Wine Industry News

  • Bordeaux 2011: Merlot succeeds in 'unpredictable' year

    (Decanter) - The first London tasting of 2011 right bank wines has confirmed oenologist Denis Dubourdieu's comments that the vintage is as varied as the bizarre weather patterns that produced it. In his annual report the renowned consultant talks about the ‘unpredictable consequences’ of the inc...
  • US: Savoring Napa's Most Reliable Cabernets

    (WSJ) - I don't get many story ideas at cocktail parties. (I'm usually too busy wondering when I can leave.) But at a party a few months ago, a man asked me a question that I thought deserved not just an answer but an entire column: "What are some of the most reliable Napa Valley Cabernets?" My ques...
  • French wine maker toasts 6 court wins in China

    (Peopledaily) - Chateaux Lafite Rothschild, the French estate that produces some of the world's most expensive wines, has won six lawsuits against Chinese companies since fake Lafite was found flooding the Chinese market. The Chinese companies have been ordered to pay a total of at least 800,000 ...
  • UK: PERNOD IN PREMIUM WINE PUSH

    (Thedrinksbusiness) - Pernod Ricard UK is turning the spotlight on its premium wines in order to bridge the gap between shoppers who are willing to trade up on wine, and those who actually do. Of 2,500 consumers surveyed by the company, almost 60% said they were willing to spend more than £7 on a b...
  • Vignerons Lay Down Roots the World Over

    (WSJ) - Wine struggles with its ubiquity. "The trouble is, everywhere seems to make it these days," remarked a Canadian friend of mine who couldn't believe the number of stories she had read about countries planting vineyards. "Every day you pick up the paper and see another country is giving it a g...
  • US: Wine, the New State Secret

    /Businessweek/ - When British Prime Minister David Cameron visits President Barack Obama this week, one detail may stay bottled up: the labels on the wines the White House pours at the state dinner tomorrow night. For Obama’s first three state dinners, honoring the leaders of India, Mexico and Ch...
  • Wine Barrel Process Cuts Risk of Brett

    /Wines&Vines/ - A shave and a tan may be a prescription for eliminating Brett-contaminated barrels, according to studies performed by ETS Laboratories on behalf of a Salem-based barrel company. Founded in 2009 by master woodworker Todd Dollinger, Rewine Barrels LLC refurbishes wine barrels by shavin...
  • US: Ponsot worked 'closely with FBI' for Kurniawan arrest

    /Decanter/ - The arrest of Rudy Kurniawan on multiple charges of fraud is the result of years of evidence-gathering on the part of the Burgundy owner whose name is identified with one of the most notorious wine scandals of recent years.The case against Rudy Kurniawan is that in 2008 he consigned at ...

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