Wine Industry News
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Wine makers in the South West have reported a promising start to this year's harvest. The region is about two weeks into harvesting, with Chardonnay grapes being picked in Maragaret River at present. The Wine Industry Association of WA says recent dry weather has led to ripe, disease-free grap... -
I’M not one to go overboard in describing the myriad aromas and flavors in a glass of wine. In fact, most of the gaudy descriptions found in tasting notes will not help a whit to understand the character of a bottle of wine or to anticipate the experience of drinking it. While it may seem heretica...Wine in Two Words
February, 22, 2011 -
Canterbury wine producers are reporting being largely unaffected by the latest Christchurch earthquake. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit at 12.51pm local time but wineries are reporting little damage, with the epicentre to the east of the city in Lyttelton, rather than in the wine growing areas west o...NZ: Earthquake spares Canterbury wine industry
February, 22, 2011 -
Diego Valentin, an engineer who owns the place(Ginger Restaurant), explained that the idea to build this lower ceiling (there is an actual ceiling above it) came before opening the restaurant last year. They built a metal net that could hold the bottles, and began filling it when they started pillin...5,000 Wine Bottles Recycled Into Acoustics-Improving Ceiling At Buenos Aires Restaurant
February, 22, 2011 -
/PRNewswire/ -- U.S. wine exports, 90 percent from California, rebounded to a new record of $1.14 billion in winery revenues in 2010, an increase of 25.6 percent over 2009 wine exports. Volume shipments rose 1.9 percent to 425.5 million liters or 47.3 million nine-liter cases. "This positive ne...California Boosts 2010 U.S. Wine Exports To Record Year
February, 22, 2011 -
Californian wine company E&J Gallo is hoping to tempt consumers with a chilled glass of red wine this summer, as it launches a new wine concept under its Gallo Family Vineyards brand.Summer Red is a blend of Zinfandel and Pinot Noir grapes especially blended to be enjoyed chilled, said the company. ...Chilled red wine from E&J Gallo
February, 22, 2011 -
The world of wine can be complex and intimidating. In fact, wine aficionados like it that way - they have their own sensory language that revolves around taste, smell and terroir that separates them from everyone else. And for the most part, real wine connoisseurs are few and far between, the rest ...Timeless Tips: Marketing your wine
February, 21, 2011 -
Chinese conglomerate COFCO has confirmed that it intends to control the supply chain of its Bordeaux wines, in a bid to protect Chinese consumers from wine fraud. peaking at the signing ceremony of the purchase of Chateau Viaud in Bordeaux, COFCO vice chairman Chi Jingtao said that the Chinese gover...COFCO to guard China-bound Bordeaux 'from production to consumption'
February, 21, 2011

