Wine Industry News
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Winemakers love to gripe that Pinot Noir is the hardest wine to make. I disagree. It is not that it is difficult to make; Pinot Noir is difficult to get right. First, if you are not starting with good grapes you might as well pack it in. Americans don’t like to be told this, but all vineyards are ... -
(Reuters) - Cerberus Capital Management is believed to be the firm that made an offer worth up to $2.5 billion for the wine business of Foster's Group Ltd. Foster's, Australia's largest brewer, rejected the surprise bid for the world's second-largest wine business on Wednesday, but left the door ope...Foster's wine arm bid came from Cerberus - report
September, 08, 2010 -
Talks with retailers are delaying the deployment of kiosks that will allow Pennsylvanians to buy wine without going to state-run liquor stores. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spokeswoman Stacey Witalec tells WITF-FM that negotiations with supermarkets and routine safety testing of new kiosks are ...Statewide issue of wine kiosks delayed by negotiations, safety tests
September, 08, 2010 -
One of the newest things in wine also happens to be the oldest: Doing nothing. There's a growing backward-is-forward movement afoot to simply let grapes do their thing when it comes to making wine. Defined as "natural wines," they're the kicked-back kin to bio-dynamic and organic wines (sustainably ...Letting grapes do their thing
September, 08, 2010 -
Martha Stewart is engaging in a smear campaign against Vampire Vineyards to bolster the sales of a Gallo wine label bearing her name, this according to a new federal lawsuit obtained by TMZ. According to the suit, Stewart's Gallo wine sales are less than one-half the wine sales of Vampire Vineyar...Martha Stewart Lawsuit: The Wrath of Grapes
September, 08, 2010 -
(Reuters) - Foster's Group Ltd., Australia's largest brewer, said it had rejected an offer worth up to $2.5 billion for its wine business from a private equity firm and would continue to pursue the demerger of its wine unit. The deal would have been the largest buyout by a private equity firm in th...Foster's knocks back $2.5 billion offer for wine unit
September, 07, 2010 -
Napa,CA -- The potentially destructive invasion of European Grape Vine Moth (EGVM) into California’s prime winegrape growing regions means that home winemakers in affected areas face the same restrictions as commercial grapegrowers and wineries with regard to movement and treatment of grapes, equi...Home Winemakers Warned About Moth
September, 07, 2010 -
A massive collection of Chateau Lafite dating back to 1869 comes under the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong next month. The collection comes straight from Lafite’s cellars – which Sotheby’s says is a a rare occurrence – and consists of some 2000 bottles spanning vintages from 1869 to 2008. ...Rare Lafite library collection in Sotheby's Hong Kong auction
September, 07, 2010

