Wine Industry News

  • NZ’S SMALLER REGIONS CAPITALISE ON MARLBOROUGH SLUMP

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - The small 2012 harvest in New Zealand is a chance for smaller regions to gain ground on Marlborough. Although production fell by 23% in some of the larger regions such as Marlborough in 2012, smaller regions such as Central Otago, Gisborne and Waipara saw an increase on 2011. ...
  • Can one business showcase bring in £1bn to UK plc?

    (Channel4) - As UK politicians wine and dine a gold-plated guest list from the world of business at a pre-Olympic trade summit, Channel 4 News asks how likely it is to boost the British economy by £1bn. The final bill for staging international sport's most prestigious event is already set to hit £...
  • Treasury seeks to upgrade US, Asia operations

    (Decanter) - A year after splitting from Foster's, Treasury Wine Estates' new chairman has confirmed the company’s strategy to focus on upgrading its business in Asia and the United States. Treasury Wine Estates was formed in May 2011 when Foster’s completed the spin-off of its wine division, a ...
  • US: Mendocino Vintner-Grower Group Forming

    (Wines&Vines) - As soon as next week, a new association to promote the Mendocino County wine industry may hit the Internet. So far, 2012 has been a contentious year for Mendocino County, notably because an election officially dissolved the Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission in June. Most county w...
  • Scotland: Wine may be exempt from minimum pricing rules

    (Decanter) - Plans to set a minimum price for wine in Scotland are coming up against the complex bureaucracy of the European Union's agriculture trade rules. European wine trade body CEEV (Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins) says wine's status as an agricultural product means it is governed by t...
  • Wine Buzz: Wines marketed by AC/DC run a little short on spark

    (SacBee) - "Wine Buzz" focused on screw caps a couple of weeks back, mentioning a UC Davis study that's analyzing their effectiveness, along with referencing a recent line of screw cap wines from the band AC/DC. These two wines, a chardonnay and a cabernet sauvignon, both hail from Australia – AC...
  • TOP 10 HANGOVER CURES

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Many of us have a routine to get over the dreaded hangover and the drinks business has put together the top 10 cures for alcohol induced pains. A hangover is caused by a combination of the toxic by-product of alcohol metabolism (acetaldehyde), dehydration, and Vitamin A, B (pa...

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