Wine Industry News
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(SeattleTimes) - From production to packaging, innovative beer and winemakers throughout the Northwest have reduced their environmental footprint. With apologies to the classic old TV ads for light beer ("Great taste. Less filling!"), many beer and wine producers today could make a new ad: "Great ta... -
(DesmoinesRegister) - The drought may give wine aficionados a rare gift this holiday season. Iowa grape growers and wine experts say hot, dry weather has concentrated the grapes’ flavors, which will lead to unusually tasty reds and whites. “The quality of the crop is fantastic,” said Mik...US: Iowa's wine lovers rejoice over crop
August, 24, 2012 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - Diageo will drop the José Cuervo Tequila brand from its portfolio unless it negotiates a satisfactory equity stake with the owning Beckmann family.Paul Walsh, Diageo’s chief executive, said yesterday that he was not prepared simply to renew a global distribution deal for Jos...Diageo threatens to drop Cuervo
August, 24, 2012 -
(Decanter) - As harvest gets underway in Spain, observers are predicting a reduction in quantity, while prices for bulk wine are already substantially higher than last year.The harvest began in mid-August with white varieties in the hotter south, including La Mancha and Andalucía. In the north, ...Spain predicted smaller harvest, higher grape prices
August, 24, 2012 -
(Wines&Vines) - The new owners of Crushpad assumed the company’s debt and assets at an auction expecting to walk into a “hornets’ nest” of angry clients and growers. They then discovered just how much more work there would be to restructure the large custom-crush company. “There was essent...US: Crushpad Had Nothing Left to Spend
August, 24, 2012 -
(Harpers) - Winemakers from Australia and New Zealand will be hitting the road next month as Negociants embarks on its first ever UK winemaker tour, in order to re-establish close links with the trade. Its first port of call will be Edinburgh on September 17, followed by Manchester on 18, London on ...NZ and OZ winemakers hit the road with Negociants
August, 24, 2012 -
(RapidCityJournal) - In this warm weather, I should be drinking crisp, refreshing summer whites and roses. I must confess, however — and the pinot noir lover in me cringes a bit — but I have been drinking merlot. My personal wine journey began in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where I became i...THAT'S THE SPIRIT: Merlot is the 'comeback kid' of wine world
August, 24, 2012 -
(BusinessInsider) - The chateau producing Napoleon's favourite red wine, one of Burgundy's most prized vineyards, has been sold to a Chinese gambling tycoon, sparking dire warnings from local growers of a "foreign invasion" of mainly Asian investors. The unnamed casino magnate from Macao outbid loc...Chinese Investors Snap Up This Burgundy Vineyard As Thirst For French Wine Grows
August, 23, 2012

