Wine Industry News

  • US: Gov. Hickenlooper says, "Drink more Wine" ... Colorado Wine

    (Examiner) - Colorado may be called the red state for its rocky red bluffs, but a new hue is emerging, Cabernet Franc red. Governor Hickenlooper, the state's leading beer man, is the leading man in one of a series of television commercials touting the growing Colorado wine industry. "When you reach ...
  • AUS: WA wine exports bounce back

    (ABC) - Western Australian wine exports are on the up as the Chinese develop a big thirst for higher quality wines. There has been a total increase in wine exports from WA to China over the past year, which is encouraging for an industry recovering from the global financial crisis. Aymee Mastaglia...
  • New Zealand winemakers plan to stake claim in moving China market

    (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government and wine industry are planning a long-term strategy to build the presence of New Zealand wine in China over the next three to five years, an industry expert said Tuesday. As New Zealand winemakers prepare for a major push in China this month with their bigge...
  • Is Champagne ready for a return to socialism?

    (CNN) - French presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande chose to spend the final day of his first round campaign in the Ardenne, an area famous for that most Gallic of luxuries -- champagne. Some of the vintners he met there may well be disappointed to learn the Socialist candidate chose not to c...
  • 2011 BORDEAUX WILL “BOMB”

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Robert Parker has forecast a complete lack of demand for 2011 Bordeaux en primeur unless prices drop “dramatically”. Writing on erobertparker.com about the vintage, he notes, “If prices do not drop dramatically for the 2011 Bordeaux, I do not think there will be any fine ...
  • US: Ontario Grape Prices Set

    (Wines&Vines) - In 2009, the Ontario provincial government insisted that the grape and wine industry come up with a plan to work together to further the production of VQA wines and reduce grape surpluses, which reached a total of nearly 8,000 tonnes that year, and that there would be no further gove...
  • BLUR STAR TO BREW BEER

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - Blur pop star Alex James is venturing into the beer world.The Blur bassist is extending his farm business by making it into a brewery, although there is no notice of when the brew will be ready to drink. Alex said, “I’ve basically become a monk – I make cheese and now ...
  • Germany: Mosel bridge work halted

    (Decanter) - Construction on the controversial Mosel bridge has been stopped due to missing or faulty documentation or calculations, according to reports. Witnesses say equipment has been dismantled, and workers sent away until further notice. The reasons for halt in construction are not clear at...

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