Wine Industry News
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(TheDrinksBusiness) - Increasing alcohol levels among Napa Valley wines was attributed to viticulture and winemaking, not climate change, during a tasting of labels from the region in London yesterday.Speaking during the event, which was designed to show the evolution of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvign... -
(KING5) - You could say that Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has started a war of wine words. On Monday, while announcing funding for a new $5 million wine research center in Richland, she uncorked a story about a recent trade mission to Europe. “Someone asked me what about California ...US: Governor backs Washington 'fine' wine over California 'jug' wine
April, 24, 2012 -
(WashingtonPost) - Virginia’s attorney general went after White House party crasher Tareq Salahi for a second time on Monday, this time claiming Salahi cheated customers who purchased wine tours from his companies in northern Virginia. Ken Cuccinelli filed the lawsuit in Fauquier County Circuit...US: Virginia AG sues White House gate crasher Salahi over complaints about wine tours
April, 24, 2012 -
(Wines&Vines) - The star investors on ABC’s reality series “Shark Tank” sweetened the pot, but not enough to buy into Copa di Vino, James Martin’s innovative, ready-to-drink (RTD) wine package. In an unprecedented second appearance on the high-rated show, Martin turned down a collective offe...US: Wine Packaging Maverick Rejects Investors
April, 23, 2012 -
(Dow Jones)--Chile's winemaker Concha y Toro (VCO, CONCHATOR.SN) will invest $60 million into its own business during 2012, chairman Alfonso Larrain told reporters. Concha y Toro, one of the world's biggest wine exporters, is focusing its business strategy on premium wines to offset the stronger ...Chile Winemaker Concha Y Toro To Invest $60M In Own Ops In 2012
April, 23, 2012 -
(WineSpectator) - When it comes to tasting wine, does our ability lie in our DNA, or is it learned? A controversial new study concludes that taste sensitivity to wine comes from our genes, but other experts question the findings and their implications. "Wine Expertise Predicts Taste Phenotype," b...Is Wine Expertise Genetic?
April, 23, 2012 -
(NBBJ) - Borrowers in the wine industry have found it easier to access financing in the recovering economy, with industry lending experts citing a warming approach to commercial lending from traditional sources and an uptick in interest for specialty non-bank lending. That interest in financing �...US: Access to financing easing for wine industry, lenders say
April, 23, 2012 -
(NPR) - A British winemaker has finally been given official approval to release a limited-edition wine made in collaboration with Malbec grape growers in Argentina, on one condition: It can't sell the wine, or label it a Malbec. Actually, it can't even call it wine at all. The Chapel Down winery'...Don't Call It A Malbec: Europe Sours On British Winery's Plan
April, 23, 2012

