Wine Industry News
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The Queen's new vineyard in Windsor Great Park is not the only moving relationship the royal family has with English wine. And there. (Not British wine, note. British wine is made from fermented imported concentrate and your grandma may have kept a bottle under the sink in case of blockages. The des... -
Maybe it's climate change. Everywhere you look these days there seem to be new wineries popping up. Washington County, just west of Portland, Oregon is the latest region to register a big hit on the wine radar, and while the county lacks the sophistication of famous Napa Valley in California, that m...US: Oregon wine region waiting to be discovered
May, 12, 2011 -
The US has become Canada’s third-largest wine supplier with exports increasing by one third in 2010. Ontario: 'world's largest wine buyer'' Canada bought 30% more wine in 2010 than in the previous year, totalling US$269m, according to American government statistics. There was also a subs...US becomes Canada's third-largest supplier
May, 11, 2011 -
An executive at Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec has been demoted after it was discovered he spent millions on alcohol – including the finest cru classe Bordeaux. Lu Guangyu, the general manager of operations in Guangdong for state oil giant Sinopec spent some 1.6 million yuan (US$245,000) of compa...Chinese executive in 'Lafite' scandal disciplined
May, 11, 2011 -
NAPA — Grape growers, who are traditionally the last in the wine industry to benefit from an economic recovery, are finally starting to see a rebound in both prices and interest from buyers.Wineries are now committing to buying more premium grapes — and paying higher prices — for the first tim...California: North Coast grape market begins to recover
May, 11, 2011 -
A Western Han dynasty ancient tomb group was accidentally found at a construction site in Puyang city, China's Henan province, on April 10. After a period of protective excavation of the tomb group, archaeologists found more than 230 ancient tombs in all, and a total of more than 600 cultural relic...China: 2000-year-old wine unearthed in Henan province
May, 11, 2011 -
Thirst for Argentine wine rose in key export markets in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest figures from Wines of Argentina. Wine exports rose by 8% in the three months to the end of March, to 62.9m litres, said the trade body at the end of last week. Bottled wine exports increased...ARGENTINA: Wine exports up in Q1
May, 11, 2011 -
Yeasts are unicellular fungi and so far over 1 500 different species have been described. Among them are important industrial organisms, pathogens and model organisms which help us to understand how eukaryotic cells work.However, one of the most well-known characteristics of yeast is the ability of ...Wine yeasts reveal prehistoric microbial world
May, 11, 2011

