Wine Industry News

  • Harvest Report: Napa Valley mostly finished with 2012 harvest

    (NapaValleyRegister) - The 2012 harvest has come to an end in most Napa Valley appellations. A few correspondents reported that some of the last fruit was being brought in on Tuesday, in anticipation of rain the following day. In general, growers report bringing in fruit of excellent quality, tha...
  • Want Great Deals In Wine? Look For The Second Label

    (Forbes) - Some of the best values in wine often come from a well-known producer’s second label. To clarify, these are not the exact same wine bottled with a different label and sold for less. They are crafted by the same skilled winemaker, often grown on the same estate soils and aged and stored ...
  • US: Trade zone may benefit local wine industry

    (NapaValleyRegister) - Corks from Portugal. Wine barrels from France. Bulk wine from Chile. Napa County companies that import these goods and more will soon have an opportunity to reduce, defer or even eliminate import duty taxes paid on such items. Most of Napa County is about to become part of ...
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev reports revenue increase

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world’s biggest brewer, said its third quarter revenues rose by 9.1% despite a decrease in the overall global volumes of sales. In the UK beer volumes, excluding cider, decreased by 6.3% in the third quarter and have decreased by 8.7% in the fi...
  • Scary Trend for Chocolate Wines

    (Wines&Vines) - Shoppers looking for chocolate flavored wines to match the Halloween theme found at least 32 brands available at retail, but the previously fast-growing category began to shrink in the past year. Chocolate wine sales in major food and drug stores dropped 13% from a year earlier, acco...
  • Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Gerard Depardieu to host Hospices de Beaune

    (Decanter) - Former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will preside over the 152nd Hospices de Beaune auction next month. runi-Sarkozy, the wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, will be joined by legendary French actor Gérard Depardieu, who, along with French football player and coach...
  • Despots and their favourite drinks

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Throughout history despots have wielded tyrannical power over their people and their land. Many historians have researched these despots and recorded how power has gone to their heads and impacted on their tastes. Developing a penchant for a life of luxury while many in...
  • Transform your reds with carbonic maceration!

    (NewWorldWinemaker) - What’s that you say? Fermenting whole grapes? Without yeast intervention? With zero oxygen? Yep, if you’re looking for a party wine with distinctive flavors! Carbonic maceration? Sure, I know what that is. I can tell you that it’s commonly used for Beaujolais, leads to ...

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