Wine Industry News
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(TheDrinksBusiness) - I was asked recently if I’d ever considered being involved in the production of wine. Of course I have. Owning a winery is a luxurious lifestyle choice. It’s every sommelier’s dream to leave the hours, lousy pay and obnoxious customers and set up overseas and spend all... -
(Seattlepi) - So many subjects in the world of wine can appear to be complicated. So much so that many consumers tend to ignore all the parlance of wine writers, simply buy what they like and leave the debating and analyzing to the so-called experts. I have to say that I don’t blame them. The wine...IS WINE COMPLEXITY A COMPLEX SUBJECT?
August, 12, 2012 -
(WineSpectator) - The new owners of Crushpad, the financially troubled custom-crush winery sold at auction on Aug. 7, say customers who want to rescue their barreled and bottled wines will have to help foot the bill for the company’s reorganization. That's leaving plenty of clients confused and an...New Crushpad Owners Ask Customers to Pay More
August, 11, 2012 -
(USNEWS) - Americans have long enjoyed reaching for a cold one, and a growing number want to first make it themselves. The Brewers Association reported this week that the number of breweries in the U.S. is at a 125-year high. There are now 2,126 breweries in the U.S., the most since 1887. "There ...U.S. Beer and Wine-Making Growth Spikes
August, 11, 2012 -
/PRNewswire/ - E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today the intention to purchase Courtside Cellars in San Miguel, California. The twelve-year-old winery will support the company's continued growth in California's Central Coast. The purchase includes 34 acres of land and a winery capable of cru...E. & J. Gallo Winery Announces Intention to Purchase Central Coast Winery and Crush Facility
August, 11, 2012 -
(DetroitNews) - Not every Michigan crop withered under the spring freeze and summer drought. Wine grapes across the Lower Peninsula are ripening largely unscathed. As vintners begin harvesting chardonnays and merlots, they've found that while some grapes may not have grown as large because of the...US: Michigan wineries toasting warm, dry summer
August, 11, 2012 -
(Wines&Vines) - If you watched ABC’s “Shark Tank” season 3, episode 4, you might reasonably have concluded that Eric Corti sold his wine-preserving device to investors Lori Greiner and Mark Cuban for $400,000. But in the reality TV world, that’s not how it works, and that’s not what happen...Wine Gadget Dodges Sharks
August, 10, 2012 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - A potential debate in Parliament on beer tax is a step closer with 80,000 signatures registered for the CAMRA e-petition. At the Great British Beer Festival, organised by CAMRA, it was announced that after a response from attendees during its opening sessions, the beer tax e...UK: Beer tax e-petition reaches 80,000
August, 10, 2012

