November, 12, 2012 Wine revolutionaries call America home

(EdmondSun) - One of the hottest winemakers in France is Jerome Bressy, the proprietor of Domaine Gourt de Mautens in the Southern Rhone village of Rasteau. Over the past decade, he’s developed quite a reputation. American wine critic Robert Parker has called his winery “sensational,” and F...

November, 12, 2012 No longer 'Chateau Chunder': Britain toasts Australian wine

(BBC) - Once the preserve of the upper classes, wine may never have taken off in the UK if it was not for the Australians. "People used to say that wine isn't for the likes of us," says Oz Clarke, wine writer and former presenter of the BBC's Food and Drink programme. But Australia helped demo...

November, 12, 2012 US: Viansa investor seeks greater stake in its success

(NBBJ) - Nearly five years after taking over cash-strapped Viansa Winery & Marketplace in Sonoma Valley, a New York-based hedge fund is considering a buyout offer from a former executive who quickly returned Viansa to profitably and has been running it since. Lloyd Davis, former fund partner and ...

November, 12, 2012 Red wine could help in prostate cancer fight

(ScotsMan) - Red wine could be key to fighting prostate cancer, as a compound found in grapes makes tumour cells more sensitive to treatment, scientists say. Resveratrol, a compound found commonly in grape skins and red wine, has been shown to have several beneficial effects on human health, incl...

November, 12, 2012 Russia: Bureaucrats to Be Allowed to Accept Gifts of Cheap Wine

(TheMoscowTimes) - Russian bureaucrats will be allowed to keep gifts of cheap alcohol and food under a government initiative that expands the list of presents that officials can keep without having to declare them. But costly bottles of wine, black caviar and other "highly expensive" goods would ...

November, 12, 2012 WHAT IS DIAGEO GETTING IN UNITED SPIRITS DEAL?

(TheDrinksBusiness) - When Diageo announced the three-stage deal to take a 53.4% stake in India’s United Spirits, analysts gulped. Chief executive Paul Walsh has a track record of hard bargaining, so paying £1.29 billion to control even the company with the world’s biggest volume sales of spiri...

November, 12, 2012 Bordeaux's Haut-Brion Buys Neighbor

(WineSpectator) - Domaine Clarence Dillon, which includes Bordeaux first-growth Haut-Brion, recently completed its purchase of Domaine Allary Haut-Brion from the Allary family. The 3.3-acre parcel, which borders Haut-Brion, had been owned by the Allary family since 1919. The purchase price was not d...

November, 12, 2012 US: Lenders see uptick in wine industry demand

(NBBJ) - A number of wine industry lenders in the North Bay have seen an uptick in demand for financing this year as wineries, vineyards and related industries seek to position themselves more strongly in a changed economy. Those increases have been supported by a wave of mergers and acquisitions, ...