Wine Industry News
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(WesternFarmPress) - North American winemakers are having a near perfect harvest this year in stark contrast to their European counterparts, who have suffered from bad timing and worse weather. In Portugal some vineyards are reporting yields down 40 percent and in parts of Burgundy in France hail... -
(HoustonPress) - "Ingredients," reports the back label on a bottle of Randall Grahm's Bonny Doon wines from California, "Syrah grapes, tartaric acid, and sulfur dioxide. In the winemaking process, the following were utilized: indigenous yeast, yeast nutrients, and French oak barrels. At time of bott...What if Winemakers Listed Ingredients on Every Bottle?
October, 13, 2012 -
(TheAustralian) - CHEAP wine will be banned under a federal health agency's plan to make drinkers pay at least $8-$10 for a bottle of booze. The Federal Government's Australian National Preventative Health Agency will advise this week that a "floor price" and new taxes be calculated as a way to m...AUS: Industry revolts as federal health agency proposes ban on discount booze
October, 13, 2012 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - Can you guess which country drinks the most beer per capita? A pint of beerThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has researched and published details of which countries consume the most alcohol per capita. This information has also been broken down into beer, wines, spirits...The world’s top beer-consuming countries
October, 13, 2012 -
(VOANews) - Six years ago, Russia hit Georgia with a wine embargo. Suddenly, a market that had taken 80 percent of Georgia’s wine exports was closed. Now, in the days after Georgians elected a Moscow-trained prime minister, there is serious talk of lifting the embargo. In Sighnaghi, a 120-k...Georgia Looks Toward End of Russia's Wine Embargo
October, 13, 2012 -
(FoxNews) - A boat whose owners advertise it as a "floating wine tasting room" started sinking near Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, but all 22 people on board were rescued safely. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Pamela Boehland said the 40-foot boat the Neptune hit an unknown object in the bay Frid...US: 22 saved from sinking wine tasting boat in San Francisco Bay
October, 13, 2012 -
(NapaValleyRegister) - It’s been a decade in the works, but Napa Valley Vintners learned early Thursday that the Peoples’ Republic of China has agreed to recognize and protect the Napa Valley name. It’s a critical first step in preventing the name to be used on any wines except those from this...China agrees to protect Napa Valley wine name
October, 11, 2012 -
(IOL) - South Africa on Thursday said it wants to avoid a tit-for-tat alcohol import war with Britain over increased bulk wine sales that have cost jobs in the local bottling industry. The “very fraught issue” was raised in a meeting between Trade Minister Rob Davies and visiting British busi...SA wants to avoid wine ‘war’ with Britain
October, 11, 2012

