Wine Industry News

  • 5 up-and-coming California wine regions on our radar

    (USAToday) - When we think of American wine, we think of the state of California. After all, over 90% of wine produced in this country comes from the Golden State. Famous wine regions like Napa Valley, Sonoma and Santa Barbara County are wildly popular for travelers, but a number of up-and-coming C...
  • Germany Cuts Wine Production Estimate as Riesling Volume Slides

    (Bloomberg) - Germany’s wine production, Europe’s fourth-biggest, probably fell 6.5 percent to the lowest in three years as output of white Riesling declined, the government statistics office reported. The 2013 vintage is estimated at 8.49 million hectoliters (224 million gallons) from...
  • Wine opinion: Burgundy chateau flourishes under its Chinese owner

    (SCMP) - The village of Gevrey-Chambertin lies just above Morey-St-Denis, the last of the big stars on the Route des Grands Crus before it slides into the outskirts of Dijon. As if it needed it, the appellation got an unexpected shot of publicity last year when Louis Ng Chi-sing, chief operating of...
  • UK: Beer, cider and sparkling wine enjoy volume growth

    (OffLicenceNews) - Alcohol volume sales dropped 1% in the past 12 weeks but beer, cider and sparkling wine all enjoyed growth. The Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest market report shows that while BWS volumes were down 1% on last year, value sales were up 3% to £3.4 billion (Ni...
  • US: Northwest Grapegrowers Mull Damage

    (Wines&Vines) - It's been a year of extreme weather for the Northwest. Record-melting heat in July was followed by September rains that washed away century-old records. Now, a cold snap has growers-particularly those in Oregon-worried that some of the region's newest vineyards may have suffered...
  • Kurniawan trial: Rudy's house 'a wine factory' - prosecution

    (Decanter) - An FBI officer who was part of the raid on Rudy Kurniawan's house has told a court of how agents found the alleged wine fraudster's house littered with labels of famous wine chateaux, bottles and bottling equipment. Photos shown during the third day of Kurniawan's trial depicted rac...
  • UK wine trade must ‘wake up’ to change

    (TDB) - “The wine trade is at a crossroads”, warns John Osborne of PLB Group, as he outlined the need to adapt to a major shift in promotional mechanics and stop consumers abandoning the wine category. Speaking to the drinks business as he prepares to step into the role of PLB managing...
  • DORO PESCH Unveils Signature Wine, Champagne

    (Babbermouth) - THE ROLLING STONES, AC/DC, MOTÖRHEAD and German metal queen Doro Pesch — they all have produced their fair share of outstanding rock and roll. Yet another thing those artists have in common is their very own brand of wine. THE ROLLING STONES' red wine Forty Licks, the MO...

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