Wine Industry News

  • China: Wine pioneer Changyu has storied history, bright future

    (ChinaDaily) - When Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Zhang Bishi, an overseas Chinese from Indonesia, founded China's first winery, Changyu Pioneer Wine Co, in 1892, there was no way he could have dreamed that it would grow into one of the world's top vintners 120 years later. Today, Changyu, based in Yanta...
  • France: All Lafite bottles to carry Prooftag

    (Decanter) - Chateau Lafite Rothschild has said all bottles from the 2009 vintage will use Prooftag anti-fraud seals. Prooftag is a capsule seal with a 13-numbered code authenticating individual bottles. Carruades de Lafite, the property’s second wine, will use the same system from the 2010 vin...
  • Wine industry expects further growth in China

    (DittonWineTraders) - While European nations could hold back on their spending, affecting the wine investment industry, China believes it will go from strength to strength. The country is working hard to build a high-value industry of wine trading through infrastructure investments and creating c...
  • FranceAgriMer heads campaign to promote French regions in China

    (Decanter) - FranceAgriMer, part of the French Ministry of Agriculture, is funding a three year communication campaign to encourage wine professionals and consumers in China to look beyond Bordeaux.The purpose of the ‘Experience France with the wines of France’ campaign, aimed at importers, reta...
  • Canadian wine may flow more freely if MPs get their way

    (CBS) - A proposal by a B.C. backbencher to allow Canadians to buy wine outside their province is being rushed through the House after a squabble over which party most supports local wineries. B.C. Conservative MP Dan Albas, who represents Okanagan-Coquihalla, introduced Bill C-311 on Oct. 3, 201...
  • US: Researchers work to build a better grape for Illinois wines

    (CourierNews) - While it will never be mistaken for California’s bucolic Napa Valley, a farm field off Peck Road not far from the Kane County Judicial Center is playing a key role in the development of the growing Illinois wine industry. The land is the University of Illinois’ St. Charles Hor...
  • Canada: Nova Scotia's growing industry

    (Macleans) - Farming continues to experience a decline across Canada, but one province is bucking the trend. Driven by cash crops and an emerging wine industry, Nova Scotia is enjoying an agricultural boom, according to a recent Statistics Canada report. The Atlantic province posted a 2.9 per cent j...
  • When Is a Wine Not a Wine? When European Regulations Say It’s Not

    (NYTimes) - Poured from the bottle, the ruby-colored liquid looks like wine. Swirled around a glass, it smells like wine. Sure enough, it tastes like wine, too. But, at least within the confines of the European Union, the closest it may come to be being called wine is “fruit-based alcoholic bevera...

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