US wine exports no longer have permission to be labelled with traditional terms such as ‘Chateau,’ ‘vintage’ and ‘clos,’ after a clause in the wine trade agreement between the United States and the European Community lapsed earlier this month
Illinois legislators will vote as early as next week on a new House Bill that would restore wine consumers’ rights to purchase out of state wines and have them shipped into the state.
Illinois wine consumers are protesting a new bill that prevents out of state wineries from shipping wines into the state.
Tom Shelton, the former head of Joseph Phelps Winery and champion of the Napa Valley appellation, has died aged 55.
