Latest American wine Stories
NEW YORK, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bodega Navarro Correas, one of the most historic and renowned of Argentine wine companies, is proud to be the official wine of the Broadway revival of Evita, opening April 5, at the Marquis Theater. The highly anticipated return of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical to New York, is inspired by the life and times of the legendary Argentine first lady, Eva Peron. The production stars the acclaimed Argentine actress Elena Roger, Puerto Rican...
While Washington winemakers grow most of their grapes on their natural rootstock, the coveted quality of their crop–and wines–is unlikely to change if they join the rest of the world and start grafting their varieties to more disease- and pest-resistant roots. That day will probably come, say WSU experts, but growers have little to fear. Yet the spectre of a vine-destroying invasion has lurked in the shadows of Washington vineyards for years. What if, wine industry professionals have...
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden State Overnight (GSO) has announced that it will join in sponsoring the 15th Annual Rhone San Francisco Tasting, taking place on March 24-25th, 2012 at Fort Mason for the largest American Rhone wine event in the country. Sponsorship of the event enables the Rhone Rangers to carry out their mission to educate consumers and trade about American-grown Rhone varietal wines and stimulates sales of wine that its member wineries fulfill...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached a new record of $1.39 billion in winery revenues in 2011, an increase of 21.7% compared to 2010. Volume shipments were up 5.8% to 455.7 million liters or 50.6 million nine-liter cases. "The quality, diversity and value of California wines have propelled us to another record year for wine exports," said Robert P. (Bobby) Koch, Wine Institute President and CEO. "Our success in...
NAPA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beringer Vineyards announced this week a partnership with PGA TOUR star Justin Leonard - a partnership that complements the winery's designation as the "Official Wine of the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour" through 2014 in the United States and Canada. Beginning this Spring, Beringer will highlight Leonard's name and likeness on select advertising and point of sale materials throughout North America and Leonard will engage in...
HEALDSBURG, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- February is American Heart Month, and marks the perfect opportunity to share Colby Rex Groom's lofty goal for 2012: to reach $300,000 in total donations to charities that promote heart health from sales of Colby Red Wine. The Groom family, in partnership with Treasury Wine Estates and Walgreen's stores, launched Colby Red Wine just one short year ago. They have raised more than $175,000 for heart charities across the US, to...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has set a new American wine competition record with an astounding 5,500 entries, surpassing its previous record of 5,050 last year. For nine consecutive years, this prestigious competition holds strong as the "Largest Competition of American Wines in the World." "This new record serves as an affirmation that every year wine consumers look toward the SFCWC award medal winning wines as a...
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In what is sure to be one of the most talked about episodes of the season, CBS today announced Rick Tigner, president of Kendall-Jackson Winery -- one of America's favorite family-owned wineries -- will be one of the next bosses to go undercover during the upcoming third season of the two-time Emmy Award-nominated reality series, "Undercover Boss." The episode will air Sunday, Jan. 29, (8-9 p.m., ET/PT, check local...
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wine Bandwagon, the first Illinois-based daily deal site for wines, launched today, bringing consumers rare wines at up to 50 percent the cost of retail and online prices. The company is founded by the same leadership team that started Sam's Wines and Spirits, America's leading wine retailer until 2007. Wine Bandwagon offers discounts on hard to get, allocated wines that have been carefully selected and sampled by the company's certified sommeliers....
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Constellation Wines' Robert Mondavi and Kim Crawford have chosen creative agency, 180 Los Angeles (180LA) as their agency of record. 180LA is responsible for brand strategy and creative execution for both brands. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110127/LA37823LOGO) "We selected 180LA as our partner because they have a proven strategic process that leads to breakthrough creative," said Oren Lewin, Senior Vice President of...
