Wine Industry News

  • DP making “richest” wines in Champagne

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Dom Pérignon is producing the “richest” Champagnes in the region today, according to its chef de cave Richard Geoffroy. Dom Pérignon chef de cave Richard Geoffroy Speaking at the launch of a temperature control experiment for the 1996 vintage of Dom Pérignon Oenoth...
  • Christie's DWWA sale breaks records to raise money for WaterAid

    (Decanter) - The sale of the 2012 Decanter World Wine Award wines for WaterAid broke all previous records at Christie's Fine and Rare Wine sale today. The 90 lots comprised of wines drawn from the over £10 category of the Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition, raised ov...
  • Wine gets in the spirit with new liquor blends

    (SFGate) - Cognac blended with moscato? Pink wine mixed with port? And how about a mashup of sparkling white wine and vodka? Hard liquor is showing a softer side as producers shake things up with new blends that put wine and spirits in the same bottle. "Companies are going out of the box," observ...
  • European Wine Harvest The Worst In Half A Century, Experts Say

    (AP) — The European Union's farmers' union is warning that drought, cold and hail have conspired to produce the worst wine harvest for the region in up to half a century. Farmers union expert Thierry Coste said Wednesday that France's grape harvest is expected to slump by almost 20 percent comp...
  • Portugal: Douro overcomes weather to produce “first rate” crop

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Heat waves, drought and hail storms have failed to dampen the Douro winemakers’ spirits as Symington Family Estates declared the initial musts “first rate”. Paul Symington, co-chairman of the company, said in his harvest report: “The accountants will not be happy with ...
  • US: Washington State Vineyards Juggle Abundant Harvest

    (Wines&Vines) - A beautiful, dry summer has winemakers across the Northwest looking forward to balanced wines from the 2012 harvest, but October also has meant scrambling to complete the harvest in the face of frost and rain. Wines & Vines reached out to many growers this week, finding voicemails th...
  • LVMH records 22% revenue increase

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has recorded revenue of €19.9 billion for the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 22% on the same period in 2011. Dom Perignon is part of the LVMH group (Image © Dom Perignon)In a press statement the group said it had recorded a 15%...
  • World wine industry coming out of the red

    (ABC) - The world's wine market is lifting, after almost ten years of oversupply and falling prices. Rabobank reports smaller grape harvests in Australia and Europe have tightened the supply, and bulk wine prices are expected to remain strong into next year. Treasury Wine Estate, one of the w...

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