Wine Industry News
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The police over the weekend raided former Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Çiller’s ranch in the tourist town of Kuşadası and found 7,750 bottles of unlicensed red wine worth approximately TL 1 million ($620,000). The raid was carried out on Saturday based on a tip the police received from an unkno... -
SALEM—Oregonians soon may be able to purchase “wine country” license plates, with proceeds going to promote state tourism. The plates cost $30 and feature a countryside vista of rolling hills covered with fields of grape vines. “The wine country plate is unique and distinctive…and wi...US: Legislators approve sale of ‘wine country’ license plates
June, 25, 2011 -
US Outlook: Just what does it take to get a drink around here? As an Englishman in New York, you never quite get used to the puritan attitude to alcohol, whether it is finding, aged 20, that you still can't drink on this side of the Atlantic, or finding, 10 years later at your first Wall Street lunc...Stephen Foley: Spirit of Prohibition deprives New Yorkers of competition
June, 25, 2011 -
Monterey,CA - For the first time since 1973, Monterey hosted the American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s annual conference, drawing an estimated 500 attendees June 20-24. With roughly 40,000 acres of winegrapes planted throughout Monterey County, the region is home to approximately 85 winer...US: Wine Researchers Share Findings
June, 24, 2011 -
Domaine Clarence Dillon, owner of Chateau Haut-Brion, has bought Saint Emilion classified growth Chateau Tertre Daugay. The 16ha estate, planted to 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, has been owned by Count Léo de Malet-Roquefort of Maison Malet Roquefort since 1978. In recent years, it has been r...France: Domaine Clarence Dillon buys Chateau Tertre Daugay
June, 24, 2011 -
/PRNewswire/ -- The Hogue Cellars today announced the results of groundbreaking research conducted between 2005 and 2010 that confirmed Saranex**-lined screwcaps as the ideal closure for preserving and aging The Hogue Cellars wines. Saranex liners comprise layered polyethylene which is slightly perm...US: Hogue Cellars Moves 100 Percent of its Production to Screwcap Closures
June, 24, 2011 -
British Airways has become the first airline to serve English sparkling wine - it has selected Balfour Brut Rosé 2007 for first class customers. The 2007 vintage, made from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, is being released exclusively for British Airways. Richard Balfour-Lynn, owner of ...British Airways first airline to serve English sparkling wine
June, 24, 2011 -
SANTIAGO – Chile’s exports of denomination of origin wines soared 19 percent to $503.9 million in the January-May period, compared to the same period in 2010, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday. Export volume totaled 151 million liters (39.8 million gallons) during the first five months o...Chile’s Fine Wine Exports Surge 19%
June, 24, 2011

