Wine Industry News

  • PÉTRUS DECLARED KING OF WINE INVESTMENT

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Pétrus is the most reliable label for fine wine returns according to Christie’s Anthony Hanson MW. Addressing attendees of the Fine and Rare Wine Specialist course at Vienna’s Palais Coburg on 2 July, Hanson analysed the price performance of a range of collectible label...
  • France: Price rises fuel Moet Hennessy growth

    (Decanter) - Substantial price rises and new vintages fuelled growth for Moet Hennessy, the world's largest Champagne and Cognac company, in the first half of the year. The drinks division of luxury goods giant LVMH, owner of Moet, Veuve Clicquot, Krug, Dom Pérignon and Château d'Yquem, recorded...
  • Bordeaux Water Squeeze May Be End Of Era For Veolia, Suez

    (Bloomberg) - Bordeaux, the French city known for $3,000 bottles of wine, is obsessed with the price of tap water. Municipal plans to lower household bills and take control of Bordeaux’s water and waste treatment facilities will shrink domestic profits that are already declining for Veolia Enviro...
  • SOCIAL MEDIA LEADS DRINK AND FOOD CHOICES

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - More than a third of consumers use social media when deciding where to go out for a drink or food, according to the findings of the latest Taste of the Nation survey by Deloitte, the business advisory firm. The survey of 3,000 consumers from across the UK reveals 61% of 18-34 y...
  • Naked Wines Builds U.S. Arm of Business

    (Wines&Vines) - The winemakers gathered at the former Blackstone Winery recently were charged with a simple task: Make the best wine possible and leave the sales and marketing to us. The message came from Rowan Gormley, who launched the U.S. arm of Naked Wines, an online endeavor that draws on a lar...
  • You can thank wasps for your bread, beer and wine

    (DiscoverMagazine) - If wasps didn’t exist, picnics would be a lot more fun. But the next time you find yourself trying to dodge a flying, jam-seeking harpoon, think about this: without wasps, many of your ingredients might not exist at all. Irene Stefanini and Leonardo Dapporto from the Universit...
  • US: City Winery comes to Chicago

    (JUF) - Michael Dorf, CEO and Founder of City Winery in New York, is bringing his popular concert venue and winery to Chicago's West Loop. "Chicago's [a great] if not better, a city for what we want to do," Dorf said. "There's an incredibly passionate food and cultural scene here. I'm constantly ...
  • Wine on Tap = Greener Wine

    (IBTimes) - I'm not going to lie, wine is not my expertise, but this is a cool story. Wine is a major part of our world, and it would be helpful if we could green it up a bit. The folks over at Micro Matic seem to have a solution - wine on tap. From what I hear, this is actually not too uncommon in ...

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