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Light weight wine bottles are better for the environment
May, 24, 2010
UK - Moves by industry leaders to produce lightweight bottles and begin importing wines in bulk has helped the UK cut down on its waste and carbon footprint in this area. GlassRite Wine has teamed up with the Government over the last four years to help impose green practices amidst one of the UK’s...
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Foster's signs wine distribution deal in U.S.
May, 24, 2010
MELBOURNE - Australia's largest brewer Foster's Group (FGL.AX) said on Tuesday its U.S. unit has signed a deal with the Charmer Sunbelt Group to sell Foster's portfolio of wines in New York, Maryland and the District of Columbia. It did not disclose financial details of the deal, which is part of i...
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China opens its doors to Oregon wine
May, 24, 2010
Oregon officials have signed an agreement with the Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau that will help promote Oregon wine sales in China. Oregon and Washington, which signed the agreement simultaneously, are the first two states to sign such an agreement.“With this agreement, we now...
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California vintners thirsty for a taste of China's booming wine market
May, 24, 2010
China - Demand for foreign wines is growing among the swelling middle class. French exports dominate in a market that has been largely polarized — drinkers buy very cheap bottles or very expensive ones. At a time when recession-pinched Americans are swilling Trader Joe's Two Buck Chuck, Sun Xiao ...
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Learning from Experience? Multisensory Tools Create Discerning Wine Lovers
May, 24, 2010
Wine aficionados are better able to resist misleading advertising if they are provided with accurate sensory descriptors, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research."Wine is a complex, sensory-driven product, which is difficult to master based on regular consumption alone," write a...
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Foster's wine split on the cards
May, 24, 2010
FOSTER'S Group's ailing wine division has long been viewed as a poison pill for a bidder for the beer business. But now that Foster's has a market value of $9.9 billion – and the Australian dollar has helpfully fallen from recent highs – some think the timing could be ripe for a global brewer t...
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As Texas grows its wine industry, critics say focus should change
May, 24, 2010
Now a $1.35 billion industry with 200 wineries from Salado to Lubbock, Texas wine benefits from Agriculture Department grants and its Go Texan marketing program. The agency just launched webcasts weaving through eight wine trails and announced a $1.2 million grant for wine-making research. "Texas...
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Dionysus and the Origin of Wine
May, 23, 2010
The significance of wine, as a religious symbol, existed long before the days of Jesus. Wine was the beverage of choice for the ancient Greeks, and although they used fairly different ingredients than what know today, the symbolic implications remain the same. As an active substance that would enli...
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Light weight wine bottles are better for the environment

Foster's signs wine distribution deal in U.S.

China opens its doors to Oregon wine

California vintners thirsty for a taste of China's booming wine market

Learning from Experience? Multisensory Tools Create Discerning Wine Lovers

Foster's wine split on the cards

As Texas grows its wine industry, critics say focus should change

Dionysus and the Origin of Wine

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