Wine Industry News

  • Great wine of China

    A Chinese cabernet has beaten 560 wines from Bordeaux to win a Decanter award. Some see it as a turning point like the so-called “Judgment of Paris” blind tasting in 1976 that put Californian wines above Old World rivals. Even for those who will not race off to comb Waitrose for Chinese vintages...
  • Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked To Women's Health

    If you love your nightly glass of wine, but also have a nagging sense it’s not the best thing for your body, then take heart: According to a new study, one drink a day may be linked with better overall health as women age. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed nearly 14,...
  • Kremlin encourages Russia to drink more wine

    The Kremlin has dreamt up a novel way of battling Russia's destructive love affair with the vodka bottle: encouraging Russians to drink more wine instead. In the midst of the country's toughest anti-alcohol campaign since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said ...
  • Kate Moss buys £130k vineyard – persuaded by her ex Johnny Depp

    IT’S no secret that Kate Moss likes the odd tipple but now she’s gone and bought a whole vineyard – with a little help from old flame Johnny Depp. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, who attended last night’s GQ Awards in London, helped persuade his supermodel ex to splash out £130,000 on...
  • Tax cuts could set off India wine boom

    (Reuters) - Cash-rich emerging Asian markets, especially India, could see an explosion in wine consumption in the future -- if their government scraps import taxes altogether, the way Hong Kong did in 2008, maintains wine expert Jeannie Cho Lee. That move ushered an explosion in fine wine consumptio...
  • Millennials and wine a whole new dynamic

    ITEM: Millennials are more likely to consume wine while socializing, especially at friends' homes, than are their predecessors. REACTION: The Wine Business Institute study cites that generation's values of collaboration and work/life balance. Good on 'em. I'd also like to think that they're smart...
  • US: Inertia Beverage buys 1-800-Flowers.com wine unit

    Inertia Beverage Group of Napa announced a deal Tuesday to acquire the wine shipping division of 1-800-Flowers.com, known as WTN Services. Financial terms were not disclosed. The companies said they will form a joint venture to sell wine online. The new company, WineDirect, will be headquarter...

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