Wine Industry News
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UK - Six people have been arrested in connection with a huge wine investment scam that has netted a gang more than £3 million in just over two months. Officers carried out a series of raids yesterday at two business premises and a number of residential addresses in the Docklands area of London and ... -
(AFP) — A California lawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against French wine producers and a US importer over the sale of millions of bottles of wine falsely passed off as Pinot Noir. "A class action complaint has been filed seeking to represent all California consumers who purchased falsel...US wine drinkers file lawsuit over fake Pinot Noir
March, 03, 2010 -
A flagging overall economy took its toll on Oregon's wine industry in 2009, ending a 15-year string of increasing case sales and overall dollar values. Case sales of Oregon wine fell by five percent from 2008 levels, from about 1.75 million to 1.66 million, while total dollars realized from thos...Slowing economy takes toll on Oregon wine industry
March, 03, 2010 -
As rescue efforts continue, wineries prepare for harvest and estimate a loss of almost 14 million cases of wine. Despite strong aftershocks that continued to rumble Wednesday in devastated areas of Chile following Saturday's massive 8.8 earthquake, the wine industry is beginning to get a clearer pi...Chile's Wine Industry Estimates $250 Million Loss
March, 03, 2010 -
British Columbia considers increasing wine mark-ups to recoup tax reductions. Hard on the heels of an outcry in Washington state, the hurdles to entering the neighboring British Columbia market -- issues the Washington Wine Commission hopes to resolve soon -- the province’s cash-strapped governmen...Wineries May Pay for Budget Shortfall
March, 03, 2010 -
BEVERAGE major Foster's is extending the range of key wine brands following a savage culling of underperforming labels. The release of its Bin range of premium Penfolds wines, which went on sale this week, includes two new offerings -- Bin 23 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir and Reserve Bin aged Release...Foster's adds new drops after wine cull
March, 03, 2010 -
California -- Using horticultural oils to control powdery mildew and suppress grape leafhopper, mite, scale and mealybug is becoming a popular tool of integrated pest management (IPM) in vineyards, but Laura Breyer of Breyer's Vineyard IPM Service in Windsor says that questions have been raised abou...Do Oil Sprays Delay Grape Ripening?
March, 02, 2010 -
(Reuters) - Security cameras, codes, a double key system, and a two-tonne vault may seem a bit much for a few bottles of wine, but the owners of the fine vintages kept by Au Bonheur du Vin in the heart of Geneva sleep easy.Situated right beneath a private bank in Geneva and dedicated to people who l...Geneva gold vault now a safe home for vintage wine
March, 02, 2010

