Wine Industry News

  • Screwcap now 'the norm': new study

    (Decanter) - Acceptance of screwcaps on wine bottles has more than doubled among UK consumers over the past eight years, according to new research. The survey, conducted by research company Wine Intelligence for its 2011 Closures Report, suggests that 85% of the regular wine-drinking population now ...
  • US: Winery Exchange revamps Echelon with North Coast grapes

    (NBJ) - After acquiring the Echelon Vineyards brand from Diageo Chateau & Estates Wines early this year, Novato-based Winery Exchange has revamped the brand inside the bottle and out. The Novato-based producer of private and national wine, beer and spirits brands for a number of major retailers rele...
  • UK: Majestic Wine shows resilience with profit rise

    (Reuters) - British wine warehouse chain Majestic Wine posted a 20 percent rise in first-half profit, winning more customers despite tough economic headwinds. The company, which trades from 174 UK stores, said on Monday it made a pretax profit of 8.8 million pounds ($14.1 million) in the 26 weeks...
  • SA: Black consumers' changing taste drives bottled wine market

    (Bizcommunity) - The number of South Africa's bottled wine drinkers may eclipse that of brandy in the next three years, according to a recent report published by Analytix Business Intelligence. The report, entitled "South Africa Brand Report: Consumer Trends among Alcoholic Beverage Categories" high...
  • Discovering Madeira and its namesake wine

    (Gainesville) - When I told people we were going on vacation to Madeira, it raised an eyebrow or two. "Where?" "Why?" "Isn't that where they make port?" To answer the last question first: No. Port comes from the Douro region of Portugal, and Madeira is home to its own eponymous appellation ...
  • US: Getting polluted on wine

    (NYPost) - Now this is a wine to die for. A brave Brooklyn man is cultivating a massive, 50-foot grapevine a few short blocks from one of the world’s most polluted waterways, the Gowanus Canal. There he produces a potent potable he’s labeled Vinum Nostrum, Latin for “Our Wine.” “Peopl...

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