May, 03, 2013 SPAIN STILL STRUGGLING IN THE ON-TRADE

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Despite increased listings, outside of the Spanish restaurant scene Spanish wines are still not well represented in the on-trade. Ribera del Duero and Albariño have appeared in increasing numbers to challenge Rioja’s dominance in recent years but the numbe...

May, 02, 2013 Fab Offers Online Wine Sales

(Wines&Vines) - Online retailer Fab, which sells a wide variety of products all featuring hip and creative design, is now selling wine. The site already features high-end food products and wine accessories such as bottle racks, decanters and pourers, and as of today it is offering bottles of wi...

May, 02, 2013 Unfiltered: Celebrating Celebrity Vineyards (the Book)

(WineSpectator) - "When they showed up, I just thought they were hard-up for celebrities," joked Robert Kamen at the April book launch of Celebrity Vineyards at the Bowery Hotel in New York. Kamen protested to Unfiltered that, as a screenwriter—albeit the screenwriter of the Karate Kid ...

May, 02, 2013 California: Tank Garage Winery coming to Calistoga

(NapaValleyRegister) - Design plans were approved for the former Wine Garage on Foothill Boulevard that will turn an “eyesore” into a wine tasting room reminiscent of a 1935-era gas station. The new Tank Garage Winery, owned and operated by James Harder and Jim Regusci, will have two...

May, 02, 2013 TOP 10 NEW PRODUCTS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Château Brown in Pessac-Léognan has branched out into rosé, releasing its inaugural 2012 vintage in the UK market this month. Small parcels of the estate’s 29-hectare vineyard were singled out to be hand-harvested specifically for the rosé, ...

May, 02, 2013 AUS: Grange price war triggers tit-for-tat discounting

(SMH) - RETAILERS GO TO WAR OVER FINE WINE. When you think of Costco your first thoughts probably aren't of the world's best wine but the US retailer is in a price war over the newly released Grange Hermitage 2008. A price war has broken out among retailers hoping to lure buyers of the &...

May, 02, 2013 Diageo’s initial United offer is rebuffed

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Diageo’s offer to buy a 26% stake in United Spirits (USL), the dominant spirits group in the Indian market, has been rebuffed by shareholders, according to reports from Mumbai. Diageo offered 1,440 rupees per share, a significant premium to the then market price when ...

May, 02, 2013 US: Former Screaming Eagle owner buys Mayacamas

(Decanter) - Mayacamas, the historic Napa vineyard and winery, has been purchased by former Screaming Eagle owner Charles Banks. Banks and business partner Jay Schottenstein have bought the Mount Veeder winery from owner Robert Travers for an undisclosed price. Banks said he has been eyeing t...