Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is seeking a plant pathologist to primarily serve the extension and research needs of Virginia’s wine grape industry, with additional opportunities in other small fruits. Extension responsibilities will include dissemination of information on grape disease identification and management to Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and ...

There is an active secondary market for Australia's iconic Grange. This wine is sought after by collectors and winelovers alike. See the online store of reputable online store at this Penfolds Grange reseller You can see the comments of previous customers, and be assured of straight dealing as the store ...

One of the joys of the dynamic wine merchant scene in the UK is the band of plucky fellows who hunt out the unusual and the obscure. The internet of course gives access to these specialists to all. One such is Novavino , a specialists utilising there indepth local knowledge, ...

Burglars have hit on a wine merchant in the town of Velbert in Norhtrhine-Westphalia in Germany. Numerous rarities in the field of Spanish and Portuguese wines were stolen.

Yorkshire police are warning restaurants and hotels to be extra vigilant after a group of specialised wine thieves stole £60,000 worth of vintage wines from a private house.

Burglars have hit on a wine merchant in the town of Velbert in Norhtrhine-Westphalia in Germany. Numerous rarities in the field of Spanish and Portuguese wines were stolen.

Sauvignon Republic produces wines made with the white grape from the Russian River, New Zealand, South Africa and Mendocino--more on the way! As John stands before his Sensory Evaluation of Wine class at UC Davis Extension , John Buechsenstein, winemaker, professor and commercial vineyard location scout, sticks his nose into ...

In Birmingham you’ll find a real specialist wine merchant - Jura Wine - specialising in the organic wines of Jura in Eastern France - and specifically one winemaker - Domaine Tissot . Seldom seen and little known in the UK these wines can be quite distinctive and in addition to familiar grape varietals such as Chardonnay they also use very distinctive local grapes such as Savignin ( a cousin...

... a secondary variety in the US, it will be a harder sell.”Fisher is also a specialist in mergers ... their consolidating for now and it is not in the nature of the small specialist producers to amalgamate...

Note: Jonathan Tagliani's answers to our questions, below, reflect his personal opinions and are not necessarily those of Martignetti's.Please give me your wine biography. That is, how did you catch the bug? How did you grow in the business to your current position of Fine Wine Specialist with Martignetti?I was working in the financial services industry back in 1992, and I realized I probably...