Wine Industry News
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(ABC) - A Chinese businessman has invested $5 million in a South Australian winery - the latest in a series of investments by Chinese companies. The Gemtree family winery in McLaren Vale has confirmed the deal, which is still going through approval with Chinese Government departments. Gemtree's An... -
(Decanter) - Provence rosé could suffer the same fate as Beaujolais Nouveau if the region’s producers chase profits ahead of quality and bottle too early, some producers are warning. The wine is enjoying a rise in global demand: exports from Provence to the US grew 62% in volume and 49% in value ...France: Provence 'will go the way of Beaujolais' if bottled too early, producers warn
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(eTurboNews) - Destinations across the Golden State are popping corks this September to celebrate the eighth consecutive California Wine Month! From special tastings, yoga and harvest tours to hands-on wine immersion experiences and festivals, there are more than 80 fun ways to celebrate throughout...Raise a glass to California Wine Month
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(TheDrinksBusiness) - Moët Hennessy USA has filed a false-advertising suit in Manhattan Federal Court against Armand de Brignac Champagne. According to The New York Post, the makers of Dom Pérignon, Krug and Moët & Chandon Champagne filed a suit last Friday that seeks to put a stop to Armand d...LVMH files suit against Armand de Brignac
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(NEWS) - A CHINESE man who sparked anxiety after buying a Burgundy vineyard is a low-profile executive with a passion for wine. Louis Ng has shunned the French media spotlight since buying the 12th-century Chateau de Gevrey Chambertin for eight million euros ($9.6 million) earlier this year, an i...French whine about China deal
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(TheDrinksBusiness) - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt is to serve one of his own wines at his wedding to Angelina Jolie this September. Among the wedding wines hand-picked by Pitt will be Provençal rosé Pink Floyd, produced at Pitt and Jolie’s Château Miraval in Côtes de Provence, which dates fro...Brad Pitt to serve own wine at wedding
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(Decanter) - Another UK-based wine investment company has disappeared leaving many of its customers empty handed. Global Wine Investments, which was set up in April 2011, recently closed its website and cut its phone lines. The company’s registered and trading address, 70 St Mary Axe in the Cit...UK: Wine investment firm disappears.
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(WesternFarmPress) - After two dicey years, Washington growers and the rest of the state’s $8.6 billion wine industry are looking forward to harvesting what might be a record crop in the coming weeks. It may have felt hot this summer. But among rows of wine grapes high up in the Horse Heaven Hill...US: Washington wine grapes may bring record harvest
August, 28, 2012

