Wine Industry News

  • Is Drinking Wine a Key to Antiaging?

    (Washington, D.C.) -- The latest antiaging weapon is not an injection or a wonder cream, and it doesn't involve any nipping or tucking either.It's a glass of red wine a day for women and two for men, according to Richard A. Baxter, MD, a plastic surgeon in Seattle and the author of Age Gets Better w...
  • Organic, biodynamic have little impact on wine lovers

    (Reuters) - Organic, biodynamic and sustainable are words being used to describe wines but the eco-sounding terms have little impact on wine lovers.In a survey of 1,000 consumers by global consulting firm AlixParnters eco-friendly was rated the least important attribute for wines, while price topped...
  • Guru Robert Parker comes to Asia, wine's new frontier

    (Reuters) - Influential wine critic Robert Parker will make a rare appearance in Asia next month at a top-class wine appreciation event aimed at tapping one of the most potentially lucrative markets for winemakers.The maiden, three-day "Ultimate Parker in Asia" event, which opens on May 1, is hosted...
  • Chile's Concha y Toro to invest $40 mln in 2010

    (Reuters) - Chile's leading wine exporter, Concha y Toro said on Monday it would invest $40 million in 2010 on planting new vines and increasing its storage capacity, after a massive earthquake in February damaged some of its installations.Concha y Toro, CHT.SN (VCO.N), which also operates in Argent...
  • The making of a hit wine

    Getting a new, foreign wine brand into a Canadian consumer's hands is not easy.Although there are more than 50,000 wineries worldwide, Canadian wine agents typically only care about the five or six best producers within the various price ranges, regions and grape varietals. A winery may make a great...
  • Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Spent $240K on Lobbying

    The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America spent $240,000 in the first quarter lobbying the federal government on labor issues, food safety and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.That's less than the $300,000 the group spent in the year-ago period and the $280,000 it spent in the...
  • Threat to Solano wine industry hits home after discovery of moths

    Solano grape growers braced for more bad news this week after county agriculture officials announced the discovery of a European grapevine moth in an insect trap in Suisun Valley. Growers were notified of the discovery Friday and county officials scheduled a meeting for them Thursday morning at Agr...

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