Wine Industry News
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(WesternFarmPress) - FAO marked the 60th anniversary of the International Plant Protection Convention, a treaty established in 1952 to help prevent plant pests and diseases from spreading across international boundaries via international trade.The origins of the convention can be traced back to 1865... -
(WSJ) - Constellation Brands said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell 63 percent as a result of the divesture of its Australian and U.K. wine business. But the company said a new product mix helped boost its North America sales. A weak outlook for 2013 sent Constellation's sto...Constellation's profit falls 63 pct on units sale
April, 05, 2012 -
(TheDailyMeal) - In the latest wave of red wine health news, a study from Purdue University may explain the phenomenon of thin French women who always drink wine (if the book didn't do it for you). Researcher Kee-Hong Kim, an assistant professor in food science at Purdue, led a study that showed ...Red Wine May Block Fat Cell Formation
April, 04, 2012 -
(Dow Jones)--An evolving palate and high interest in wines among the Millennial generation are two potential tailwinds that can aid Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) as it launches a more plentiful slate of new wines this year. The maker of Robert Mondavi and Ravenswood wines intends to launch more...Constellation Brands Courts Millennials With Newest Wines
April, 04, 2012 -
(WSJ) - Since free-trade deals haven't brought down wine prices as much as promised, Seoul is now under pressure to deregulate further. During debates in the U.S. and Korea over ratification of the free-trade agreement, politicians fought over the macroeconomic effects on employment, trade flows and...Koreans Raise a Glass to Unintended Consequences
April, 04, 2012 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - A Saudi millionaire is reported to have paid US$136,000 for a six-litre bottle of Champagne in Dubai over the weekend. The man bought the Methuselah of Louis Roederer Cristal in the early hours of Saturday morning for him and his friends. The vintage bottle is believed to be...Millionaire splurges on luxury bubbly
April, 04, 2012 -
(WineSpectator) - Some years ago I moved into an apartment in San Francisco, one of those arrangements with two units per floor with a connecting deck. I was spending a week painting the apartment, and my neighbor, who shared his apartment with his brother, stopped by to invite me over to their p...Do You Have a Good Palate?
April, 04, 2012 -
(PressDemocrat) - Veteran wine executive Paul Dolan has filed a lawsuit against his former partners at Mendocino Wine Co., alleging he was fired as president of the Ukiah company and has not been offered the full amount for his stake in the business. The partnership came to a messy end in January, w...US: Dolan sues former partners at Mendocino Wine
April, 04, 2012

