Wine Industry News

  • US: Young scientist studies sea chemical to improve wine

    (WSUNews) - Every time you take a breath, you inhale fungi and fungal spores. In every cubic meter of air there are thousands of spores released by hundreds of species of fungi, according to a study conducted by scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. No wonder, then, that winemakers...
  • Bordeaux 2011: price the 'single factor' of vintage

    (Decanter) - As the UK wine trade makes its way back from Bordeaux they are more preoccupied with price than at any time since the 2008 vintage.At this stage of the week there are points on which most agree. Few would argue that the vintage is not ‘mixed, to say the least,’ as Neil Sommerfelt MW...
  • US: High-End Wines Had Great First Quarter

    (Wines&Vines) - Sales of domestic table wines at premium price segments grew quickly in the first quarter of 2012 at major food and drug stores. Wines at $20-plus were the hottest, growing 24% in dollars over the same period in 2011, according to Symphony IRI. Domestic wines priced $15-$19.99 jumped...
  • Neusiedlersee is Austria's latest appellation

    (Decanter) - Neusiedlersee has been named as the latest DAC appellation in Austria – completing the family of DACs in Burgenland and the first to focus on the Zweigelt grape variety. From vintage 2011, wines can be released under the Neusiedlersee or Neusiedlersee Reserve DACs, alongside Burgenlan...
  • Former notary raised millions for Ponzi scheme, regulators allege

    (VancouverSun) - The B.C. Securities Commission has formally accused former Vancouver notary Rashida Samji of perpetrating a massive fraud on investors. In a notice of hearing Wednesday, commission enforcement staff allege that from 2003 to January this year, Samji raised $83 million from 218 inv...
  • Kenya makes its mark in wine making market

    (BusinessDailyAfrica) - First, dispel a myth: wine doesn’t get better with time. Well, at least not all wines. “It largely depends on the kind of vineyard and grapes that you grow,” says Emma Nderitu, Leleshwa Wine’s Winery Manager. “Our wines, for instance, are best consumed within two...
  • The Guaranteed Way To Buy The Wine You Love

    (Forbes) - Tim Bucher was maybe 10 years old when the tractor broke down acres and acres from the family farmhouse in Healdsburg, Calif. “I was cutting thistles in the fields from early morning until dark,” he recalls. To get home he could either stumble through the fields of the dairy farm—or...
  • Italy's Best Under One Roof

    (WineSpectator) - Italian wine has no rankings, no grands crus, but for one evening in Verona on March 24, aficionados had a chance to taste wines from 100 of the country's top estates. “Finest Italian Wines: 100 Great Producers” was the keynote event of this year's Vinitaly, the Italian wine tr...

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