Wine Industry News

  • AUS: Winemakers fear cancer report backlash

    Winemakers say a report released by the Cancer Council linking even a small amount of alcohol to the disease is likely to hurt the wine industry. The report, released earlier this week, suggests that any amount of alcohol increases the risk of cancer. Steven Strachan from the Winemakers Federa...
  • NZ: Foley Family to buy Rangatira's stake in winery

    American billionaire Bill Foley's Foley Family Wines is buying Martinborough's loss-making Te Kairanga Wines, which has hosted several Toast Martinborough events. Wellington investment company Rangatira is selling its 34 per cent stake in Te Kairanga Wines. No price was disclosed. Foley Wines als...
  • US: Wine Rides the Rails

    Vallejo, Calif.—Napa’s long-running Wine Train may have trademarked the name, but that hasn’t dimmed the popularity of wine-themed trains across the United States. The season is just starting for trains from California to New Jersey, bringing people to the wine, and wine to the people. Nile...
  • Red wine, grapes and nuts can fight radiation sickness

    Scientists have found that an antioxidant found in red wine, grapes and nuts - a substance similar to resveratrol - could protect against radiation sickness.The finding is a major achievement, given the ongoing concerns about radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Mi...
  • On the grapevine: British royals to make wine

    (AFP) – After serving English wine at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, the royal family has now set its sights on producing bubbly. More than 16,000 vines will be planted next week in Windsor Great Park, the former hunting park of Queen Elizabeth II's favourite residence Windsor Cas...
  • Grape growers are pioneers of the sustainability movement

    In viticulture, as in other produce farming, organic methods are becoming more desirable, and seeking out organic and sustainable wines is easier than you might think. Ever stop to think about where your wine comes from? Not Old World or New World, Burgundy or Napa, but the earth, the soil that nour...
  • US: Stricter wine labeling rules? Makers say put a cork in it

    WASHINGTON — Ready for a wine quiz? Look at a label and define these terms: Barrel fermented. Bottle aged. Old vine. Vineyard. Reserve. Surprise: There's no correct answer. That might change. Evocative but ill-defined terms have proliferated on labels as wineries seek to distinguish themselves...

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