Wine Industry News

  • Wine and warfare part 4: Sabrage

    (TDB) - The gay hussars The issue of  sabrage, that is to say using a sabre or sword to open a bottle of Champagne, is a little contentious. There are some who see it as brash exhibitionism, others as a waste of good wine, still more who think it just a bit of fun. Those who do are u...
  • Colorado: New Study Finds Wine Helps Increase Economy

    (KrexTV) - A new study released this month shows the wine industry is helping boost Colorado's economy. The Colorado Wine Industry Development Board says the total economic impact from the wine industry has tripled to $144 million from the last time this was conducted in 2005. "It helps maint...
  • Wine and warfare part 3: Pedro Ximénez

    (TDB) - The legend of Pedro Ximénez Remaining in the Low Countries after the last installment, this is a tale clouded in myth. It concerns a grape variety and possibly a man too – the name? Pedro Ximénez…or maybe Siemens…or Ximen; one immediately senses tro...
  • Could a New Tool Prevent Oxidation in Winemaking?

    (WineSpectator) - When it comes to keeping their wine safe from oxidation—the chemical reactions with air that can spoil a wine—the tools at a winemaker’s disposal are limited. After fermentation, vintners try to limit oxygen exposure, and they choose bottle closures with care. Ma...
  • Guilty: Rudy Kurniawan convicted in New York court

    (Decanter) - Rudy Kurniawan has been convicted of making and selling counterfeit wine in one of the most high-profile wine fraud trials on record. It took the 12-strong jury less than a single morning to reach à guilty verdict, following several days of evidence from the prosecution that ...
  • 'Mythical' French Wine Sells for $2,440 A Glass

    (BusinessInsider) - A French collector has bought a case of 12 bottles of 'mythical’ 1947 Cheval Blanc for €131,000 in one of highest value sales in French auction house history A case of 1947 Cheval Blanc wine has been bought for €131,600 (£111,000) in one of the most expens...
  • Wine experts say holiday champagne recession is over

    (Reuters) - Lee Sanning, an economics professor at Whitman College and, like Storchmann, a member of the American Association of Wine Economists, agrees. "Sales of luxury goods, including that of champagne, make good leading indicators," he said. Richard Juhlin, whose book "A Scent of Champagne" ...

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