Wine Industry News
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(TotalBankruptcy) - The Alma Rose Winery, a winery in Santa Barbara, California, owned by a major player in the California wine industry, is filing for bankruptcy protection, according to a report from The Santa Barbara Independent. Sources indicate that Richard Sanford, the owner of the winery a... -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - New internet domain names, including the proposed .wine suffix, have sparked objections from Saudi Arabia, but also from within the wine industry. Saudi Arabian authorities have objected to a series of new internet domain name extensions including .wine, .vodka and .bar, whi...Saudi Arabia and OIV object to .wine domain
August, 15, 2012 -
(TheLeafChronicle) - A federal court ruling against a Kentucky law prohibiting wine and liquor sales at grocery stores could energize efforts to loosen similar regulations in Tennessee, business groups said Tuesday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II found the neighboring state�...US: Wine-in-groceries effort gets boost from Kentucky ruling
August, 15, 2012 -
(REALTOR) - While you can sip it year-round, the summer months are predominantly wine season, as warm weather and serene vineyard settings make for a leisurely getaway, whether it’s extended or just for a day. Many have mused, while tasting of course, that opening their own winery would be heaven ...Homes on the Vine: Five Winery Estates You Can Buy Right Now
August, 14, 2012 -
(Wines&Vines) - Patricia Kluge, who founded and lost one of Virginia’s largest and most prestigious wineries, has endured a couple of rough years. The bank foreclosed on Kluge Vineyards in December 2010 and sold off her carefully nurtured wines at bargain bin prices. The following year, she and he...Patricia Kluge Talks Wine
August, 14, 2012 -
(JingDaily) - China Imported US$1.1bn In Wine This Year, 24% Increase Over 2011. Although upstart boutique wineries in China continue to gain accolades for the steadily increasing quality of their wine, and the country’s massive Changyu is set to hit store shelves in Britain, consumer preferences ...Pressure Mounts For China’s Winemaking Hopefuls
August, 14, 2012 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - In a country famous for its beer traditions, over half of the Czech Republic’s top breweries are now selling pre-mixed shandy in bottles, in response to falling sales of traditional beer, and changing lifestyles. Beer, pre-mixed with lemonade and other fruit-based flavours...Czech breweries turn to shandy
August, 14, 2012 -
(Reuters) - Winemakers in drought-hit parts of the United States are predicting a smaller and earlier 2012 harvest but see an upside in higher-quality production because of the high heat and lack of rain. Emerging wine-producing areas such as the Midwest and South -- California is the top U.S. wi...Extra-dry weather a bittersweet harvest for US winemakers
August, 14, 2012

