Wine Industry News

  • Russia: Kremlin Mulls Resuming Georgian Wine Imports

    (TheMoscowTimes) - The Kremlin is considering resuming wine imports from Georgia, Gennady Onishchenko, head of the Federal Consumer Protection Service, said Wednesday, Interfax reported. "We see major progress in both Moldova and Georgia," he said. Onishchenko added that in the 1990s the Russi...
  • CLOSURES: PART 3 – MOVING BACK TO CORK

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - In contrast to yesterday’s views from Domaine Laroche, today we hear from a winemaker who has ditched screwcap in favour of cork after problems with the former closure. Despite sealing its other nine labels from Rusden Wines in the Barossa under cork, Christian Canute, winem...
  • OPUS ONE OPENS BORDEAUX OFFICE

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Opus One has announced plans to open a Bordeaux office as the Californian producer seeks to develop further its international sales. Since 2004 this joint venture between Constellation Brands and Baron Philippe de Rothschild has channelled distribution outside the US market ...
  • US: Winery worker dies after ammonia exposure

    (MercuryNews) - Officials say a worker at a Central California winery has died after being exposed to ammonia. Sanger police spokeswoman Cpl. Jaimy Gaines says the man was one of six workers exposed early Tuesday morning at a winery operated by Gibson Wine Co. Gaines says the other workers tried t...
  • Wine better for heart health than vodka

    (UPI) - In a study involving pigs, U.S. researchers found wine has more cardiovascular benefits than vodka because red wine makes blood vessels wider. The study, published in the journal Circulation, compared the effects of red wine and vodka on pigs with high cholesterol and found the pigs that ...
  • Vinotherapy: Could Wine Be the Secret to Anti-Aging?

    (Health) - Like to de-stress with a glass of vino? Then you may want to unwind with the latest spa trend—vinotherapy. What is vinotherapy? The use of wine by-products, such as grape seeds, skins, and stems to heal and rejuvenate the body (think Merlot facials, Sauvignon massages, Chardonnay scr...
  • Northwest Winegrape Harvest Begins

    (Wines&Vines) - A historic British Columbia vineyard has been scorched by wildfire, lending a dramatic touch to the start of the 2012 harvest. A wildfire that began Sunday afternoon on Trepanier Bench above Peachland, British Columbia, has left Walter Huber facing the prospect of replanting most of ...

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