Wine Industry News
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The state wine industry, by many accounts, is blossoming. New money is coming in from Richmond to market the fast-growing industry, sales within the state increased by 13 percent in the past year, and a well-received PBS documentary captures the unique challenges of making wine in Virginia. But thin... -
(CNN) -- Alcohol ranks "most harmful" among a list of 20 drugs -- beating out crack and heroin -- according to study results released by a British medical journal.A panel of experts weighed the physical, psychological and social problems caused by the drugs and determined that alcohol was the most h...Study: Alcohol 'most harmful drug,' followed by crack and heroin
November, 01, 2010 -
A New Zealand wine will be the first to display its carbon emissions by the individual glass serving.Each bottle of Mobius Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc will display its carbon emissions, per 125ml glass, on the label.The carbon emissions, which are calculated to measure the environmental impact of fa...Kiwi wine to display carbon emissions, by the glass
November, 01, 2010 -
To see the future of Texas wine, you'll need a passport and maybe some sunscreen because it's all in the Mediterranean. That's the inspiration for wine makers' newest strategy: growing grapes that love Texas weather. Like most states' nascent wine businesses, Texas saw its pioneer growers pick...Texas vintners blend Mediterranean grapes and great harvest in hopes of helping $1.35 billion wine industry grow
October, 31, 2010 -
An Iowa State University extension expert who works with the wine industry in the state believes the new growth in the industry will come in infrastructure and equipment. Viticulturist Mike White says the number of grape acres may not increase, but the way the current acres are used likely will. ...Infrastructure and mechanization next level for Iowa wine industry
October, 30, 2010 -
(AP) - Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has been awarded a $3.8 million grant to lead a multistate effort to enhance East Coast grape and wine production.The funding is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The project director ...Va Tech wins $3.8M grape, wine grant
October, 30, 2010 -
(Reuters) - Seeking to brush off its political troubles and burnish its reputation for good living, Lebanon claimed a record for the world's biggest glass of wine. Organizers of a wine festival in Beirut poured around one hundred bottles of Lebanese wine into the giant glass, 2.4 meters high and 1....Lebanon claims world's largest glass of wine
October, 30, 2010 -
(Bloomberg) -- Three bottles of Chateau Lafite’s 1869 vintage each sold for a record price of HK$1.8 million ($230,000) at a sale in Hong Kong last night, underlining Asia’s dominance of the auction market for trophy label wines. All three were bought by the same Asian telephone bidder, said So...Lafite Sets Auction Wine Record at $230,000 a Bottle
October, 29, 2010

