Wine Industry News

  • Red wine: good for your heart, good for your skin

    (Examiner) - It is well-known that red wine has been touted for its heart health benefits, but not everyone knows that red wine can actually benefit the skin. Villa La Ripa, one of the 180 companies that are part of the organization in Italy called Strada del Vino Terre di Arezzo, studied these bene...
  • Scotland: Taxman turns cider into wine

    (Scotsman) - A TRADITIONAL cider brewer warned today that he may be forced out of business after the taxman decided he is actually making wine. Peter Stuart, who makes Thistly Cross Cider on South Belton Farm, Dunbar, said that his tax would more than double because inspectors ruled the whisky ca...
  • China's love for red wine

    (HindustanTimes) - While China is drinking more and more wine each year it appears also that consumers are drinking more and more of the same type of wine. According to a recent survey produced to help promote May's Vinexpo Asia-Pacific event -- the largest wine industry gathering in the region -...
  • US: F. Korbel and Bros. to Sell Kenwood Vineyards to Banfi Vintners

    (BUSINESS WIRE) -- After several months of strategic review, Gary B. Heck, President and Owner of F. Korbel & Bros., has agreed to explore the sale of Kenwood Vineyards as well as its related assets in Sonoma County to Banfi Vintners, one of the country’s leading wine marketers. Mr. Heck’s deci...
  • The Business of Private Sale Wine Sites [INFOGRAPHIC]

    (Forbes) - There are a number of ways to discover new wines online, but one of the most recently popular areas in the digital wine space is flash sale sites. Like the oh-so-popular fashion flash sale sites — including Gilt Groupe, ideeli and Rue La La — wine sales sites are often invitation-o...
  • Canada: Nova Scotia Plans Wine Appellation

    (Wines&Vines) - Nova Scotia’s fledgling wine industry has developed a production standard that lays the foundation for an official appellation system on Canada’s East Coast. Discussions regarding development of a standard for local wines began in fall 2009, with the help of Ontario winemaker Pet...
  • The Not-So-Cloying Side of Kosher Wine

    (WSJ) - I HELD A WINE TASTING last Sunday, and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to open the bottles. Not because my corkscrew was missing, but because the wines were kosher. As a non-Jew, I knew that by simply opening the bottles I could effectively de-kosherize the wines. And this could be a problem, e...

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