Wine Industry News

  • US: New Pest Invades Western Vineyards

    (Wines&Vines) - The University of California Cooperative Extension is warning Northern California grapegrowers that their vineyards may be under attack from a newly invasive pest. The Virginia Creeper leafhopper (VCLH) is related to the familiar western grape leafhopper in behavior, appearance and a...
  • Roger Federer becomes Moët brand ambassador

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Tennis icon Roger Federer has become a brand ambassador for Moët & Chandon. The 17-time grand slam champion will take a central role in an upcoming advertising campaign that is due for release in March next year. Federer said: “It’s more than just an honour to be Mo�...
  • NZ: Wine industry profitability shows improvement

    (Guide2) - Seventh annual financial benchmarking survey confirms gradual turnaround, but industry still has a long way to go All but the largest New Zealand wineries have improved their profitability during the past financial year compared with results in 2011, according to a new survey. Vinta...
  • Treasury Wine Leasing Napa Vineyards to Meet Premium Demand Jump

    (Bloomberg) - Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (TWE), the world’s second-biggest listed wine producer, is renting vineyards in California’s Napa and Australia’s Barossa valleys to get hold of grapes amid surging demand for high-end vintages. Where owners weren’t prepared to sell up, the company...
  • Bronze Age “microbrewery” uncovered

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Archaeologists working in western Cyprus have uncovered a Bronze Age “microbrewery”. Bronze Age microbrewery uncoveredThe team excavated a mud-plaster domed structure, which it says was used as a kiln to dry malt and make beer 3,500 years ago. The discovery also inclu...
  • Report: Napa wine business pumps $13B into local economy

    (NBBJ) - The total economic impact of Napa County’s grape and wine business last year was $13.3 billion inside the county line, $25.9 billion in California and more than $50 billion in the U.S., according to a study released today by a local trade group. These estimated effects on the local, st...
  • Leonardo DiCaprio spends $3m on Champagne

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio recently spent US$3 million on Champagne for his birthday celebration. Leonardo DiCaprioIn Touch magazine reports that DiCaprio was celebrating his 38th birthday with friends in New York. An insider told the magazine: “He went all o...

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