Mumm Napa sparkling wine house is the official sparkling wine of the America’s Cup Summer of Racing in San Francisco. From the opening ceremonies on July 4th through the final races in September, Mumm Napa sparkling wines will be on hand to toast one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events in true Napa Valley … Read more
2012 wine sales in U.S. reached a new record of 360.1 million 9-liter cases with an estimated retail value of $34.6 billion,” according to wine industry consultant Jon Fredrikson of Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates in Woodside. Of the total, almost two-thirds or 207.7 million cases of California wine account for a 58% share of U.S. wine … Read more
Russia to stop using ‘Soviet Champagne’ name Russian sparkling wine producers are to stop using the Shampanskoye name on labels after an historic agreement was reached at the weekend. The name, which was established under Stalin in the 1920s, is still widely used by privately-owned producers today. It is understood that there was strong opposition … Read more