Wine Industry News

  • Direct Shipping Laws Outlined by State

    (Wines&Vines) - Speaking at ShipCompliant’s seventh annual Direct Sales Seminar, Wine Institute director of state relations Steve Gross provided an update about recent state actions that affect shipping wine to consumers. The subject's importance to wineries is underscored by the Alcohol, Tobacco ...
  • China to drink more white wine, says study

    (Decanter) - White wine consumption in mainland China is set to rise significantly over the next five years, according to a study undertaken by analysts Wine Intelligence. The report, Emerging Opportunities in the Chinese Wine Market, was released in April this year. It highlights the growing divers...
  • Do Chardonnay Wines Show More Terroir?

    (Wines&Vines) - After more than a decade on top, Chardonnay continues to dominate varietal wine sales in the United States, accounting for 21% of volume in 2011, vs. 12% for second-ranking Cabernet Sauvignon. Introduced to California by Ernest Wente, who planted cultivars in his family’s Livermore...
  • 3000-year-old wine vessel unearthed in Shaanxi

    (PeopleDaily) - An ancient noble tomb built in the Western Zhou Dynasty was accidently discovered in a village in Baoji, Shaanxi province on June 22. After careful excavation, archaeologists have found a coffin, more than 20 pieces of elegant bronze wares and a 1 meter long “Jin”, a bronze wine ...
  • US: Snapping up vineyards

    (PressDemocrat) - As the wine industry heads into a projected grape shortage and grape prices continue to rise, North Coast wineries are buying up vineyards to protect their supply. In the past few weeks, hundreds of acres of prime vineyards in Sonoma County have changed hands as wineries sought ...
  • French classify ancient vines as national treasure

    (Reuters) - A wine plague spread by lice destroyed vines in France in the 19th century but a small area in the Pyrenees, which contains plants up to 200 years old, was spared and is being classified as a national heritage monument. Like other national treasures such as the Palace of Versailles an...

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