Wine Industry News
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 (TheProvince) - The NDP wants to give the province's craft distillers the same boost as its winemakers. "The success of the wine industry is a source of economic and cultural pride for British Columbians," NDP Leader Adrian Dix said Wednesday. "We have an opportunity to do something similar wi... - 
                
 (WineSpectator) - Accused wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan, currently being held without bail at a Brooklyn federal detention facility, is working to have evidence of a laboratory for fake wines in his home excluded from his trial. Wine Spectator has learned that Kurniawan's lawyers will contest th...Accused Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan Fighting Feds' Case
September, 13, 2012 - 
                
 (PressDemocrat) - The wine aisle at Safeway is about to get more interesting. Truett-Hurst, the Healdsburg wine company, has inked an agreement with the grocery chain to roll out a line of wines that are wrapped in vibrant, foil-like paper designed to help consumers pair wines with special occasi...US: Truett-Hurst launches occasion-specific wrapped wine line
September, 13, 2012 - 
                
 (KABC) - Customs and Border Protection authorities said they intercepted a live insect that poses a major threat to the wine industry in a shipment to the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport. This is the first time the pest was found in the U.S. Orthorhinus cylindrirostris, commonly known as the eleph...Elephant weevil, dangerous pest to wine industry, found in shipment to Southern California
September, 12, 2012 - 
                
 (Wines&Vines) - In 2012, for the first time in several years, grape prices in the Finger Lakes region of New York are higher across the board. The list of prices in the accompanying table was furnished to Wines & Vines by Hans Walter-Peterson, viticulture extension specialist with the Finger Lakes G...Finger Lakes Grape Prices Swell
September, 12, 2012 - 
                
 (AP) — While we often think of Washington wine country as stretching between the cities of Yakima and Walla Walla, the North Central Washington region is not only coming into its own, but also playing an important role. This summer, Wine Press Northwest and Foothills magazines combined to put o...NW Wine: N. Central Wash. continues to grow up
September, 12, 2012 - 
                
 (CBSNews) - Having three or more alcoholic beverages each day may put you at higher risk of having a a type of hemorrhagic stroke known as an intracerebral hemorrhage at an earlier age, according to a new study. Women's stroke risk reduced with glass of alcohol each day: Study Red wine may reduc...Consuming three or more alcoholic drinks daily may raise risk for hemorrhagic stroke
September, 12, 2012 - 
                
 (TheDrinksBusiness) - A trend is developing for boxed wine aimed at women in the shape of a handbag in a bid to boost the packaging’s unfashionable image. Keen to appeal to fashion savvy consumers, Swedish company Vernissage has released a trio of on-the-go boxed wines shaped to look like designe...WINE “HANDBAG” TREND GAINING MOMENTUM
September, 12, 2012 

