Wine Industry News
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(ChinaDaily) - French winemakers in Bordeaux, the world's top wine-producing region, are vying for more Chinese investors, said a senior official with the region's chamber of commerce. "Their investment will create a win-win situation since many chateaus are currently experiencing sluggish busine... -
(BellinghamHerald) - Change is on the horizon for how and where you buy wine. Remember the passage of Initiative 1183 last fall? The initiative approved the privatization of liquor sales and distribution, and also allowed for discount pricing on wine and spirits. By June 1, all state liquor store...US: Washington state's private-liquor law to change how the wine world operates
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(Bloomberg) - Brian Mota didn’t find it easy to give up the familiar turf of private equity for wine investing. Mota, 38, had been evaluating more conventional investment opportunities at WallerSutton Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut, after leaving JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)’s investment-ban...Bankers Quit Wall Street to Find $50 Million for Wine
April, 10, 2012 -
(WineSpectator) - Substances in wine can cause cancer, but levels are low for moderate drinkers.The heart-healthy benefits of one or two glasses of wine per day are well-established, but a new study finds that alcoholic beverages also contain several different known carcinogens. However, the study i...Study Finds Carcinogens in Alcoholic Beverages
April, 09, 2012 -
(Dailymail) - Amid the diplomatic sabre-rattling overshadowing the anniversary of the Falkland’s war, there is one area of Anglo-Argentinian relations we can all raise a glass to. British and Argentinean vineyards have responded to the crisis by forming a unique collaboration to ‘make wine no...Make wine not war! As tensions heighten in the Falklands, Argentinian vineyard sends grapes to English winemakers...
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(NBBJ) - More wine is moving in and out of this country, which recently grabbed the distinction of being world’s largest wine market away from Europe. U.S. exports, 90 percent from California, last year reached a new record of $1.39 billion in revenue for wineries, an increase of 21.7 percent f...Navigating the global markets: Plan on a long-term commitment
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(MaltaToday) - The managing director of wine producer Delicata, George Delicata, is insisting that he knows nothing of an ongoing police investigation into a suspected case of fraud related to DOK wine classification. MaltaToday is informed that the Ministry for Rural Affairs has carried out an a...Malta: Delicata wines investigated over alleged use of Italian grapes in ‘Maltese’ DOK wine
April, 09, 2012 -
(LoudWire) - Slayer‘s music is certainly meant to be consumed with an accompanying libation. So it’s no surprise that the band has launched its very own brand of wine, much like Motorhead and AC/DC before them. The first beverage in the brand is Slayer Reign in Blood Red. The Cabernet Sauvignon ...Slayer Launch Reign in Blood Red Wine
April, 09, 2012

