Wine Industry News

  • How to tell if a wine has gone bad

    (KomoNews) - There are a lot of wines out there that suck; tasteless, insipid, and not meant for human consumption. But what about a wine that should be good, yet turns out awful? Often times it’s not that it’s a lesser wine, but it has simply gone bad. Here’s a brief rundown for ...
  • Wine recognised as part of French cultural heritage

    (TDB) - A government commission in France recently ranked wine as an essential part of France’s cultural heritage and the amendment is now awaiting approval from the senate. The campaign to have wine officially recognised as part of France’s “cultural and gastronomic” herit...
  • Robert Parker Faces His Toughest Critics: Wine Writers

    (Forbes) - Famed wine critic Robert Parker recently alighted in Napa Valley to give the keynote address at the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers. Rather than a kick-off message it was more like a State of the Union address. Much like the President, he arrived to a room populated with adversar...
  • Wine Merchant Jailed for Fraud

    (Wine-Searcher) - The former director of a French wine merchant has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for fraud and doctoring the company’s accounts. Jean-Luc Cabaner once managed the largest Vin Doux Naturel distributor in the Roussillon region, Socodivin. It filed for bankruptcy in 200...
  • How to gain new customers through wine marketing

    (WineDirect) - Email is a tried and true component of wine marketing, and it's still a highly effective tool for increasing online wine sales. Compared to other promotional channels, email is relatively inexpensive, it drives website traffic and influences purchasing decisions, giving it a high ret...
  • Esoteric Wines Add Notches To Your Belt

    (WineFolly) - The excitement over esoteric wines is equivalent to the special feeling when you find a four-leaf clover or see a rare bird. It’s not that they’re pricey. In fact, many of these bizarre grape wines are comparatively cheaper because they fly under the radar. Their benefit i...
  • Getting to grips with grappa

    (PalatePress) - Earthy, rustic, fiery — grappa’s got a reputation as a real party animal, white lightning, Italian style. But did you know there are elegant, single-varietal grappas that can hold their own at the fanciest of soirées? Or grappa cocktails with a delicately floral t...
  • NY grape, wine industry worth $4.8B, report says

    (Democrat&Chronicle) - A new report based on 2012 data shows that New York's grape and wine industry contributes $4.8 billion to the state's economy, an increase of 27 percent over a similar survey four years earlier. The impact is broad, according to the trade and marketing association affili...

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