Wine Industry News
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Wine producers in Rioja are angrily protesting an extensive network of high-voltage power lines going up across the prized Rioja Alta subzone. They complain that the power lines and towers mar the region’s rugged beauty and could ruin the budding tourism industry. They’re organizing opposition g... -
Wine grape growers in north-east Victoria say increased costs and an unchanged price mean they won't make money this year. Alpine valley grape farmers say their chemical and diesel costs have risen this year by up to 70 per cent. Stef Antonello, from the Buffalo Valley near Myrtleford, says it...AUS: No profit this harvest, say NE Victorian wine growers
March, 10, 2011 -
PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY NEWZ: It was another record-setting year at 2011 Premiere Napa Valley. Nearly $2.4 million was shoveled into the Napa Vintners’ hoppers to support its yearlong activities and to ensure that the world knows Napa Valley remains at the forefront of producing great wines. The high...US: UP AND DOWN THE WINE ROADS
March, 10, 2011 -
To celebrate a quarter-century of earth-friendly winemaking practices, Fetzer Vineyards is releasing a limited edition Earth Day chardonnay featuring a new label designed by a local artist. And the Hopland, California, winery is also donating $10 thousand to Leave No Trace, a non-profit that promote...US: Fetzer Vineyards is celebrating 25 years of green winery practices
March, 10, 2011 -
Booming exports have helped the wine industry reduce its glut by about 40 million bottles. New Zealand Winegrowers now expects exports for the year ending June 30 to be 220m litres – 15m more than originally expected. However the total value of the exports will remain at about $1.1 billion, ...Exports prove bottler for NZ wineries
March, 10, 2011 -
The vice chairman of a little-known board that collects taxes and fees supporting state and local government in California is complaining that a proposed regulation crafted by her own agency on wine-based products could end up draining some wine producers and growers of millions of dollars. At th...Califorinia: New Regulation Could Tax Some Wine Grape Growers
March, 10, 2011 -
Two new wine anti-fraud measures were announced this week, the first being atomic testing which uses radioactive carbon dioxide to help determine the vintage. Australian scientists say that measuring the amount of C-14 – or radiocarbon – in a wine, it can help determine whether it is really from...New wine anti-fraud measures introduced
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As governors of recession-hit states weigh options from outsourcing prison cooking to leasing toll roads to balance their budgets, Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania is targeting a Depression-era holdover: state-owned liquor stores. Pennsylvania is one of two states to control both the distribution...US: Pennsylvania Considers Selling State Liquor Stores To Raise Cash
March, 09, 2011

