Wine Industry News
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(Yahoo) - New Zealand wine producers have an opportunity to shake out some of the newer, more opportunistic players that have emerged over recent years. There's been an 18 percent fall in the 2012 wine harvest. Rabobank Agribusiness banking specialist Marc Soccio says it will constrain New Zea... -
(NYDailyNews) - Wine lovers who suffer from alcohol flush reaction may soon be able to drink to their hearts’ content thanks to a strain of yeast that would allow winemakers to create a hypoallergenic product. Alcohol flush reaction, a condition particularly common among people of East Asian de...Possible relief for red wine headaches? New yeast created for hypoallergenic wine
July, 16, 2012 -
(MNN) - The ancient industry makes slow advances into the age of social media by encouraging glass-swirling connoisseurs to chat online and share pictures and videos from vineyards and barrel rooms. From iPads in vineyards to virtual tastings on Twitter, the tradition-steeped US wine industry is in...U.S. wineries uncork Internet innovations
July, 15, 2012 -
(VancouverSun) - Earlier this month the office of the Lieutenant-governor Stephen L. Point announced the list of 2012 winners of the Lieutenant-governor's Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines. This year's competition attracted nearly 350 wines from a record 94 wineries from across the pro...Canada: B.C. wines get official seal of approval
July, 14, 2012 -
(Shankennewsdaily) - Bulk exports of Australian wine to the U.S. rose 52% to 74 million liters for the 12 months through June 30, according to trade group Wine Australia. Average prices in the bulk sector were above A$1($1.01) a liter, an improvement on the previous year when Australian bulk export ...Bottled Australian Wine Exports To U.S. Slip As Bulk Volume Surges
July, 14, 2012 -
(ChinaDaily) - Chinese tourists traveling to France will find a variety of wine-themed tours to choose from following the Thursday launch of a wine and culture promotional campaign by Atout France, a French tourism agency. Wandering through a vineyard, visiting wine cellars and sampling goblets of ...French wine campaign to lure Chinese enthusiasts
July, 14, 2012 -
(DiscoveryNews) - Some people are allergic to certain wines -- that nice Loire Valley red gives them a rash or headache, or that California Chardonnay makes them sneeze. The University of British Columbia's Wine Research Center might have found a way to solve this problem. The team at UBC has mod...TECH TACKLES WINE ALLERGIES
July, 13, 2012 -
(Decanter) - Chinese film star Zhao Wei has bought a St Emilion chateau for an undisclosed price. Although the price Zhao paid for the 7ha Château Monlot has not been revealed, local property agents put it at between €4 and €5m. Separately, local land agency SAFER (Société d’aménagement...Chinese film star buys St Emilion property
July, 13, 2012

