Wine Industry News
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Bordeaux wine mogul Jonathan Maltus has sold the entire production of his new Napa wine. Maltus owns Chateau Teyssier in St Emilion, and made his name as one of the first of the ‘garagistes’ in St Emilion a decade ago. He now also makes wine under the Colonial Wine Company name in Barossa, Au... -
Alcohol campaigners are calling on supermarkets to restrict all alcohol to dedicated aisles to avoid 'impulse purchases'. UK charity Alcohol Concern carried out a one-day survey of supermarkets in Cardiff, Wales before Christmas, and found that beer, wines and spirits were on sale in food aisles and...UK: Alcohol Concern calls for more supermarket restrictions
March, 01, 2011 -
VIENNA (AP) — If one Austrian's quirky idea catches on, wine tastings could soon sound like this: Is that some Mozart in my glass? A hint of Haydn, maybe? Convinced that music is a key ingredient for a good bottle of red or white, Markus Bachmann has invented a special speaker that exposes ferm...Is that Mozart in my glass? Austrian claims music 'infusions' make wine better
March, 01, 2011 -
(Reuters Life!) - More than 600 Loire valley winemakers gathered in Angers earlier this month for three days of tasting and touting their terroirs. But the vignerons, whose vineyards are spread along the banks of river's 630 miles, are as varied as the terroir or soils they till and the more than...France: Winemaking in Loire-express yourself and terroir
March, 01, 2011 -
The steady rise in global temperatures is threatening vineyards around Bordeaux that produce some of the most esteemed and expensive wines on earth. Experts say that the region may be unsuitable for wine-growing by 2050, making the supreme wines of chateaux like Lafite, Petrus and Latour nothing...Global warming threatens wine production in France
March, 01, 2011 -
NOVATO — One of the results of Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines’ recent sales of wine assets is providing corporate alcoholic beverage brand creator Winery Exchange with a line of its own products.Winery Exchange has created dozens of wine, beer and spirits brands for grocers, restaurants, retailer...US: Winery Exchange picks up Echelon
February, 28, 2011 -
Wineries, residents and horses all want a piece of choice Southern California terroir. A decade ago, Temecula’s winegrowing future looked dim: An epidemic of Pierce’s disease (PD) had decimated vineyards, spread by glassy-winged sharpshooters (GWSS) from another of Riverside County’s top crops...California: Temecula Wine Country Faces Future
February, 28, 2011 -
Christie's expands global wine sales team | Print | Written by Gemma McKenna Monday, 28 February 2011 Christie’s is expanding its global wine sales team to keep up with its 70% boom in wine sales since 2009. Simon Tam will join the Hong Kong office as head of wine in China whil...Christie's expands global wine sales team
February, 28, 2011

