Wine Industry News
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The Rémy Cointreau Group and EPI announce that they have signed today an agreement for the sale by Rémy Cointreau of the entire share capital of Piper-Heidsieck – Compagnie Champenoise to EPI, enabling the latter to assume control of the Champagne operations in Reims, and Piper Sonoma, the spark... -
Frank Gregus worked for Pepsi for more than 23 years, but there’s nothing he loved more than a good bottle of wine. So much so, he started making his own, in the garage of his New Westminster home. He joined a winemaking club and met Maurice Hamilton, a dental equipment salesman who also had an a...Wine a rapidly growing industry in B.C.—and across Canada
May, 31, 2011 -
The mainstream wine media may not pay much attention to it, and the three-tier system may consign it to retail and restaurant oblivion, but over the last couple of decades, regional wine has rooted itself in all 50 states. There are 2,765 wineries in the 47 states that aren’t California, Washingto...REGIONAL WINE – Do you know why it’s great? Or not?
May, 31, 2011 -
Proposed legislation in New York State will impose heavy restrictions on the sale of rare, collectable wines. Bill No. A06884, introduced by the New York State Committee on Economic Development, will require restaurants and retail stores to purchase wine from a "primary source" - an authorized dist...New York Legislation Will Wipe Out "Gray Market" For Fine Wine
May, 31, 2011 -
A 15-person Georgian delegation of wine company owners and travel company managers will visit the United States in order to discuss the development of wine tourism. The project was initiated by Betsy Haskell, Chair of the Tourism Department at the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia and Tina Kez...Georgian delegation to visit U.S.
May, 31, 2011 -
Bruce Rominger's Yolo County wine grapes are, in a word, immature. So are his processing tomatoes, languishing in a Winters field. "We're behind, and things are moving slowly," Rominger said of his crops. "I'm not happy about this rain recently." Wine grape growers in the Sacramento region,...California wine grape growers concerned about erratic spring weather
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The rise of mighty merlots, stonking sauvignons and potent pinots has been a defining feature of our recent love affair with wine. And as the taste has got ever bigger so too has the amount of alcohol in our glass. Now new research has revealed that the modern breed of stronger wines is even more po...Producers understate true strength of wines
May, 30, 2011 -
New auction records for rare wines have been set in Hong Kong, after three lots -- including the rare Romanée-Conti -- were sold over the weekend, auctioneer Acker Merrall & Condit said. Two cases of the highly sought-after 1988 DRC Romanée-Conti in pristine condition were sold for $106,359 each a...Hong Kong sale sets rare wines records
May, 30, 2011

