Wine Industry News

  • How Canada can free its wine

    (OttawaCitizen) - As vacationers travel around Canada this summer, here is a question to ponder for those who sip fine Canadian wine: why do so many provincial politicians oppose free trade in wine among the provinces? Before last year, it was illegal for Canadian wineries to ship direct to cons...
  • UK: Why 6.53pm on Wednesday is wine o'clock

    (DailyMail)  - We are most likely to open a bottle of wine at 6.53pm on a Wednesday evening, a new study reveals.   Research shows this is the time when adults typically reach for the vino to help ease them through the working week. And it seems the wine is likely to be red, as more...
  • 10 Agriculture Stories You Should Read Today

    (WesternFarmPress) - Organic narcissism? Wine tasting and junk science. Ag's Silicon Valley moment. Hippy defends GMOs. Cotton candy grapes. Invasive species liberty. Wall Street and the perfect pig. And more. 1. Wine-tasting and Junk Science: In case you missed this June article, David Derb...
  • Ten Great California Wines Without Homes

    (Forbes) - A friend of mine has the best pickup line: “I own a winery.” As the last syllable rolls off his tongue, the woman to whom he’s speaking undergoes a scientifically undocumented physical transformation in which her knee joints abruptly become wobbly Jell-O. (At least, tha...
  • Trade rows forgotten as French winemakers look to China

    (Euractiv) - In a few remote corners of China, a world away from Beijing's allegations of European wine dumping, makers of such lofty French brands as Chateau Lafite-Rothschild and Dom Perignon champagne are investing millions of dollars to produce vintages they hope will put Chinese wine on the wo...
  • France: Wine growers call for aid with more storms due

    (TheLocal) - Wine growers in Bordeaux held an emergency meeting on Monday after thousands of acres of vineyards were destroyed in hail storms. With more extreme weather forecast, there could be worse news for Bordeaux and Burgundy vineyard-owners. The year 2013 may not be a good vintage for Fren...
  • Gay-rights protesters boycott Russian vodka

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - US journalist and author, Dan Savage, has launched “The Dump Russian Vodka campaign”, in response to new anti-homosexual laws passed in Russia. These laws include classifying “homosexual propaganda” as pornography; banning same-sex couples from ad...
  • Russian Vodka promises no hangovers

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - A Russian vodka is on sale in the UK that promises to leave drinkers hangover-free. According to the Evening Standard , Beluga Noble Russian Vodka’s use of “artesan water” from Siberian springs and a 30-day maturation process prevents consumers from exp...

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