Wine Industry News
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(NBBJ) - Visitors to Sonoma County spent $1.47 billion in 2011, a more than 9 percent increase over 2010, according to the latest figures released by Visit California. “This is great news for Sonoma County’s thriving hospitality industry,” Ken Fischang, president and chief e... -
(Reuters) - British alcoholic drinks retailer First Quench is insuring a chunk of its pension liabilities with specialist provider Pension Insurance Corporation, improving retirement benefits for its 1,966 members. A growing number of "final salary" pension schemes are running into trouble beca...UK wine retailer First Quench in $242 million pension risk deal
May, 22, 2013 -
(WineSpectator) - Most châteaus lowered prices, but consumers don't think the wines are worth the investment. The 2012 Bordeaux futures campaign defies easy description as it limps toward a lukewarm finish, according to château owners and wine merchants around the globe. Was it ...Why Aren't 2012 Bordeaux Futures Selling?
May, 21, 2013 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - Consumers are keen to see government plans for calorie labels on wine become legislation as calorie counting becomes an increasingly important factor in the wine buying process. Speaking during a seminar at the London International Wine Fair at ExCel yesterday, Johnnie For...UK: Consumers pushing for calorie labelling
May, 21, 2013 -
(Decanter) - Jackson Family Wines is aiming to increase its production of ‘world class’ Pinot Noir with the purchase of a number of vineyards in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The acquisition of the Zena West vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA comes after the California pr...US: Jackson Family consolidates Oregon holdings
May, 21, 2013 -
(ThisisLocalLondon) - Brother and sister fraudsters conned £4.5m out of investors through a vintage wine scam, a court heard. Daniel Snelling, 38, of Basinghall Gardens, Sutton, is accused of four counts of fraud at Southwark Crown Court, and is joined in the dock by his sister Dina Snel...UK: Sutton brother and sister wine traders Daniel and Dina Snelling 'conned investors out of £4.5m', Southwark Crown Court hears
May, 21, 2013 -
(Xinhua) -- China is likely to make substantive moves this year toward initiating an anti-dumping investigation into wine imported from the eurozone, the China Security Journal reported on Tuesday. The government may take a further step in pushing the probe in response to a strong call from the do...China may probe EU wine: report
May, 21, 2013 -
(USAToday) - Americans seem to be fed up with frugality. As the recession ever so slowly recedes, an increasing number of Americans say they are less frugal than they were a few years ago. At the same time, sales at restaurants are at an all-time high and at least one survey says consumers e...Frugality out: Restaurant sales at all-time highs
May, 21, 2013

