Wine Industry News

  • France: Champagne 2011 harvest could be earliest since 2003

    August holidays have been cancelled in Champagne in anticipation of a very early harvest, possibly the earliest on record – especially if the warm weather of March to the end of May continues. August holidays have been cancelled in Champagne in anticipation of a very early harvest, possibly the ea...
  • US: Colorado Wines Become Delightful & Stately

    The Colorado Wine Industry graduated to a new stage in it's life cycle this week. Situated in one of the most proactive "buy local" minded states, the industry has gone through growing pains in past years as its number of bonded winery licenses grew towards 100. Quality, consistency and insufficient...
  • California: Pinot vines not weathering well

    Across Sonoma County, Pinot Noir vines are suffering from a strange dieback that has long-time grapegrowers scratching their heads. “It’s like the top five leaves just kind of burn off. I can’t explain it,” said Mark Houser, long-time Pinot Noir grower and vineyard manager for Hoot Owl Cr...
  • France: Chateau Margaux unveils Do-Chi-Nam as Bascaules replacement

    Thomas Do-Chi-Nam, technical director of Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande since 1992, has been announced as the replacement for Philippe Bascaules at Chateau Margaux. Philippe Bascaules will be leaving in September, after 11 years at Chateau Margaux, to begin his new role with Francis Ford Coppola...
  • The Master of Wine Exam

    Is the reputed "hardest test of knowledge" in the wine world worth taking? This week, 75 highly motivated oenophiles are pursuing wine geekdom's ultimate gong: the right to be called a Master of Wine, or MW. It's not a drinking contest: It is a four-day test of wine knowledge administered by the Lon...
  • US: Virginia Wine Makers Come on Strong

    Wine is produced in all 50 U.S. states, with California, Oregon and Washington leading the way. However, with its abundance of rich farm land and plenty of sunshine and rain in the summer months, wine connoisseurs are keeping on eye on the East Coast state of Virginia. That's where master wine ma...
  • Brown-Forman profit more than doubles

    (Reuters) - Brown-Forman Corp (BFb.N) reported sharply higher quarterly profit on Thursday after selling several wine brands, and forecast growth in the new fiscal year as the global economy recovers. The maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Finlandia vodka said it expects sales to increase in all ...

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