Wine Industry News

  • English vineyards reach record high

    (OffLicenceNews) - The amount of land under vine in England has grown by more than 60% in just five years, according to the latest figures from the Wine Standards Branch of the Food Standards Agency. The branch’s report found that there were 419 vineyards in production in 2011 – up from 404 t...
  • Gallo Wine and Universal Studios team up for Gallo Film Club

    (TheDrum) - Gallo Wine and Universal Studios have teamed to launch the Gallo Film Club. Created by The Assembly, the club aims to bring special moments from the big screen into the home while viewers share a glass of Gallo wine. The Assembly was briefed with devising a brand platform that woul...
  • The Future Of Wine In China (Part 1)

    (JingDaily) - Despite some headline-catching news, China’s wine market remains at an early stage of development. While this gives market participants an unprecedented opportunity to shape it to their advantage, it also increases the level of uncertainty under which key decisions must be made. I...
  • US: Online Wine Merchants Fail to Check IDs

    (ABCNews) - Many Internet alcohol vendors are lax at verifying that customers are of legal age, making it easy for teens to buy alcohol, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill asked eight volunteers between the ages of 18 and 20 to attempt to purc...
  • US: Midwest Vineyards Damaged by Frost

    (Wines&Vines) - The fears of many growers in the central United States came true as the record high March temperatures that kicked off early bud break were followed by icy weather. Gene Sigel, who owns South River Vineyard winery in Ohio’s Grand River Valley, said there is some frost damage every ...
  • Brad Pitt to star in Billionaire’s Vinegar

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt is to star in a film adaptation of The Billionaire’s Vinegar, a book by Benjamin Wallace on the fake Thomas Jefferson bottles affair.The film, slated to hit cinemas this year, has been co-produced by Independence Day actor Will Smith, who bought...
  • Argentine Vintners Pour More In Local Market As Costs Rise

    (Dow Jones)--Argentina's wine industry is booming as connoisseurs across the globe fill their carafes with the country's famed Malbec. But high inflation has spurred vintners to increasingly turn to the local market where they can more easily pass on rising costs to consumers. With production cos...
  • Lactobacillus – the good, the bad and the ugly

    (NewWorldWinemakerBlog) - My husband is obsessed with this movie and the theme song. It was his cell phone ring-tone for a while – a long while actually – drove me bonkers. I guess that is why it was the first title that popped into my head when I thought of how to describe Lactobacillus in wine...

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