Wine Industry News

  • Wine Label Competition Open

    Napa,CA - A panel of internationally recognized judges will honor outstanding wine labels in several categories at the first annual International Wine Label Design Competition. Proceeds from the competition will benefit the Volunteer Center of Napa Valley, which last year provided some $500,000 in v...
  • U.S. Consumer Direct Wine Sales Steady at $3 Billion in 2009

    (PRWEB)- U.S. wineries increased use of social networking and direct marketing to offset a weak economy in 2009 – winery managers remain optimistic about direct sales growth in 2010. U.S. wineries worked harder than ever to maintain their consumer direct wine sales at record levels in 2009, accord...
  • ABARE warns of more wine woes ahead

    AU - A report by the Federal Government's commodity forecaster confirms expectations that the 2010 wine grape vintage will fall, but warns of a return to a near-record harvest in two years.The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics predicts national production will be down by almos...
  • Small New Zealand harvest welcomed

    New Zealand wine producers are welcoming a smaller harvest than expected.Wineries throughout New Zealand are reporting lower yields than originally forecast, leaving some predicting a shift in the industry from oversupply to shortfall.In the country's biggest region, Marlborough, Jackson Estate says...
  • How Far Does Truth in Wine Labeling Go?

    British Columbia - With the rise of each new generation, change overtakes conventional wisdom. As the late Johnny Cash sang, “And the lonely voice of youth cries, ‘What is truth?’” Whether presenters were able to offer definitive guidance to a new generation of consumers last week in Vancouv...
  • Debut New World wine collaboration a resounding success

    The members of the New World grouping, represented by the generic wine-marketing bodies for Argentina, California, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa drew capacity crowds and long waiting lists to their joint in-depth series of lectures, panel discussions and tastings, held under the Down to Earth@...
  • South Africa: Land of variety

    World Cup competition comes to South Africa in June. Start the celebration of soccer's ultimate event a little early with South African wines. In so doing, experience the country's past, present and future.Winemaking in South Africa dates back 350 years to the time Dutch settlers first occupied land...
  • Fraud alert over Bordeaux wine futures

    (AFP) – Concerns are growing in some wine industry circles that a few rogue Chinese wine traders may be mounting a wine scam, just as the 2009 Bordeaux futures sales are poised to begin, experts fear.Fine wine merchant Bordeaux Index alleged that unscrupulous traders in Shanghai had hoodwinked pri...

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