Wine Industry News

  • Special Feature: Brown-Forman flies the flag for US wines

    Few people in the travel retail industry don’t know Jack – Jack Daniel’s that is, venerable Tennessee whiskey and flagship of the Brown-Forman stable of brands. Fewer, however, will be familiar with Brown-Forman’s range of Californian wines, which the supplier views as a further opportunity ...
  • UPDATE 1-Foster's spin-off Treasury Wine targets global growth

    (Reuters) - Treasury Wine Estates , the wine business spun-off by Foster's Group , is set to debut on the Australian bourse on Tuesday, with analysts expecting it to trade at a market value of around A$2 billion ($2.2 billion). The spin-off of the world's second largest wine company behind Conste...
  • Another Reason to Drink More Wine: Added Protein!

    Fish and wine together may be divine, but what about fish IN your wine? Fish bladders, to be exact, and a host of other crazy "ingredients" are apparently swimming around in our vino, and here I thought it was just some stomped-upon grapes in my glass. Alas. Sad (and seemingly gross), but true. I...
  • Hong Kong: Home of fine wine, deep pockets, big cellars

    Could China's thirst for fine wine, empty the cellars of the western world? That's the question being asked ever since Hong Kong has become the centre of the global wine trade, with more money raised at wine auctions there than in London or New York last year. Whether they're top officials who wa...
  • US: HR 1161 could deny wine lovers their wine clubs, imports

    Should HR 1161 pass, it will essentially give States the power to deny wine lovers from purchasing imported wines, wines through clubs, rare wines, and auctioned wines. This achieved by putting in place bans on shipments of wine from out-of-state retailers. HR 1161 is a direct threat to existing leg...
  • Decanter: California momentum lies in marginal varieties

    The vibrant heart of California winemaking lies in the marginal varietals like Grenache, Albariño – and Chardonnay. Writing in the June issue of Decanter magazine, US wine critic Jon Bonné says the ‘real momentum’ in California comes from smaller wineries. ‘The state’s established la...

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