Wine Industry News

  • AUS: Winter Wine

    A Queensland winemaker with a passion for quirky drops is producing the southern hemisphere version of a rare Italian winter wine. Ian Henderson says the unusual micro-climate on his Granite Belt vineyard means his grapes can be picked in the dead of winter, several months after the last fruit in th...
  • NZ Wine: The vintner's luck

    Some of our most experienced wine entrepreneurs are among New Zealand's richest people.With so many tales of wineries struggling to survive in a tumultuous sea of oversupply and plunging profits, one would be forgiven for thinking everyone in the wine industry is on the verge of insolvency.Take a lo...
  • Spanish fine wine smoothes the way to property ownership…

    Beaches, sunshine and bargain prices may be the main attractions of Spain for most property buyers, but the country’s great wines help make holidays and living in Spain so much more enjoyable… The 22nd Annual Wines from Spain Trade Fair in London included all the favourite Rioja brands like M...
  • US: Montana a New Wine Destination?

    Kalispell, Mont.—Of all the U.S. states bordering Canada, Montana tops only its eastern neighbor, North Dakota, in total wineries: 13 and eight respectively, according to WinesVinesDATA. With abundant acreage, water and labor force, a highly educated, prosperous population and a long-establishe...
  • Forbes: Jackson turns over K-J ownership

    Jess Jackson, who built a wine empire that made him a mainstay on Forbes magazine's list of the richest people in the world, reportedly has restructured his vast holdings and is turning the Santa Rosa company over to new leadership.Jackson, 81, the only resident of Sonoma County to make the Forbes l...
  • Spain: Rioja exports rise and rise

    Last year was a record one for exports of Rioja, with strong growth in numerous markets driven by demand for reservas and gran reservas. Rioja imports to the UK grew by 23% in 2010 with imports of reserva and gran reserva wines rising 56% and 29% respectively. Globally, 267 million litres of Rioja w...
  • NZ: Winegrowers toast increasing sales

    An unexpected sales surge that lowered national wine reserves means things are looking up for the New Zealand wine industry. The industry has been haunted by oversupply, which sent grape prices plummeting in the past two years. This year's harvest has already begun for sparkling wine varieties...

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