Wine Industry News

  • US: Save Water in Your Winery

    (Wines&Vines) - Simple steps can save thousands of gallons of water in winery operations. Industry experts delivered the message during a seminar about water conservation organized by Napa County and held in Yountville on Thursday. Dr. Anita Oberholster, a University of California, Davis, coopera...
  • Study: 94% Of U.S. Wine Consumers Prefer Natural Cork

    /PRNewswire/ -- Natural cork remains the overwhelming choice for U.S. wine drinkers because it conveys higher quality than alternative closures, according to a recent survey by Tragon Corp., the Company announced today. According to the survey, 94 percent of respondents said they would be more li...
  • Exports of Korean Rice Wine to Hit $50 Million This Year

    (Chosun) - Exports of Korea's traditional rice wine or makgeolli are expected to top US$50 million for the first time this year on rising demand in Japan and China, the Korea Customs Service said on Thursday. Exports of makgeolli reached $45.3 million in the first 10 months of this year, a close ...
  • Leon Panetta toasts Osama bin Laden death with $10K wine

    (Politico) - Success never tasted so good. Leon Panetta was finally able to enjoy a rare $10,000 bottle of wine that his friend said he would uncork if the secretary of defense took out Osama Bin Laden.Last year, California restaurateur Ted Balestreri promised Panetta, then CIA director, a couple...
  • AUS: Riverland wine grape glut shows signs of easing

    (ABC) - There hasn't been much good news for Riverland wine grape growers, but a marked increase in demand for grapes could see prices increase for growers. In recent years, a glut and low prices have meant it's cost more to produce wine grapes than growers could sell them for. Now the new own...
  • Wine Industry Sustainability: Social Equity

    (Wines&Vines) - Many people consider social equity the element of “sustainability” not related to the environment, but at Napa’s 45,000-case Domaine Carneros Ltd., the company’s dedication to social equity was first powered by the solar panels installed at the Napa sparkling wine facility. �...
  • AUS: Blaze destroys more than $1m worth of wine

    (Brisbanetimes) - Fire has destroyed more than $1 million worth of premium wine at a family-owned winery in Queensland's Granite Belt overnight. The Puglisi family, of Ballandean Estate Wines near Stanthorpe, have been devastated by the fire which extensively damaged a warehouse holding five year...

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