Wine Industry News
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 (MensHealth) - A compound in red wine could increase levels of testosterone circulating in your body by inhibiting the way you excrete the hormone, according to new research in Nutrition Journal. Normally, one of the ways testosterone is eliminated from your body is through urine. An enzyme calle... - 
                
 (Decanter) - Franco-American relations have been dealt a blow by the way a Californian Champagne has been listed on the menu for President Obama's second term inaugural lunch later this month. In a menu that pairs lobster with Riesling and bison with Merlot, the accompaniment to the apple pie desser...Obama 'Champagne' blunder threatens entente cordiale
January, 12, 2013 - 
                
 (DrinksInt) - Consumers’ fear of fakes is the biggest obstacle to imported wine sales in the Chinese off-trade, according to Wine Intelligence. The global research company surveyed 1,000 drinkers of imported wine in China and found 44% of respondents were put off by the prospect of fakes amo...Fear of wine fakes is biggest barrrier to sales in China
January, 10, 2013 - 
                
 (TheDrinksBusiness) - Online wine merchant Naked Wines has invested US$150,000 in Californian winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard in Santa Cruz. The customer-funded company united over 150,000 “angels”, each of which invested $1,000 to help Grahm launch two wines in collaboration with...NAKED WINES INVESTS $150K IN RANDALL GRAHM
January, 09, 2013 - 
                
 (Wines&Vines) - Professors at the University of California, Davis, recently demonstrated an unmanned helicopter that could have numerous vineyard uses including spraying liquid and granular pesticides, seeding cover crops and sensing and implementing precision agriculture. Professor of agricultural ...US: Mini Helicopter Could Spray Vineyards
January, 09, 2013 - 
                
 (SFGate) - Some of the most celebrated wine regions in the world have made Wine Enthusiast's list of top wine travel destinations for 2013: Rioja in Spain and the Douro Valley in Portugal; Australia's Hunter Valley; Willamette Valley, Ore., and in California … Monterey County? That's right, Mon...US: Monterey named top wine travel destination for 2013
January, 09, 2013 - 
                
 (Decanter) - Napa Valley's Long Meadow Ranch has recently purchased 36.4ha (90 contiguous acres) of prime vineyard property in the Rutherford appellation. The winery now joins renowned names like Inglenook (fomerly Rubicon Estate), Quintessa, Beckstoffer and Beaulieu Vineyard as one of the 10 large...US: Long Meadow makes major Rutherford acquisition
January, 08, 2013 - 
                
 (TheDrinksBusiness) - The company announced the redundancies yesterday at its New York office to 25 employees – 35% of its staff, according to technology website AllThingsD. The cuts affected all areas of the business, including sales and marketing. “We need to resource according to our ne...LOT18 LAYS OFF 35% OF STAFF
January, 08, 2013 

