Wine Industry News
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(AFP) - Sipping ruby-red Saperavi wine at his factory in eastern Georgia, Donato Lanati launched into a fervent ode to the ex-Soviet republic's ancient wine-making traditions. "Georgia is the birthplace of wine. It has millennia-long tradition of wine-making, but its excellent wines are an absolute... -
In another example of wine industry cost cutting efforts, Jackson Family Wines is relocating production of Arrowood wines from the original Glen Ellen winery to another facility in Oakville.The Arrowood tasting room will remain open. “It's just reactionary to the recession,” said Kelly Keagy, a...Arrowood wine production moves to Oakville
July, 12, 2010 -
China (AFP) – Wine-loving China, the world's fifth-biggest consumer, is not known for making top-quality wine but its potential is drawing elite vintners like Spain's Torres and France's Lafite. "We are looking to make the best wine possible, but not necessarily the best wine in the world," said G...European producers push for fine wines in China
July, 12, 2010 -
MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has found that Resveratrol, which is found in wine and activates a group of enzymes known as sirtuins, might now help to boost memory and brainpower. MIT researchers have reported that Sirtuin1which promotes memory and brain flexibility, might also l...Wine could boost memory and learning ability
July, 12, 2010 -
Glutathione (GSH) content and other physicochemical parameters of thirteen white wines originated from Lebanon were studied in relation to their browning capacity; the impact of pH, total sulphur dioxide and total phenol content into the browning susceptibility of the wine was shown. The effect of G...Browning susceptibility of white wine and antioxidant effect of glutathione
July, 11, 2010 -
Top Australian winemakers just finished touring China this week to inaugurate an AU$2m per year campaign there. The new campaign is called A+ Australian Wine and has been developed by Wine Australia, the government-based wine body. 'Just being “good” and saying “Australia” on the label is no...Australia launches multi-million dollar campaign in China
July, 10, 2010 -
In London, the political news cycle has been dominated by the subject of public-sector cuts. Since winning the election in May, Conservative Chancellor George Osborne has identified more than £6 billion worth of savings in a bid to trim the U.K’s £156 billion budget deficit. Prime Minister David...The U.K.’s $1.3 Million Government Wine Cellar
July, 10, 2010 -
Some people are affected by headaches, rashes, sinus problems and even nausea as a result of drinking wine – and we're not talking about over-consumption. A small serving can be all it takes to trigger an allergic reaction, because of the free sulphur component wine contains. Until now, the only w...Wine allergies a thing of the past?
July, 09, 2010

