Wine Industry News

  • US: PLCB, union blast privatization plan at hearing

    A proposal to turn over Pennsylvania's state-controlled sale of liquor and wine to private business would drive up prices, limit the selection of products and leave many rural residents without a nearby liquor store, critics warned lawmakers Thursday. Joe Conti, chief executive officer of the Pen...
  • Move over France, USA topping wine consumption

    NAPA VALLEY, Calif. - Basking in the California sun, are plump and picturesque wine grapes, but, most of all, these vines are growing profits. At Leonesse Cellars in Temecula, business is far from sour. These businesses had to adjust their wine bottle price range. Some bottles range anyway fro...
  • French wines fall victim to Chinese counterfeiting

    Copycat kings of the world, the Chinese counterfeit industry has added a new item to its production line: vintage French wine. Impossible to tell a genuine bottle from a fake one, many unsuspecting customers will remain none the wiser until their first sip. And even then, only a connoisseur could ta...
  • Despite obstacles, Mexico wine industry takes root

    Despite a lack of recognition abroad and a drug war that has made tourists flee, Mexico's winemakers see cause to celebrate as drinking habits evolve in the land of tequila. Production increased almost 40 percent in the past five years, causing cheer at the annual Vendimia harvest festival in Baj...
  • US: Oil magnate adds Renwood to growing winery portfolio

    Californian winery Renwood is the latest multi-million dollar acquisition for oil and gas magnate Alejandro Bulgheroni as he expands his wine business beyond South America. Bulgheroni’s company RAI has paid $6.95 million for the bankrupt Renwood Winery, having already purchased a 25-million litre ...
  • Canada: Ontario Funds Grape/Wine Climate Studies

    St. Catharines, Ontario—Realizing that Ontario’s increasingly erratic weather poses a threat to its grape and wine industry, the province of Ontario announced a grant of CA$2.86 million to Brock University in St. Catharines, funding a team of scientists to study how climate change will impact th...
  • Technology Plays Important Role to Improve the Wine Industry

    Great wines come from combining site selection with appropriate viticulture and winemaking skills and style. But now geographic information systems (GIS) technology plays an important role in the wine industry. GIS technology is used to create spatial data (maps) that provide valuable information to...
  • US: Wineries promised sweeter labeling approval

    The federal bureau that governs wine labeling has agreed to fix delays wineries are experiencing in getting their labels approved, Sen. Charles  Schumer said Tuesday. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, which must approve wine labels, has agreed to streamline the label-approval process...

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