Wine Industry News
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(Decanter) - A group of Australian health bodies has attacked what it calls the ‘myth’ that red wine can have health-giving properties.The Alcohol Policy Coalition, whose members include the Australian Drug Foundation and the Heart Foundation, has challenged the recent body of research that clai... -
(TheGuardian) - The first Indian wines to be sold by a British supermarket could become a fixture on its shelves after coming close to selling out in record time. Earlier this month, Waitrose became the first UK supermarket to stock the little-known brands from the sub-continent as part of a show...Indian wines fly off British supermarket shelves
September, 20, 2011 -
(CapRadio) - If you love California wine, a new report says you can expect to keep seeing good deals on prices. But that could be changing in a few years.For a decade now, Robert Smiley with the U.C. Davis School of Management has conducted a survey of California's leading wine operations. His lates...US: Economy Putting Squeeze On California Wine Grapes
September, 20, 2011 -
(Decanter) - The Prince of Wales hosted a reception earlier this month to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of WaterAid. WaterAid is a UK charity dedicated to improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities. Decanter, through the Decanter World Wine Awa...Prince Charles celebrates WaterAid's 30th birthday
September, 19, 2011 -
(Wines&Vines) - The world’s leading supplier of synthetic corks decided in 2007 aggressively to commission research about oxygen’s role in wine quality at several international universities. The research yielded dramatic results that not only led Nomacorc, the sponsoring company, to develop new ...What Oxygen Research Means to Winemakers
September, 19, 2011 -
(Forbes) - Allowing for the sale of strong beer and wine in Oklahoma grocery stores will face tough resistance from the state's liquor industry and require a massive overhaul of statutes and changes to the Oklahoma Constitution, lawmakers learned on Monday. During an inaugural meeting of the Join...US: Expanding Oklahoma sale of beer, wine opposed
September, 19, 2011 -
(NorthBayBusinessJournal)- In recent weeks, the East Coast has endured a surprising earthquake and a hurricane. In the meantime, things are also shaking in the West Coast wine business.The world of California wine, in fact, is entering its own storm. This storm is not really a surprise — we have l...US: ‘Sea change’ coming to grape, wine markets
September, 19, 2011 -
(Bloomberg) - A rare case of Romanee-Conti 1990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Burgundy sold for HK$2.32 million ($297,400) in Hong Kong, a price auction house Acker, Merrall & Condit said set a world saleroom record for that vintage. The wine was sold to a Hong Kong collector bidding by telephone, and...Romanee-Conti 1990 Burgundy Sells for Record $297,400 at Hong Kong Auction
September, 19, 2011

