Wine Industry News

  • FRANCE: WHITE GRAPES AFFECTED MOST BY STORM

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Grapes destined for dry white wine were most affected by last week’s storm in Bordeaux, which will have a knock-on-effect of the pricing of the 2013 vintage. According to the CIVB, 2013 dry white Bordeaux from Entre-deux-Mers is set to become a rare commodity aft...
  • Is Grenache the New Pinot Noir?

    (TheDailyMeal) - Hindsight of course is 20/20, and looking back at the surge of popularity that Pinot Noir experienced over the past decade one can see some of the factors that helped to contribute to the grapes rise in fortune. Of course we all attribute a considerable impact to the movie Side...
  • Latin America's Tasty Secret

    (WSJ) - SUCH HAS BEEN the success of South America's wine-producing duopoly of Argentina and Chile, which has stormed the international market with interpretations of Malbec and Carménère, that it is easy to overlook the continent's other wine industries. Brazil makes attractive...
  • Canada: Ontario Grape Prices Steady for 2013

    (Wines&Vines) - Growers looking to sell grapes in Ontario, Canada, don’t just go to the winery down the road to negotiate a deal. It’s a bit more complicated. For most varieties, grape prices in Ontario are established by negotiations between the Grape Growers of Ontario, the Wine C...
  • France: Hail hits southern Alsace vineyards

    (Decanter) - Hailstorms continue to batter French vineyards, this time in the heart of Alsatian wine country, with up to 60% damages reported in parts of Southern Alsace. The storm, which occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday 6 August saw hailstones, some the size of ping-pong balls, hitting w...
  • B.C.’s liquor laws to be reviewed

    (GlobalNews) - B.C.’s liquor laws are going to be put under the microscope. Starting today, letters are going to go out to major stakeholders asking for ideas, and in September, residents will be asked for their input to improve what the Ministry of Justice calls “B.C.’s outdat...

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