Wine Industry News

  • Italy: In Sicily, a Treasure Trove of Wine Yeast

    (Sciencemag) - Sicilian winemakers don't stomp grapes with their feet anymore. But in the south of the Italian island, many vintners still follow many of the old ways, making wine by mixing mashed grapes in old stone and concrete troughs and then letting fermenting microbes native to that same viney...
  • Chinese investors gobble up French wine, Bordeaux wineries

    (GMANetwork) - You could hardly do better than Chateau du Grand Moueys if you were looking for a metaphor to demonstrate Chinese interests in European wines, luxury goods and travel. It has a history that includes a Templar legend, vineyards in the heart of France's famed Bordeaux region and a n...
  • Spain: Rioja produces first commercial sweet wines

    (Decanter) - Two Rioja producers have revived the region’s tradition of producing late-harvest wines. Dinastía Vivanco and Bodegas Loli Casado, both in Rioja Alavesa, are among the first to make commercially available sweet wines known locally as ‘supurados’ These were historically made fr...
  • Why Drinking Wine Is Good for You

    (EnvironmentalGraffiti) - When it comes to dining experiences, what drink is more culturally relevant than wine? Yet wine can be a simple or a bewildering beverage. It is the drink of celebration and ceremony, often seen to promote gracious living. At first considered a gift from the gods, wine has ...
  • France, US, Chile wage wine war in Korea

    (Koreatimes) - The Korean love affair with wines has fluctuated wildly between highs and lows in recent years. Distributors now hope that the effects of relaxed retail regulations and free trade pacts with wine-making nations will put the relationship on firmer ground by making them more affordable....
  • UK wine and spirit sales down

    (Drinksint) - The Wine and Spirit Trades Association’s (WSTA) latest market report shows overall sales of wine and spirits to fall in shops, pubs, restaurants and clubs, as consumers continue to rein in their spending. The WSTA, which is the lead body for the UK wine and spirits trades, says i...
  • US: Grapegrowers Warned: Mealybug Spreads Virus

    (Wines&Vines) - Mealybugs took the rap last week when detection, transmission and management of leafroll disease were investigated at the Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ Vineyard Technical Group session about Sustainable Vineyard Practices, first of a series presented in cooperation with the UC Cooperat...
  • US: Alcohol sampling bill advances in Utah

    Senators made it easier Monday to serve alcohol to one group of Utahns: restaurant owners who want to sample wine and liquor that they are considering serving in their establishments. The Senate voted 29-0 to approve SB119 by Senate Minority Leader Ross Romero, D-Salt Lake City, and sent it to th...

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