Wine Industry News

  • Cutting-edge mixologists reinvent the wine cooler

    (UTSanDiego) - The wine cooler has a bit of an identity problem. Is it a wine spritzer? A wine cocktail? Sangria? And what about that wild child moment in the ’80s when it was the hottest thing on the party scene? Luckily, this cocktail conundrum is easily solved. As Gertrude Stein might p...
  • US: Where to Taste 'Wines of Dange

    (Wines&Vines) - Winemakers who set out to establish their own brands often find the path to success fraught with challenges and obstacles. And the idea of differentiating one brand in a sea of thousands can be downright terrifying. Knowing this, winemaker Sabrine Rodems organized a grou...
  • Europe sees biggest jump in wines and spirits sales in 2012

    (FoodBev) - Global travel retail liquor sales continued their strong growth in 2012, with spirits again outpacing wines. Wine and spirits sales reached 29.1 million cases in 2012, up 4% from 2011, according to the IWSR Duty Free/Travel Retail Summary Report 2013. Spirits sales grew 5.2% between ...
  • FRANCE: SECOND HAIL STORM RAVAGES BORDEAUX

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - A second hail storm has cut a swath through Bordeaux, destroying virtually the entire crop of around 100 producers. The area of Entre-deux-Mers was worst affected by the storm, which hit at around 8.40pm on Friday night and lasted for just 10 minutes. AFP reports th...
  • A Taste Of Mexico's Wine Country

    (Forbes) - Just a two-hour drive south of San Diego across the Mexican border lies a peaceful Baja California valley brimming with ripened grapes, delicious wines and gourmet cuisine concocted from the freshest of fresh local ingredients. Our Forbes Travel Guide editors recently ventured into ...
  • RUSSIA: Russian Standard ups Gancia Wine stake

    (Just-Drinks) - Russian Standard has increased its majority stake in Gancia Wine two weeks after it revived the Italian wine brand's US distribution. The vodka producer said today (5 August) it has raised its share in Gancia, acquired in 2011, from 70% to 94.1%. A Russian Standard spokesper...
  • Norwegian 'disgust' at Italy's Hitler wine

    (TheLocal) - A Norwegian holidaying in Italy came in for a nasty surprise when he stumbled upon a rack of 'Hitler' wine openly for sale in a local grocery shop. "I have no personal connection to what happened during the war, but I naturally reacted with disgust," Håvard Furulund,...

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