Wine Industry News

  • Cap or cork, it’s the wine that matters most

    SAN FRANCISCO — Don’t judge a wine by its cover. In a survey of the chemistry and flavor of pinot noir and chardonnay, consumers couldn’t discern wines capped with natural corks from screw caps, scientists reported March 25 at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society. The results su...
  • Old Wine - How much is that bottle worth?

    Wine is not an inert substance and it changes with age. Very few wines are enjoyable to drink when old, but there are a few that will. A potential purchaser of an old wine will want to know how drinkable the wine in the bottle is. Of course the only way to be certain is to open the bottle and tas...
  • Legislature: No wine sales in grocery stores

    PLATTSBURGH,(NY) — The State Senate and State Assembly both passed budget proposals that don't include a provision to allow wine sales in grocery and other convenience stores. That drew praise from members of the Last Store on Main Street coalition that opposed the proposal last year and this y...
  • Beating the wine fakers

    (Reuters Video) - That pricey bottle of wine in your cellar may not actually be what you paid for. Wine counterfeiters are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods - but worry not, a new technology is helping producers fight back....
  • Spain's three billion litre wine lake

    Strong euro and a drop in demand have plunged the industry into crisis. Alasdair Fotheringham reports from Gratallops. It's Saturday lunchtime in Granada, and by rights a decent wine bar such as El Ajo Blanco should be humming with satisfied customers downing a quiet glass of Rioja or maybe a lesse...
  • Moth Forces Wine Country's Secret Into the Open

    California — One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips.Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley, the land of three-figure cabernet. With valuable fruit at risk, the region's fast and loose play...
  • Michigan’s wine industry growing

    Michigan seems to be forging ahead in its determination to make a name for itself in the grape and wine industry, falling in lines with other states dominant in production such as California and New York. And as the season gets into full swing, Michigan has declared next month – it’s all abou...
  • Quake-hit Chile winemakers yearn to toast recovery

    (Reuters) - Last month's devastating earthquake destroyed 125 million liters (33 million gallons) of Chilean wine -- and with it a little piece of the country's heart. Wine serves as a proxy for Chile's ambitions. Although high in Latin American terms, the living standard here is not at a Europea...

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