Wine Industry News

  • Wine: Vinho Verde announces new 5m€ promotional campaign

    The Vinho Verde wine commission has announced a new, 5 million Euro, international promotional campaign starting in July 2011 following a boom in global exports. The launch of the campaign in the UK will be marked on 12 July 2011 by ‘The Boys are back in town’ tasting focussing on 15 of the t...
  • Brazil and China expected to become formidable wine players

    As the 30th edition of the world's largest wine trade fair comes to a close, the early conclusion is that consumers in Canada, China and Sweden will be seeing more Brazilian wines line store shelves; wine consumption is poised to rise in the UK, the US and Canada; and Asia is set to become a formida...
  • Video: French wine producers look to China

    Wine producers in at the International Wine Fair in Bordeaux say they're looking to China and emerging markets for sales growth but it's not just China's wine buying power which is of interest -- wine produced in China is also making its mark....
  • US: Growing Wine Flash Site Lot18 Expands To Gourmet Food

    Lot18 launched its wine flash sales site in November with six people and has since taken off, now boasting 350,000 registered users and 80 employees. The New York-based company sources high-quality wines direct from producers at a discount through its staffers who are based in wine centers such as N...
  • US: Ohio awaits for winelovers

    Interest in Ohio wineries and vineyards has grown along with the industry, with the state's number of licensed wineries doubling in the past five years. The supply is keeping up with demand: Ohio's 148 wineries produce more than 1 million gallons of wine per year, with the largest operations prod...
  • US: Virginia gives wine industry a tax break

    Wineries in the state can get a tax credit for part of the cost for new or upgraded equipment. A new law passed in this year's General Assembly session provides a corporate income tax credit for farm wineries. The tax credit, which is available starting in the current tax year, allows farm win...
  • French wine consumption drops by three billion bottles

    French wine consumption has dropped by three billion bottles to just four billion - the equivalent of one bottle per adult each week - in two generations. Researchers fear the culture of wine drinking is being lost in France, with younger generations less likely to savour a bottle over food and more...

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