Wine Industry News

  • Foley keen to add more vineyards as part of export expansion

    (NZH) - American billionaire Bill Foley's wine business wants more New Zealand vineyards as demand for its brands increases. Mark Turnbull, chief executive of the NZX Alternative Market-listed Foley Family Wines, said new purchases around the Blenheim and Martinborough area would complement existi...
  • Berger: Wine fraud not unusual

    (PD) - A New York wine collector has been convicted of two counts of fraud for selling wine bottles that were purportedly rare and pricey, but which were really cheap wines with fraudulent labels. The case against Rudy Kurniawan, who posed as a wine collector and expert, followed authorities' disc...
  • Duckhorn Sues Duck Commander WINE WARS!!!

    (TMZ) - Duck Commander is being sued by a high-end Napa winery with a simple premise ... if it walks like a duck ... then we own it. Duckhorn Wine Company claims in a lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- its expensive, ultra-premium wine brand -- which goes to nearly $100 a bottle --  is being dilut...
  • Jackson Family acquires Spring Mountain winery

    (NVR) - Jackson Family Wines has acquired the Yverdon Vineyard and Winery, located in the Spring Mountain District appellation, from Terra Valentine owners Angus and Margaret Wurtele. Announced Friday, the transaction consists of a 77-acre property, which includes the Yverdon vineyard, wine...
  • German Riesling prices expected to rise in 2014

    (Decanter) - The price of German Riesling is set to rise thanks to a weather-hit 2013 growing season, with yields down by as much as 30% on a typical year.  Wines of Germany said total wine production in 2013 was likely to reach about 8.3m hectolitres (hl), slightly down on previous es...
  • THE TOP 10 TOP 10S FROM 2013

    (TDB) - From fattening drinks to weird ingredients we’ve brought you a wide range of top 10s throughout 2013, but which have been our most popular? The brands series that we covered, including top 10 Champagne brands, beer brands, wine brands, Scotch whisky brands and vodka brands wer...
  • Japanese becoming increasingly sophisticated wine consumers

    (JapanToday) - When Simon Berry first came to Japan to gauge the local demand for wine and spirits, the market was unquestionably dominated by the latter. Two decades later, things are very different. “There were the first signs of interest in wine, but it was a relatively unsophisticated ...
  • Counterfeit wine: A vintage crime

    (CBSNews) - It's unlikely you'll encounter this problem for your holiday toasts, but distinguishing a truly fine wine from a fake can require "CSI"-like skills. Without them, collectors are clay pigeons for the devious masters of a vintage crime. Our Cover Story is reported now by Martha Teichner: ...

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