Wine Industry News

  • South African wine to carry 'fair labour' seal

    (Decanter) - South African wine bottles will carry a new seal from later this year, designed to highlight fair labour practices followed by producers and their suppliers. Producers who meet the rigorous criteria drawn up by the Wine Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) will be able to use the ...
  • French wine campaign to tap Chinese market

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Newly elected French president Francois Hollande is to promote French wine in China and educate the Chinese about wine through a series of events in the country.The French agriculture ministry has also promised 400 different wines from 12 regions across France will land in Chin...
  • World Beer Cup winners revealed

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Winners of the World Beer Cup were announced at the conclusion the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference.The biannual competition, now in its ninth year, featured submissions from 799 breweries across 54 countries and 45 US states and it showcased the major up turn in financial gains o...
  • US: Fergie to launch her own wine

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Pop star Fergie is to launch her own wine brand after buying a vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara, California. The California-born Black Eyed Peas singer will produce her own Ferguson Crest wines from the Santa Barbara estate, which will double as her father’s...
  • Costco's head wine buyer causes a stir with her remarks

    (OCRegister) - Annette Alvarez-Peters is the most powerful wine-industry person you've never heard of. But any vintner can tell you exactly what she does: buys more wine than anyone in the world. Alvarez-Peters is Costco's principal wine buyer. She helps them sell more than $1 billion worth of the...
  • US: Purple Wine Co. Expects To Pass 1-Million-Case Mark In 2012

    (ShankenNewsDaily) - Graton, California-based Purple Wine Co. is seeing steady growth across its portfolio, led by Impact “Hot Brand” Mark West, and is poised to surpass 1 million cases in company-wide sales this year. “Our first quarter was quite encouraging. Mark West’s depletions and sale...
  • France: Will Francois Hollande be good for the wine industry?

    (Decanter) - The signs are that France's new President, Francois Hollande, will support the wine industry more than his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy did, although his stated dislike of the rich may be causing some nerves amongst proprietors. Wine is one of the country’s key industries, contributing...

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