Wine Industry News
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(Reuters) - Russia's consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Saturday it might ban imports of wine from Moldova within two weeks, amid a dispute over the two nations' Soviet-era history. Rospotrebnadzor has already barred tens of thousands of bottles of Moldovan wine from sale this month, citing q... -
China - The Ministry of Finance has estimated that a reduced tax rate for rice wine, expected to take effect as early as September, could cost the nation NT$1.47 billion (US$45.7 million) a year.On Thursday, the Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Tobacco and Liquor Tax Act stipulating that r...Rice wine tax change to hit revenues
July, 17, 2010 -
BOOZY babes can sup wine from their own bras with this clever gadget.Inventors in America have come up with a boulder holder that carries the plonk in secret.And the £20 fun undies can contain up to a whole bottle of wine, which is drunk through a straw.The bra also ramps up a girl’s chest by an ...PARTY GIRLS CAN USE THE NEW WINE BRA
July, 17, 2010 -
It used to be unthinkable to start a dinner party without a satisfying ‘pop’ of the cork. But the popularity of ‘New World’ wines from Australia or America and the convenience of opening a picnic bottle without a corkscrew led to a rise in the popularity of screw caps. Now cork suppliers and...Screw cap wine blamed for loss of forest in new campaign to revive traditional cork
July, 17, 2010 -
SHANGHAI: China is mad for wine. At the Haagen Dazs cafe in the trendy Xintiandi district, well-heeled Shanghai urbanites decide between Rum Raisin and Cookies 'n Cream to go with their Chilean Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc. While a wine glass might not grace every dining table in China, wine has...Wine woos China’s urban chic
July, 15, 2010 -
A French wine culture centre is planned for Beijing and may be open before the end of this year. French politicians have met several times – most recently yesterday - with a delegation of Chinese private investors, according to French newspaper Sud Ouest. Hosted by the minister for economic recove...French wine centre planned for Beijing
July, 15, 2010 -
Oxygen and its impact on wine is a hot topic at the moment, fuelling fervent activity around the world to discover more about how oxygen can be managed through every stage of a wine’s life. To this end, the O2inWines association has been formed by some of the larger companies with a vested intere...Oxygen and wine - the latest
July, 15, 2010 -
Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc.,the nation’s leading wine and spirits distributor, announced today that it plans to participate in the State of Florida’s Step Up For Students Program. This effort is an initiative of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program and provides private-schoo...Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida to Contribute to State's Step Up For Students Program
July, 13, 2010

