Wine Industry News
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(Chinadaily) - When Zhang Bishi founded China's first vineyard and winery in Yantai, Shandong province in 1892, there was no way he could have dreamed that, 120 years later, the wine would soon be known around the world. Changyu Pioneer Wine Co Ltd (Changyu), the company founded by the overseas C... -
(Pressdemocrat) - Long ago, wine wasn’t an industry as much as it was a last resort in providing sustenance for a family. Often it was simply people making wine because it provided a living ... barely. An old Italian saying says, “Where nothing grows, plant grapes and olives.” Poor soils...BERGER: Seven pioneers inducted into Vintners' Hall of Fame at CIA
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(Palatepress) - Here in Champagne, one often says that champagne is first and foremost a wine. However the characteristics of this wine change significantly with the adding of the dosage (a mixture of base wine and cane sugar) at the time of disgorging. Today’s most popular Champagne style is b...Naked Champagne, the Making of Zero Dosage Champagne
February, 29, 2012 -
(NBCBayarea) - Bay Area winemakers have endured an array of weather challenges over the last year; a cool summer, early rains, lack of rain and now warm temperatures that have brought some vineyards prematurely to life. Livermore winemakers said signs of life among the vines are not necessarily a...US: Bay Area Wine Makers Lookout For Frost
February, 28, 2012 -
(Chosun) - American wine is likely to overtake Italian wine in the market here as the Korea-U.S. free-trade agreement goes into effect. Lotte Department Store on Tuesday said U.S. wine, now in fourth place, will overtake Italian wine for the first time. Lotte came to the conclusion after a meeti...U.S. Wine to Overtake Italian Wine in Korea
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(Chron) - One of the highlights of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo takes place Saturday night, and it could only be happening in Houston. It’s a wine auction. Only in H-Town, home to the biggest, best-attended rodeo on the planet by far, could bucking broncos and bottles of fine wine co-exist...US: TX: Grand champion wine may get record bid at rodeo
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(Wines&Vines) - British Columbia finance minister Kevin Falcon unveiled the province’s budget last week with a pledge to sell B.C.’s government-owned liquor distribution business, including its warehousing facilities and associated distribution services. The plan is part of a liquidation of “s...British Columbia Wineries Await Answers
February, 28, 2012 -
(Decanter) - Australian wine imports increased significantly while exports fell last year – and there was a marked increase in the value of domestic wine sales.While the volume of Australian wine sold in the domestic market fell by 1.5%, the value of domestic sales surged by 9.8%, prompting some w...Australian imports up, exports down, winemakers unfazed
February, 28, 2012

