Wine Industry News
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(MediaPost) - While NASCAR fans are a hugely fertile and loyal marketing target for innumerable products, including beer, one wouldn’t necessarily associate them with being big wine lovers. But for Banfi’s Riunite, that spelled an opportunity. In 2009, the wine brand began sponsorships wi... -
(TheWineCellarInsider) - To read details on the 2011 Bordeaux harvest at Chateau Margaux: 2011 Bordeaux Harvest Chateau Margaux, Pontallier Optimistic 2011 Margaux – Blending 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, along with equal parts Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the wine is ruby in color...2011 Chateau Margaux, Low Yields Helps Produce Classic Style
April, 17, 2012 -
(BizJournals) - Oregon wine grape production rose 33 percent to hit a record high of 41,500 tons in 2011 as demand slowly returns to a recession-battered industry. The value of Oregon’s grape harvest climbed nearly 30 percent in 2011, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service’...US: Oregon wine grape production hits record high
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(Reuters) - The popularity of farm-to-table restaurants and organic produce is seeping into the wine industry as more producers adopt green practices. But their motives for making organic, sustainable and biodynamic wine may be more personal than business, although the practices also improve the ...Appeal of organic products seeps into wine industry
April, 17, 2012 -
(Telegraph) - Sending back a faulty bottle of wine is a tricky social manoeuvre. Sometimes it’s fine. Sometimes you can simply smile a cheery, “I don’t think this wine’s quite right. Could you possibly open another bottle?” and the job is done with no fuss. At other times the merest hint t...Ordering wine: how to navigate the social minefield
April, 16, 2012 -
(Decanter) - Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released its 2011 at €420 per bottle to the wine trade, a reduction of 30% on last year's price of €600.The wine will be €420 ex-negociant, and merchants will wait to announce their price until they are sure of their allocations. The ex-chateau price ...Bordeaux 2011: Chateau Lafite Rothschild releases at €420 per bottle
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(BUSINESS WIRE) - In recognition of Earth Day, BevMo!, the ultimate specialty beverage retailer, today announced that all 115 of its stores now offer recycling for cork, one of the world's most sustainable products and a mainstay of wine for more than 400 years. Through a partnership between BevMo!,...US: BevMo! Goes Green for Earth Day
April, 16, 2012 -
(PressDemocrat) - Controversial rules designed to protect endangered fish and regulate how grape growers use water from the Russian River will be revisited by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The board will vote on a plan to scale down the county program, which once aimed to req...US: Vineyard frost protection rules up for vote before county supervisors
April, 16, 2012

