Wine Industry News

  • Closures: Part 4 – Synthetic solution for grand cru Burgundy

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Having considered the use of natural corks and screwcaps for sealing wine, we wanted to look at the third most common option available to winemakers: synthetic closures. And it might be a surprise to learn that a fervent champion for these comes from Burgundy’s Côte d’Or; ...
  • US: Laffort opens store for winemaking

    (NapaValleyRegister) - Bucking the trend to move operations to the Internet and Fed Ex, Laffort USA has opened a 400-square foot store space in 1309 Main St., Suite C in St. The store is open weekdays from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Helena. Laffort is a family-owned, Bordeaux-based winemaking product co...
  • Coke and red wine, shaken, not stirred

    (BDLive) - THE Spanish call it calimocho (also spelled kalimotxo). In Chile, it’s known as jote and in Germany, kora or korea. If you’d like to order it in any of the former Yugoslavian countries, ask for bambus. And if you’re in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia or SA, request catemba. It’s also ...
  • Italy’s Wine Production May Slide 8% on Drought, Ismea Forecasts

    (Bloomberg) - Italy’s wine production may slide 8 percent this year after drought and heat damaged grapes, researcher Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo e Alimentara said. Output may fall to 39.3 million hectoliters (1.04 billion gallons) from 42.7 million hectoliters in 2011, the Rome...
  • US: Growing Grapes by the Numbers

    (Wines&Vines) - A group of University of California staff members and ag advisors have published a detailed report about typical practices and costs to replant a Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in Crush District 11, the Lodi area of northern San Joaquin and Sacramento counties. The report complements a ...
  • Brazilian wines ready to hit UK

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Public interest in Brazil is growing ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, and a range of importers are poised to release their first Brazilian wine brands on the UK market in the coming weeks. As the Olympic flag passed from London to Rio, the spotlight of public a...

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