Wine Industry News

  • EU to relax Moldovan wine trade barriers

    (Decanter) - The European Commission has said it plans to drop trade barriers to Moldovan wine, in a riposte to Russia’s ban on imports. The Commission plans to fast-track a deal that would ‘fully open’ the EU market to Moldovan wines before a recently-agreed free trade agr...
  • French Wine Test Finds Pesticides in Each of 92 Bottles Analyzed

    (Bloomberg) - Laboratory testing of 92 French wines from across the country found pesticide traces in every bottle, including those made from organically-grown grapes, consumer organization UFC-Que Choisir reported. All findings were “well below” toxicity thresholds defined by Europe...
  • California: Mettler Family Vineyards Opens Lodi Tasting Room

    (Wines&Vines) - The Mettler family has grown grapes in the Lodi area since 1899—across six generations—and has produced wine under the Mettler Family Vineyards label for 15 years. But the family just recently opened its first tasting room after spending the past two years planning a...
  • Wine time: Wild Yeast leads to a wildly complex flavor

    (PNJ) - It’s harvest season; vineyard workers and vineyard managers alike are working day and night to get the fruit in from the fields. If you are in the fray, it probably resembles a circus, but from where I sit, it is a beautifully orchestrated performance of man and nature. To me, the ...
  • Winemaker selling bottle of red wine for $168,000

    (ABC2News) - If you cringe at spending more than $20 for a bottle of wine, then you might faint when you read how much one winemaker is charging for its latest batch. The winemaker Penfold has come out with a red wine that costs $168,000, according to WSVN.  It's technically not even in ...
  • Bordeaux 2013: Estates upbeat as dry whites harvest begins

    (Decanter) - Early signs at Bordeaux estates including Chateau d'Yquem and Cos d'Estournel point to a good quality 2013 harvest for Bordeaux's dry white wines and Sauternes, but producers need the sun to stick around. Chateau Guiraud began picking its first Sauvignon Blanc for dry white on 1...
  • UK: Row brewing over Arthur’s Day

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Health experts and concerned politicians in Ireland are calling for Diageo to end the Guinness producer’s Arthur’s Day celebrations. Begun five years ago, Arthur’s Day is meant to celebrate the founding of Guinness’ St James brewery in Dublin in 175...
  • Corn-foam wine shippers can be enviro win

    (NBBJ) -  Consumers often have limited options for recycling the petroleum-based foam that cushions and insulates wine bottles during shipment, but a Napa Valley wine packaging company thinks it has found a way to make such recycling as easy as turning on a water spigot or stirring a compost p...

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