Wine Industry News

  • Heated red wine found to produce superconductivity

    Aside from its health benefit, red wine apparently has other properties to be savored. Researchers have found that a special iron compound displays superconductive qualities after it has been soaked in heated red wine and then cooled. Similar results were discovered when the iron was soaked in...
  • Iniesta starts own wine company

    Spanish World Cup hero Andrés Iniesta is hoping to score more success with the launch of his own wine company, Bodegas Iniesta. Red, white and rosé wines from the €9m project, based near Iniesta's home town of Fuentealbilla in the province of Albacete, will be available from the 2010 harvest. ...
  • Organic Grapegrowing for Less

    Rutherford,CA -- Controlling costs was a strong theme during last week’s fifth annual Organic Grapegrowing Conference at Frogs Leap Winery in Rutherford. A sell-out crowd attended the Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ meeting to hear experts discuss important topics, see demonstrations of techniques and...
  • Clarksburg Grapegrowers Fear Water Proposals

    Clarksburg,CA -- Clarksburg area grapegrowers and others representing Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta agricultural families dating back to the 1800s asked members of the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) to consider the Delta's cultural history and agricultural contributions when making future decisions,...
  • Pernod Ricard reorganises to push vodka and wine brands

    Pernod Ricard is grouping together its vodka brands under one roof and creating a new business group to build up its wine portfolio.While the French company is keeping its decentralised structure comprising of brand and market companies, it has decided to strengthen its focus in the wine and vodka m...
  • Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Spent $260K on Lobbying

    The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America spent $260,000 in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on food safety, labor issues and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. That's even with the $260,000 the group spent in the year-ago period and slightly more than the $24...

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