Wine Industry News

  • 80% of Kurniawan wine ‘fake’

    (TDB) - The trial of alleged wine fraudster, Rudy Kurniawan, took another strange turn last week when one of the Indonesian national’s own expert witnesses said that 80% of the wine seized by police in his house was fake. Speaking at a pretrial hearing in New York last week, the opinion was ...
  • Bordeaux en primeur buyers fear being priced out: Decanter report

    (Decanter) - More than three quarters of Bordeaux en primeur buyers surveyed are concerned about being priced out of the market, according a new Decanter consumer report on the annual wine futures sale. The Decanter Bordeaux En Primeur Report - the first of its kind to focus solely on consumer att...
  • So You Want to Buy a Vineyard

    (WSJ) -  THE DREAM OF owning a winery is one that many may harbor but few are actually able to fulfill. The expense is considerable and the odds of success are incredibly long. Yet the list of actors and athletes, financiers and film directors who aspire to see their name on a label simply goe...
  • From the Loire to Tuscany to Napa to ... Missouri?

    (Aljazeera) - When news of a pending global wine shortage made headlines last month, wine lovers around the world feared they might not be able to find their Loire whites and Rioja reds as easily as they can now. Supply was forecast to fall as demand continued to rise, taking wine prices with it. ...
  • How Does Wine Affect My Esophagus? Insights On Marketing In China

    (Forbes) - Imagine you’re a wine producer in Portugal. You’ve come across a supply of 150-year-old Port wine. You choose to export this unique product to Asia, where demand is high for niche, luxury goods. You bottle a very limited quantity and export it via your enthusiastic buyer in C...
  • Napa Wineries Still Scouting Red Mountain

    (Wines&Vines) - They may have lost the battle, but the fight continues on Red Mountain as California wineries remain scouting properties in the wake of a hotly contested land auction. Aquilini Investment Group’s surprise purchase of 670 acres on the venerable mountain, including 519 ac...

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