Wine Industry News

  • China: Wine challenge

    The wine-drinking population in China is growing every day, especially in a top-tier city like Shanghai. The love of the grape is shared by both the elite communities and white-collar workers. Now they will have the chance to sit down together with world-renowned wine connoisseurs to taste exquisit...
  • When Telemarketing Is Not a Bad Word

    Wineries urged to use phone sales to reach their best customers. When the home phone rings during dinner, do you answer it? Many people don’t, because they fear the caller is a telemarketer trying to sell them a product they don’t want or need.But it doesn’t have to be like that, according to...
  • NZ:: Iconic wine estate to become part of Auckland University

    Iconic wine estate to become part of The University of Auckland The University of Auckland is positioned to become the Southern Hemisphere’s premium wine science facility thanks to the vision of pioneering Waiheke winemakers Kim and Jeanette Goldwater. The Goldwater family have partially gifted ...
  • Cheap European wine set to get more expensive

    Cheap European wine may disappear from Russian shelves after customs raised minimum wine price. Minimum prices for Italian wines went up 75 per cent and 50 per cent for French wines, prompting importers to question the legality of the decision.  Customs set new minimum price Excise duties for imp...
  • Climate change to radically alter vineyard map?

    Napa Valley, Calif. -- Climate change may have wine makers over a barrel. A new study suggests it may drastically affect some of the world's great wine-producing regions. The study, from Stanford University, says vineyards in California could shrink by 50 percent over the next 30 years. Califo...
  • Oregon wine industry nearly doubles in four years to $2.7 billion

    Oregon's commercial wine industry, adapting to a recessionary economy with changes to sales and distribution efforts, has nearly doubled its contribution to the state's economy over the past five years, according to a new report due out today. The total economic impact in Oregon related directly ...
  • NZ: Strong yield increases grape harvest by 23%

    A marked increase in New Zealand's grape harvest this year has been driven by strong yields and a young vineyard estate which continues to mature. The New Zealand Winegrowers Association estimated the harvest was up 23% to 328,000 tonnes, Rabobank said in its quarterly wine report released this w...

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