Wine Industry News

  • Italy: Wine production up 7% for 2013

    (ANSA) - Production of Italian wine has increased by 7% this year compared with 2012, although it remains a bit weaker than the five-year average, producers announced Tuesday. Quality is good on average across the 45 million hectoliters of wine produced in Italy, said organizations representing...
  • Calif. residents say wineries gulping down area's only water source

    (CBS News) A battle is brewing in California's wine country. Some people say they're being left high-and-dry because of an explosion of wineries. And now, that's leading to a fight over the area's one and only water source. Paso Robles, along California's Central Coast, is known for it's gentle ...
  • BORDEAUX EMBRACES GREENER VITICULTURE

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Bordeaux is embracing pioneering viticultural and winemaking techniques according to three estates, which have grouped together in order to promote themselves and the region. Representatives from châteaux Marquis de Terme, Couhins and La Dauphine hosted a dinner ...
  • SA wine buyers pay record prices

    (IOL) - South Africa’s biggest wine sale at the Nederburg estate outside Cape Town saw prices almost double to a record this month as volumes on offer fell. Held on September 6 and 7 at the estate in Paarl, northeast of Cape Town, the auction offered 132 wines, including 72 red, 36 white a...
  • Nigeria palm wine tappers face tough climb to success

    (Foxnews) - The pay is low and the work involves scaling a 50-foot tree multiple times a day with no safety net, so it is not surprising that Nigerian palm wine tappers are struggling to find fresh recruits. "No newcomers," said Anthony Ozioko, a slight 63-year-old, visibly drained after a mid-m...
  • England's first biodynamic winery launches two new wines

    (Harpers) - Less than three years after launching the UK’s first accredited biodynamic wine, Sedlescombe has brought out two more. The two latest biodynamic wines from the Sussex-based vineyard, owned by Roy and Irma Cook, are a sparkling and a red, each of them the first of their ...
  • California: Caymus owner approved for large Solano winery

    (NBBJ) - The owner of Caymus Vineyards is preparing for the start of construction this fall on a 5.5 million-gallon-a-year winery and distillery on farmland south of Fairfield to shift excess production from the Napa Valley winery. The goal is to start preparing roads and building pads on 57 ...
  • Q&A: Gina Gallo of E&J Gallo

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - The chief winemaker at the world’s biggest wine company and the most influential woman in wine according to the drinks business, talks of Chardonnay’s expressiveness, how Château Montelena inspires her and the best upcoming regions in North America for growin...

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