Wine Industry News

  • Wine Industry Hears Controversial Water Plans

    Sacramento, CA - The new Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), charged with providing a more reliable water supply for California's multiple needs while simultaneously restoring and enhancing the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, held its first meeting April 1. Its aim: To make progress where other gov...
  • Overcome Fear of Filing

    Avoid common compliance pitfalls in reporting to the TTB. It has happened to you: You see it as the return address on a letter, or write it down as you’re checking your voicemail—and your lips start to tremble, a small drop of sweat forms on your forehead: Those words you dare not utter out loud...
  • Wine industry facing a hangover

    NZ - The Kiwi wine industry is a big hitter, with nearly a billion dollars in exports, fast growth and a stellar reputation for making sauvignon blanc. And yet alarm bells are ringing. An industry outlook for 2010 by Bloomberg business news puts it bluntly: "New Zealand wineries will be in tro...
  • Proposal Looks To Raise Tax On Wine 12,675%

    MONTEREY,CA - Local wine growers said a proposal in California to tax wine $5 a bottle will kill their business, and the California economy along with it. The Alcohol-Related Harm and Damage Services Act of 2010 would increase the excise tax on a bottle of wine 12,675 percent. That means the curr...
  • Wine, Etc.: Oregon pinot noir vs. California pinot noir

    Wine enthusiasts and producers have waged numerous arguments over which state - Oregon or California - produces the best pinot noir. It is a war not likely to be resolved here or anywhere.We have visited both wine regions several times and have spent recent weeks tasting pinot noirs from both states...
  • Wine industry 'on its knees' after Black Saturday

    Australia - A new study has found the Black Saturday bush fires have cost the Victorian wine industry more than $368-million. The research by the Victorian Wine Industry Association found fire and smoke damage has caused a huge drop in wine and grape sales, with some vineyards being forced to throw...
  • Constellation to sell NY's historic Widmer Winery

    VICTOR, N.Y. — The world's biggest wine company is selling an 1880s-era winery to a rival business in New York's Finger Lakes wine country instead of shutting its doors. Constellation Brands Inc. says an affiliate of Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards is paying an undisclosed sum to buy the historic Widmer...
  • Washington Wine Industry Tops 650 Wineries

    With Wash. wine industry at 650 and growing, winemakers seek new ways to set themselves apart. Hugh and Kathy Shiels wanted to stand out when they started Cote Bonneville winery in 2001, and at $100 a bottle for their initial vintage, they certainly did.Some criticized the eastern Washington winery ...

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