Wine news January 9, 2018

CBS Sports on why losing quarterback Cam Newton was sent wine by a rival. "Heck, Jordan even splurged for the overnight shipping to ensure the bottle would arrive before Newton packed up his locker at Bank of America Stadium."

Business Insider on how a City trader raised $8 million to start the first private members wine club. "The 17,000 sq ft building now boasts 26,000 bottles of wine, and 12,000 hand-blown crystal glasses. It is home to 2,750 members, 18 sommeliers, the biggest wine list in the UK (4,000 wines), and 800 wines by the glass — the most in the world."

The Telegraph on why Burgundy is the hottest area in wine. 

The Drinks Business on the vegan wine boom. "According to the BBC, a record 50,000 people have signed up to take part in ‘Veganuary’ this month, which encourages people to ditch meat, fish, eggs and dairy in January."