Wine Industry News

  • US: Grapevine Moth: Almost Gone, Not Forgotten

    (Wines&Vines) - Napa County and the rest of California is on the verge of eradicating the European Grape Vine Moth (EGVM), the invasive pest that first came to light in the North Coast in 2009 and spread rapidly the next year. Dave Whitmer, Napa County agricultural commissioner, sent an update this ...
  • Chinese film star buys St Emilion property

    (Decanter) - Although the price Zhao paid for the 7ha Château Monlot has not been revealed, local property agents put it at between €4 and €5m. Separately, local land agency SAFER (Société d’aménagement foncier et d’établissement rural) said prices per hectare in St Emilion now range...
  • Ukraine looks to raise winemaking standards

    (Harpers) - The emerging Ukrainian wine industry is looking to raise winemaking standards to European levels - by working with foreign consultants and setting up a professional wine body. Ivan Plachkov, the country’s former energy minister and founder of Kolonist Winery in the Odessa region, has ...
  • Alternative investments: fine wine and spirits

    (RealBusiness) - Investing in fine wine and whisky could earn you a tidy profit – and they're far more exciting than fixed ISAs and pensions.The great thing about fine wine is the more people drink it, the rarer and more expensive it gets. As a commodity, wine is on a rollercoaster ride with i...
  • Will Treasury Wine Estates Improve With Age?

    (WSJ) - Treasury Wine Estates may have outperformed the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index by 18.4% in the past six months but JPMorgan, Citi, Credit Suisse and Commonwealth Bank of Australia all reckon it’s better to be underweight. Spun out in May from the now de-listed Foster’s Group, the company ...
  • NZ: Early signs of wine industry recovery

    (Guide2) - Sixth annual financial benchmarking survey shows signs of a gradual turnaround, but some small wineries are still struggling to earn a profit. New Zealand wineries across the spectrum have improved their profitability during the past financial year compared with results in 2010, accord...
  • Kendall-Jackson To Be Featured on "Undercover Boss," Episode

    /PRNewswire/ -- In what is sure to be one of the most talked about episodes of the season, CBS today announced Rick Tigner, president of Kendall-Jackson Winery — one of America's favorite family-owned wineries — will be one of the next bosses to go undercover during the upcoming third season of ...

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