Wine Industry News
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(KGO) - The powerful rain that hit the wine country could have caused extensive crop damage but grape growers were prepared. Trucks were lined up along Highway 29 all weekend hauling grapes off to be pressed. Grapes are going into the presses and the juice for another vintage in the Napa Valley i... -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - A wine from Hundred Acre owner Jayson Woodbridge is causing problems in the US state of New Hampshire due to its controversial name. The wine, If You See Kay 2010, a Cabernet-based red blend from the Italian region of Lazio, when said aloud sounds like the spelling of a four...Rude wine label causing trouble in US
October, 22, 2012 -
(Decanter) - Italian authorities have approved the use of synthetic corks and screwcaps on higher quality DOC and DOCG wines for the first time. The move opens a new front in the highly-charged wine industry debate on closures. Synthetic cork producer Nomacorc is already plotting ways to dent the...Italy approves synthetic closures for DOC, DOCG
October, 22, 2012 -
(HuffingtonPost) - Imagine yourself at the helm of a global winery. You make a bet on promoting a lesser-known Chardonnay in a new market -- let's say Barcelona -- and the locals love it, prompting a demand spike from customers that requires shipping more bottles to Spain than planned. Good news, ri...Analyze This: How Technology Delivers Fine Wines and Fresh Fruits From Vine to Table
October, 22, 2012 -
(PalatePress) - It’s a self-evident truth, not to mention a basic principle of homeostasis, that what goes in must come out. Around this time of year, huge trucks full of grapes go into wineries. Months or years later, the bottles of wine that come out of those wineries look a lot smaller than the...Pomace to Pours, Preservatives, and Power: Dealing with Winery Waste
October, 22, 2012 -
(Blabbermouth) - MOTÖRHEAD's signature wine — which made its debut in Sweden in 2010 — has sold more than 300,000 bottles since it was launched. The Australian Shiraz has been carefully selected by the hard rock legends and has been described as a wine with a fruity aroma, flavors of vanilla...MOTÖRHEAD's Signature Wine Sells More Than 300,000 Bottles
October, 22, 2012 -
(PressDemocrat) - Overnight rain dampening the North Coast and its unpicked grapes won't dampen the spirits of grape growers, winemakers and winery owners buoyed by what they're calling the best harvest in years. About one inch of rain is expected to fall, most of it coming this morning. Tuesday and...US: Grape harvesters rush to beat the rain
October, 22, 2012 -
(Reuters) - Treasury Wine Estates Ltd , the world's second-largest wine company, warned on Monday its first-half earnings would slide 20 percent, as poor weather and higher corporate costs dragged, pushing its shares down eight percent. Treasury Wine, which was spun off from brewer Foster's Group...UPDATE 1-Australia's Treasury Wines sees H1 earnings down, shares slide
October, 21, 2012

