Wine Industry News
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Napa,CA -- Hong Kong is already the United States’ third-largest export market for wine, and its local government is trying to attract even greater imports. The semi-self-governing part of China that was leased to the UK for 150 years imported $52 million in wine from the U.S. in 2009, up 98% from... -
In most parts of the free world, you can buy a bottle of wine at your local grocery store. But not in Pennsylvania, whose weirdly anachronistic laws permit wine and liquor to be sold only in state-owned stores staffed by public employees. Over the years, many attempts have been made to reform this p...Full Comment In Pennsylvania, the New World Order gets into the wine business
July, 20, 2010 -
Wash. -- An initiative on Washington state’s general election ballot this November could potentially undo years of legislative progress made by the state’s wine industry -- all in the name of liberalizing distribution rules. Spearheaded by Issaquah, Wash.-based Costco Wholesale Corp., initiative...Washington Wineries Oppose Ballot Measure
July, 20, 2010 -
Global warming has been a boon for Riesling, last week's Riesling Rendezvous conference in Seattle heard. The conference, hosted by Ernie Loosen, Decanter's Man of the Year 2005, and Ted Baseler, the president of Château Ste Michelle, was attended by well over 350 professionals from all four corner...Global warming 'boon' for Riesling
July, 20, 2010 -
(Bloomberg) -- Ziggy, a golden Labrador trained to sniff out bad wine corks, is showing off his tricks at Sojourn Cellars’ tasting salon in Sonoma. I’m visiting this charming white clapboard house to find out why owner Craig Haserot is thriving when big-name Napa wineries are discounting their c...How Sonoma Wineries Thrive While Many Cut Prices, Sell Property
July, 19, 2010 -
The evidence is compelling that red wine can be very beneficial to your health. In scientific tests on fungi, fish and mice, the compound resveratrol, which is found in red wine, has been shown to improve overall health and substantially prolong life.Resveratrol is a phytoalexin found in high concen...LIFELONG HEALTH: Red grape antioxidant one benefit of wine
July, 18, 2010 -
The Minnesota Department of Revenue has updated its online posting of Minnesota businesses prohibited from purchasing liquor, beer or wine to resell. The department updates the list each month to reflect companies that have failed to pay taxes to the state. The department posts a list of active liqu...Tax delinquency list updated for liquor, wine and beer sales
July, 18, 2010 -
As France celebrates Bastille Day, the country's wine industry is experiencing its own historic upheaval. Modern forces have been storming some of the country's traditional bastions through the creation of the Vin de France category in an attempt to get France's struggling wine industry back on trac...Wine: French revolution
July, 18, 2010

