Wine Industry News

  • Is Zinfandel a serious wine?

    I knew there would be some grumbling over this past Sunday’s Thirst column on Zinfandel — when you suggest that someone’s favorite wine has gone downscale, there’s likely to be that reaction. To be sure, I got a note from one of California’s one-time top Zin producers exhorting me to �...
  • Koch settles suits with Zachys, Chicago Wine Company

    Billionaire collector Bill Koch has settled his lawsuits with Zachys Wine Auctions, and the Chicago Wine Company, out of court. Zachys and Chicago Wine Company have agreed to amend the ‘disclaimer’ language in their auction catalogues. Zachys said in a statement, ‘We are committed to preven...
  • Gardinier family buys Taillevent

    The Gardinier family of Chateau Phelan Segur have bought a majority stake in the Taillevent group. The Gardiniers – brothers Thierry, Stephane and Laurent – own a holding company which runs orange plantations in Florida, the luxury hotel Domaine les Crayeres in Champagne, as well as the renowne...
  • New wine available at Walgreens raises heart disease awareness

    DEERFIELD, Ill. — Australian winemaker Daryl Groom and Walgreens have launched a new table wine blend in line with American Heart Month. Colby Red, which was developed in partnership with Treasury Wine Estates, is dedicated to raising awareness for heart disease. Daryl Groom supports the Americ...
  • A modest proposal for Ontario's wine industry

    A couple of weeks ago, I addressed a reader's concerns that Ontario wines are overpriced. The column prompted many e-mails. Some readers argued that Ontario wines were too expensive ( "ridiculously expensive," wrote one), while others insisted they were good value. The president of a Niagara winery ...
  • Wine industry looks forward to a fruitful 2011

    After a sobering few years of weathering the recession, the domestic wine industry can now toast to cautious optimism. That was the message for some 2,000 wine industry professionals who attended the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium's State of the Industry presentation Wednesday morning at the Hyatt ...
  • Foster's snaps up NZ winery stake

    FOSTER'S has increased its exposure to New Zealand's Marlborough winegrowing region - home of Australia's current wine favourite, sauvignon blanc - by lifting its stake in one of the region's biggest contract wineries. Rapaura Vintners, which makes Marlborough wines for Babich Wines, Vavasour Wines ...

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