Wine Industry News
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(CessnockAdvertiser) - Hunter Valley wine industry representatives have joined forces with the NSW Opposition to call on the O’Farrell Government to reinstate the cellar door subsidy scheme. Opposition Leader John Robertson, Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment and Regional and Rural Affa... -
(GMANetwork) - Winemakers from Britain, Australia, the United States and even elsewhere in France are raising the profile of France's largest but most unsung wine region, Languedoc-Roussillon. In southwest France bordering Spain and the Mediterranean, Languedoc used to be a byword for mass quant...Outsiders make global inroads from France's unsung wine region
April, 10, 2013 -
(HuffingtonPost) - I wonder how many Americans realize their importance in the world of wine. The United States has recently overtaken France and Italy to become the globe's biggest market, drinking a full 13 percent of all the wine produced on the planet, more than any other nation. While wine dri...Time to Widen View of U.S. Wine Scene
April, 10, 2013 -
(Wines&Vines) - Celebrating his 90th birthday with a tasting and lunch for media members and friends, California winemaking legend Miljenko “Mike” Grgich reminded his guests about familiar facts from his life and added many interesting tidbits. Grgich, of course, is the immigrant...US: Napa Winemaker Turns 90
April, 09, 2013 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - Bordeaux first growth Château Margaux is experimenting with the “voodoo” of biodynamics, according its managing director Paul Pontallier. During an en primeur tasting of the 2012 vintage at the château last week, Pontallier told the drinks business: &ld...FRANCE: MARGAUX TRIALING “VOODOO” BIODYNAMICS
April, 09, 2013 -
(Bloomberg) - Areas suitable for viticulture may decline from Bordeaux to Australia as climate change prompts a shift in wine production to higher latitudes and elevations in New Zealand and the Northern Hemisphere, researchers said. Suitable grape-growing areas may drop 68 percent in Mediterran...Study: Wine Production Seen Shifting From Bordeaux to N.Z. on Climate
April, 09, 2013 -
(Wines&Vines) - If plans proposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are implemented, the size of Bergeist Vineyard will be cut by approximately one-third sometime during the next few years. The construction expansion of I-78 west of Allentown, Pa., calls for changes in elevation ...US: Pennsylvania Vineyard Terroir Threatened
April, 08, 2013 -
(DailyMeal) - Women with breast cancer can have a glass of wine a day without fear of damaging their chances of beating the disease, claim researchers. In fact, they may improve their overall chance of survival because modest consumption of alcohol cuts the risk of dying from heart disease. A...Health: A glass of wine a day will NOT affect a woman's chance of beating breast cancer
April, 08, 2013

