Wine Industry News
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Australia's wine industry needs to show a more united front to defend market share and create opportunities in emerging markets, South Australia's Agriculture Minister Michael O'Brien says. The nation also needs to learn lessons from past experiences in order to reposition itself as a quality win... -
ritish Columbia -- One of the latest grape harvests in memory has been followed by the second-earliest harvest of frozen grapes for ice wine ever recorded in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. A string of cold days culminated in air temperatures of at least minus-8°C (17.6°F) on Nov. 22, tri...Early Ice Wine Harvest
November, 24, 2010 -
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €150 million in loans to Moldova, €75 million to finance the increase of the quality of the Moldovan wine industry, and another €75 million to support the rehabilitation and upgrade of priority roads. Eva Srejber, EIB Vice-President responsib...EIB backs Moldova wine industry and road infrastructure with €150 million loans
November, 24, 2010 -
7-Eleven, a convenience retail chain in the US, has adding Cherrywood Cellars to its line-up of proprietary wines. The mid-tier-priced wine, with $7.99 - $8.99 per bottle, is available in three varietals – chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and merlot. The company said that it is targeting the new win...7-Eleven expands proprietary wine line-up with Cherrywood Cellars varietals
November, 24, 2010 -
Wine and spirits magnate Bernard Magrez has bought his 36th property - a rosé-producing domaine in the Côte de Provence - for an undisclosed sum.Located in the Var region, halfway between Aix-en-Provence and Nice, the 12-hectare, south-facing Clos des Muraires was bought from the owners of Domaine...Bernard Magrez buys rosé domaine
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PET is unlikely to replace glass as the material of choice for French wine producers but at Emballage in Paris this week plastic packaging firms said demand from the wine sector is increasing fast. APPE, the biggest producer of PET bottles in Europe, has already increased its production of PET wine ...PET expands its share of the wine packaging market
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This year, the area of the vines in the world has decreased by 70 thousand hectares due to a reduction in the EU, the U.S., and some countries of the Southern Hemisphere. The information was reported by the International Organization for wine production and grapes (OIV). Production of wine in the wo...Wine quickly loses popularity among Russians
November, 24, 2010 -
Pernod Ricard UK, the global wines and spirits company, has launched an integrated marketing campaign to push its New Zealand wine brand, Brancott Estate.The campaign launched this week and features a TV ad, created by Publicis Mojo New Zealand, with media planning and buying handled by Vizeum. T...Pernod Ricard in push for Brancott Estate wine
November, 24, 2010

