Wine Industry News

  • NZ: New bill a 'slap in the face' for wine

    "A slap in the face for struggling wine businesses" is New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive officer Philip Gregan's response to the Alcohol Reform Bill select committee report released last week. Few suggestions in the New Zealand Winegrowers submission to the select committee were taken up, M...
  • NZ: Research for profits, winegrowers told

    The wine industry spends only $1.2 million of grape levies on research compared with $6 million from the similarly sized kiwifruit industry. Plant and Food chief operating officer Bruce Campbell touted research as one path to profitability, at the New Zealand Winegrowers' Romeo Bragato conference...
  • US House bill has AZ winemakers worried

    PHOENIX - Some Arizona winemakers fear legislation under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives could dry up the state's wine industry. House Bill 1161 would allow Arizona and other states to potentially prohibit wineries such as Pillsbury's from selling directly to customers by grant...
  • US: Bad Economy is Good for Wine Business

    Sunday was the 9th annual wine fest in Vermillion, South Dakota, held at the state's first winery, Valiant Vineyards. Eldon Nygaard is the president of Valiant Vineyards. He opened the first winery in South Dakota 15 years ago. Now there are more than 20 wineries throughout the state. "Of course...
  • 6 Drinks That Fight Heart Disease

    Heart disease may be partly genetic, but it's also largely preventable. We've all heard the same sage advice: To keep your heart healthy, you should eat well and exercise regularly. But those aren't the only lifestyle tweaks you can make. What you drink makes a difference, too. Here's a short list o...
  • The new wave of Russian wine

    Russia’s winemakers could be raising a glass to toast a presidential plan to use their products to wean the country off heavy drinking. While at first sight Dmitry Medvedev’s plan to combat alcoholism by promoting local wines might seem counter-productive, the growing band of vineyards making h...

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