Wine Industry News

  • Chinese Businessmen Keep $10,000 Wines on Restaurant Menu

    (Bloomberg) - While perusing the 1,800-selection wine list at New York’s Aureole restaurant, my wife nudged me at about number 785 and said, “Pssst. I’m still here.” I apologized for being so distracted, but I was completely awed by the breadth of offerings, such as 18 ...
  • US: Star Trek wine is out of this world

    (TheStar) - TO coincide with the release of the latest Star Trek film, Star Trek Into Darkness , a California winery has released a range of collectible wines emblazoned with retro images from the original TV series. In a nod to fictional wines mentioned on the science fiction series like the...
  • US: Feds approve nutrition labels for wine

    (PressDemocrat) - “Everyone loves a great glass of wine, but shopping for wine can be confusing.” Those were the words that Bethenny Frankel, the television personality who made her debut on “The Real Housewives of New York City” and later launched the Skinnygirl line of ...
  • In China, fake European wine more worrying than tariffs

    (Reuters) - Bruno Paumard, the cellar master at a vineyard in China, can't stop laughing while describing a bottle of supposedly French wine a friend gave him two years ago. It's white wine, with a label proclaiming it is from the vineyards of Romanee-Conti, the bottle bearing the logo that is o...
  • France's Hollande says EU, China must resolve trade disputes

    (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday the European Union must work with China and called for a balanced resolution to an escalating trade dispute that began with solar panels but has since spread to European wines. Speaking at a conference with Japanese business represe...
  • Turning energy and water into wine [Infographic]

    (LATimes) - To produce a quality bottle of wine requires many things, including substantial amounts of energy and water. For its second-annual Earth Day Report, Frei Brothers Reserve(R) is demonstrating how technology and conservation - from vine to bottling line - can help significantly reduce a w...
  • Very Berry Study Aims to Improve Wine Quality

    (ScienceDaily) - A gene expression study of grapevine berries grown in different Italian vineyards has highlighted genes that help buffer the plants against environmental change and may explain the different quality performances of grapevine when grown in different "terroirs." The research, re...
  • Japan’s ‘third arrow’ and a wine fuelled trade war

    (EuroNews) - Japan’s prime minister has outlined his latest reforms plan. He wants to encourage foreign investment and simplify laws in an attempt to kick-start the economy. However investors remain sceptical about the government’s so-called “third arrow” of stimulus measure...

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