Wine Industry News
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In the aftermath of the Southern hemisphere harvest, some poor unfortunates are still struggling with stuck fermentations. In most cases when looking at the facts one can pinpoint why the stuck occurred, but on the odd occasion the reason is not very clear. I had a situation last week where the win... -
SONOMA, Calif. -- Monday evening brought the kind of cold, wet weather grape growers don't want to see in the middle of May when millions of acres of vines are developing fruit clusters.Grapes need warm weather to grow, and the current stretch of wet and chilly weather wasn't proving it for Napa Cou...California: Wine Grape Growers Concerned About Stormy Weather
May, 17, 2011 -
Almost 40% of regular wine drinkers in the UK , or 11 million people, search for wine information online - that's according to Wine Intelligence. Statistics also show that 28% of regular UK wine drinkers, or 8 million people, have bought wine online in the past three months. Wine Intelligence's Juan...11 million UK regular wine drinkers go online for wine info
May, 17, 2011 -
The South African wine industry will face a shortage of grapes within five years as growers reduce the acreage they cultivate, according to Distell Group Ltd. (DST), the country’s biggest wine and liquor producer. The country’s industry has oversupplied the market, particularly with red grape...South African Wineries Will Face Grape Shortage in 5 Years, Producer Says
May, 17, 2011 -
While the disgraced American financier Bernard Madoff languishes in Butner Medium jail, North Carolina, authorities have announced they will be auctioning off his extensive wine and spirits collection. The 73-year-old, who is serving a 150-year sentence for his Ponzi scheme, will not see a penny ...US: Bernie Madoff's wine collection to be auctioned off to raise funds for Ponzi scheme victims
May, 16, 2011 -
Moet Hennessy has signed a joint venture deal with a Chinese company to make high-end sparkling wine on the Chinese mainland. The deal will expand the country’s wine market by educating the public and wine producers in sparkling wine, observers said. Moet signed the deal earlier this month with...Moet Chinese wine deal will 'educate' public
May, 16, 2011 -
Davis, Calif.—The Viticulture & Enology Department at the University of California, Davis, hosted a field day May 13 to update the industry about department facilities, programs and extension resources—most notably, the introduction of a new cooperative extension enology specialist, Dr. Anita Ob...US: Winemaking and Grapegrowing Have a Field Day
May, 16, 2011 -
Two New York Times stories put the spotlight on so-called "functional foods" this weekend. One (Dessert, Laid-Back and Legal) reported on processed snacks containing melatonin; another (Foods with Benefits, or So They Say) attempted to shed light on the murky world of health claims on food labels. D...Functional food, functional wine?
May, 16, 2011

