Wine Industry News
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 (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; ... - 
                
 (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...US: Laffort opens store for winemaking
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 (HuffingtonPost) - Beer and wine will be on the menu when the new Be Our Guest restaurant opens later this year in Disney's Magic Kingdom. Disney officials told the Orlando Sentinel () Thursday that they've listened to feedback from guests who've said they'd like the option of being served beer o...Disney World Travel: New Magic Kingdom Restaurant Puts Beer And Wine On The Menu
September, 14, 2012 - 
                
 (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 ...Coke and red wine, shaken, not stirred
September, 13, 2012 - 
                
 (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...Italy’s Wine Production May Slide 8% on Drought, Ismea Forecasts
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 (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 ...US: Growing Grapes by the Numbers
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 (Independent) - Chinese wines do not exactly spring to mind when you consider top non-mainstream wines, but how about a spicy, aromatic and juicy red from the edge of the Gobi desert, in the west of China? Waitrose has just started carrying Cabernet Gernischt, from Changyu, one of China's oldest ...China's new red army: The country's wine is starting to pique the interest of Western drinkers
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 (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...Brazilian wines ready to hit UK
September, 13, 2012 

