Wine Industry News
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Wal-Mart is canceling an agreement to install 23 state-controlled wine-vending machines in some Pennsylvania stores. A company statement Wednesday cites mechanical concerns. However, a lawyer for the contractor, Simple Brands, says mechanical problems affect less than one-half... -
Diageo’s wines business in Great Britain delivered “strong results” with net sales growth of 14% — driven by a healthy Bordeaux campaign, growth in en primeur, and price increases on Blossom Hill. Globally, the drinks giant posted full year net profits up 17% to £1.9bn, citing emerging m...Diageo GB: wine business grows 14%
August, 25, 2011 -
The 400-strong union of producers in Pommard in Burgundy will apply to the French appellation authority INAO to promote the premier cru Rugiens and Epenots appellations to grand cru. Currently in force, the 1936 classification did not classify any terroirs in Pommard at the grand cru level, but a ne...France: Pommard asks INAO to create first grand crus
August, 24, 2011 -
Louisa, Va.—Two wineries near Louisa were only about seven miles from the epicenter of the rare, magnitude 5.8 earthquake that shook up the East Coast Tuesday. Fortunately, both Cooper Vineyards and Weston Farm Vineyard and Winery suffered only minor damage and very little wine loss. ...US: Quake Damage Slight at Virginia Wineries
August, 24, 2011 -
BRILLIANT ideas sometimes arise out of pure necessity. Consider Piero Lugano, 63, the suntanned artist-turned-wine-merchant who opened a shop called Bisson in this town on the Italian Riviera in 1978. Not content merely to sell wine, he soon began making it. Ten years ago he decided to try produc...Underwater Sparkling Wine: This Wine Goes Well With Fish
August, 24, 2011 -
AUSTRALIAN Vintage will push ahead with additional currency hedging and shifting more of its wine packaging and bottling overseas to cope with the high dollar, which last year slashed its pre-tax earnings by $9.8 million. The winemaker said turmoil in global financial markets was constricting the...AUS: Strong $A hangover for wine
August, 24, 2011 -
Lot18 has secured a small investment from some big-name backers, just as its competition is heating up. The New York City-based daily deals site focused on high-end wine and complementary foods announced Wednesday it has received funding from Quidsi founders Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara. The fresh...Wine wars: Lot18 gets new funds as Gilt debuts wine site
August, 24, 2011 -
It wasn't too long ago that traditional riojas and sherries were the only wines associated with Spain. And while the crazy popularity of Spanish cuisine has definitely bolstered appreciation for the country's wines in America, Katrin Naelapaa, executive director of Wines From Spain, makes it her bus...This Woman Helped Turn Spanish Wine Into A $2 Billion Export Industry
August, 23, 2011

