Wine Industry News

  • Russia may ban Moldova wine within 2 weeks

    (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...
  • Rice wine tax change to hit revenues

    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...
  • PARTY GIRLS CAN USE THE NEW WINE BRA

    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 ...
  • Wine woos China’s urban chic

    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...
  • French wine centre planned for Beijing

    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...
  • Oxygen and wine - the latest

    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...

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