Wine News | Latest News & Headlines

US: Harris Teeter and E&J Gallo Winery put off plans for wine club
March, 17, 2011
Harris Teeter and E&J Gallo Winery have tabled plans to partner and bring Harris Teeter shoppers a digital wine club. This week, the companies withdrew their request for an exemption to state alcohol laws that would have cleared the way for the club. The sticking point: a state law that prohib...
read more »
US: Anger over Walmart selling drunken leprechaun wine for St.Patrick's Day
March, 16, 2011
Walmart is marketing drunken leprechaun wine to their customers this St.Patrick’s Day. The white wine bottles replete with a drunken leprechaun ready to swig from the bottle are on sale in their stores. This photograph was taken in Albuquerque New Mexico by Trish Meyer, originally from Dublin. ...
read more »
France: Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck sold to EPI
March, 16, 2011
Champagne Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck have been bought by French company Societe Europeenne de Participations Industrielles (EPI), Decanter.com can confirm. No details have yet been given but Decanter.com can confirm that EPI will not split the company, and there will be no major staff cha...
read more »
France: Château Latour Owner Purchases Château-Grillet
March, 16, 2011
French billionaire François Pinault has purchased Château-Grillet, adding a small gem in France’s Northern Rhône Valley to his Group Artemis, which includes the first-growth Château Latour in Pauillac and Domaine d’Eugenie in Burgundy. The price of the deal was undisclosed. Château-Grill...
read more »
U.S. Passes France for First Time as World's Biggest Wine-Consuming Nation
March, 15, 2011
The U.S. passed France as the world’s largest wine-consuming nation for the first time, lifted by its larger population and an interest in wine-and-cheese culture among young Americans. Wine shipments to the U.S. climbed 2 percent to 329.7 million cases last year, according to Gomberg, Fredrikson ...
read more »
US: Acker Merrall & Condit Internet Wine Auction Tops $1 Million for Second Straight Month
March, 15, 2011
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reflecting both the growing worldwide interest in fine wine and the rebounding global economy, pre-eminent wine merchant Acker Merrall & Condit said that sales at its March internet wine auction topped $1 million. This is the firm’s second consecutive monthly internet auction to g...
read more »
Argentine winemakers set sights on Asian markets
March, 15, 2011
(Reuters) - Winemakers in Mendoza, where prized Malbec vines grow beneath Andean peaks, celebrated the end of grape-picking this month with a traditional parade of harvest queens and floats laden with flowers. But with festivities over for another year, Argentine vineyards have turned their atten...
read more »
US: Escape to Green Wine Country for Earth Day
March, 15, 2011
With more sustainable wine-growing than anywhere else in the world, California is the perfect place to celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd) this year and throughout the month. The state’s wineries are offering many special events showcasing eco-responsible wine-growing and winemaking. “Earth Day...
read more »

Breaking News

Wine Industry News

US: Harris Teeter and E&J Gallo Winery put off plans for wine club

US: Anger over Walmart selling drunken leprechaun wine for St.Patrick's Day

France: Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck sold to EPI

France: Château Latour Owner Purchases Château-Grillet

U.S. Passes France for First Time as World's Biggest Wine-Consuming Nation

US: Acker Merrall & Condit Internet Wine Auction Tops $1 Million for Second Straight Month

Argentine winemakers set sights on Asian markets

US: Escape to Green Wine Country for Earth Day

Advertisment

Classifieds

Wine Industry News

Advertisment

Classifieds

Newsletter