Wine Industry News

  • O.C. firm creates unique wine packaging

    For every new business that launches in Orange County, there must be a hundred ideas for a new business, even really good ideas. The step from good idea to new-business launch is a big one. Former UC Irvine students Matt Zimmer, Jodi Wynn and Doug Allan recently made that step with STACKED Wines LLC...
  • US: Incubators help grow Idaho wineries

    (Messenger-index) - Idaho's fledgling wine industry, up from 11 to 44 wineries since 2002, continues to get help from the UI College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Newest aids are four wine bays at the UI Caldwell Complex equipped with the right water, drains, 3-phase power and temperature contr...
  • US: Can Pinot Gris Get a Grip on Oregon?

    (Wines&Vines) - The excitement that followed the Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium at Oak Knoll Winery in Hillsboro last June has spawned the Oregon Pinot Gris Marketing Group. The group aims to raise awareness of this grape alongside Oregon’s best-known variety, Pinot Noir—something Oak Knoll Winery ...
  • Rioja: Wine region of the year

    (CNNMoney) - Looking back on my reams of tasting notes and experiences, one thing really stuck out in 2011. Rioja is producing some of the finest wines available at prices that can make a Scotsman blush. Rioja is my region of the year for 2011. The northern Spanish wine region has proven that its wi...
  • US: K-J chief previews his role in 'Undercover Boss'

    (Pressdemocrat) - In an upcoming episode of CBS's hit series, Undercover Boss, Rick Tigner, president of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, gets choked up during the hour-long reality show. Photo Galleries. Production of the show started last spring, around the time that Tigner's boss and mentor, wine i...
  • Nomacorc launches closure for aging wine

    (Drinksint) - Nomacorc has launched Select 100, a closure for fragile wines and full bodied red wines that requiring extended aging. The world’s leading synthetic closure manufacturer has described Select 100 as its most advanced, co-extruded closure to date. Malcolm Thompson, global vice pr...
  • Wine headaches: That glass of Cabernet at lunch may hurt

    (CanadianBusiness) - What is it about wine, especially red wine, that makes as much as a third of humanity unable to drink it without getting a headache? We're not talking about a hangover here. Drinking just one glass can trigger immediate discomfort, raise blood pressure or morph into a days-long ...
  • UK: London Olympics to generate £300m for wine trade, says study

    (Decanter) - London's hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars stand to make an extra £300m from the Olympics - but there are major challenges to overcome as well, new research suggests. Wine distributor Bibendum reckons that food and drink spend in the capital’s on-trade will soar to £1.24bn during 2...

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