Jr, the James Beard Foundation’s ex-president, could face a sentence of 5 to 15 years, after pleading guilty to stealing more than $50,000 from the organisation.
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New Chicago auction house brings back glamour
A new Chicago wine auction house, Hart Davis Hart Wine Company, holds its debut sale this Saturday 29 January.
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Beard Foundation ex-president indicted
The ex-president of the James Beard Foundation, a culinary center in New York, was arraigned on Monday on charges of stealing sizeable amounts of its funds for his use.
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Supreme court judges 'openly sceptical' on interstate shipping laws
After an hour-long Washington hearing on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court began considering a ruling that could revolutionise America’s wine buying and selling.
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Supreme Court to hear interstate shipping arguments
In a hearing that could radically alter the way Americans buy and sell wine, arguments for and against interstate free trade will be put to the US Supreme Court tomorrow.
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Spectacular DRC collection up for auction
One of the rarest and most spectacular collections of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines ever to come to auction goes under the hammer at Zachys on 3 December.
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Zagat turns its sights on Shanghai
The Zagat Survey published its first-ever review of Shanghai restaurants earlier this week. Wine-oriented visitors will find in it 11 ‘winning wine lists.’
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Major new Chicago auction house opens
A major new auction house went into business in Chicago today.
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Number of new US wineries rockets
Between 200 and 400 new wineries open in the United States every year, according to the latest figures.
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'Largest ever' auction breaks major records
America’s first two-coast auction, the largest in California history according to organisers, set other major records.
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Beard Foundation denies awards 'turmoil'
The James Beard Foundation is trying to save the reputation of its prestigious annual awards after accusations of financial mismanagement at its Manhattan headquarters.
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Sherry-Lehmann number one for Zagat
The most influential New York guidebook has published the definitive list of wine shops in the city.
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Long Island to adopt Merlot?
Long Island’s 35 producers are hotly debating whether their region, 90 miles east of New York, should adopt Merlot as its flagship wine.
