Wine Industry News
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(Wines&Vines) - A fully equipped winery with 9 producing acres of Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel vines, a home and guest house, goat and horse barns, 2 miles of creek, orchards and wine inventory will be auctioned Aug. 16 at the Mendocino County Courthouse in Ukiah, Calif. Not a forecl... -
(Drinksint) - A museum for wine and spirits is to open in Stockholm this month. Spritmuseum will open on May 24 and it will be the permanent home of the Absolut Art Collection. The opening exhibition “Face it!” is a retrospective of 70 of the art pieces created between 1986-2004. When Pern...Sweden opens wine and spirit museum
May, 22, 2012 -
(OffLicenceNews) - Australian Vintage has launched a 5.5% abv wine that comes in a clear pint bottle with crown cap. Vinni is a sparkling Moscato that will be sold in eight-packs like a beer or cider. The launch aims to tap into the tax break for lower-alcohol wines but also to draw new, younger c...Australian Vintage launches 5.5% abv wine
May, 22, 2012 -
(TriplePundit) - An innovation in wine drinking is emerging in California restaurants: wine on tap. Wine served from a keg is not a new concept; it has a long-standing history in Europe. But here in the United States, wine on tap has been brought to the market and failed – more than once; first...Is “Wine on Tap” a More Sustainable, Drinkable Alternative?
May, 22, 2012 -
(Entrepreneur) - It's December in San Francisco, and Jamie Kutch and his wife, Kristen Green, sit down at a window table at Zuni Café, one of the city's finest restaurants. Kutch opens the wine list and finds his name. He's seen it there before, but he never grows tired of feeling the thrill. It...US: Leaving Wall Street for Wine Country
May, 22, 2012 -
(Decanter) - Decanter today announces the launch of www.DecanterChina.com – a new Chinese language website from Decanter, the World-leading authority on wine. DecanterChina.com will be bi-lingual, in English and simplified Chinese text (used in mainland China) and is dedicated to the country’s e...DecanterChina.com to launch in autumn
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(Wines&Vines) - At a large wine festival in New York, Tyler Balliet witnessed what he described as “one of the saddest things I ever saw.” A group of young people who—while excited to be at the $85-per-ticket event—were clearly flummoxed about how to appreciate wine. Without knowing what to ...Marketing Wine to the Next Generation
May, 21, 2012 -
(Telegraph) - France's wine capital Bordeaux has been struck by spate of binge drinking drownings in its river Garonne, with five young men dying in the past ten months. The southwestern French city famed for world-beating grands crus like Chateau Margaux or Chateau Latour is in shock, raising quest...France: Bordeaux hit by spate of binge drinking drownings
May, 21, 2012

