November, 05, 2012 UK: Quinn Glass relaunches bottling arm as demand for bulk wine grows

(Harpers) - Quinn Glass has relaunched its specialist bottling division to cope with growing market demand for bulk wine filling services. The bottling arm will now be known as Cobevco, and is aiming to forge strong links with the Australian and Chilean wine industries in particular. Quinn predicts...

November, 05, 2012 Shang dynasty wine vessel coming to California auction

(PaulFraserCollectibles) - A circa 1,600 BC Shang dynasty wine vessel is being tipped to provide the top lot at a forthcoming auction of Asian artefacts. The bronze item is expected to sell for up to $5,000 when it auctions in Scotts Valley, California on November 11. Similar pieces have sold for...

November, 05, 2012 Costco to sell high-end wine in UK

(TheDrinksBusiness) - The world’s largest wine retailer, Costco, is branching out into the UK market, having launched a UK website selling high-end wines and spirits. Cristal 2004, one of the wines available at Costco.co.uk Open to both Costco members and non-members, the site, which went li...

November, 04, 2012 AUS: Wine region protection worries other farmers

(ABC) - Landmark laws to protect two premium wine regions from urban sprawl have pleased many, but not all farmers in such things as dairy production. The character preservation legislation passed by the South Australian Parliament covers 40,000 hectares of farm land in the McLaren Vale region, s...

November, 04, 2012 US: 'Texas' own wine Valley

(MySanAntonio) - Not satisfied with its reputation for grapefruit, palm trees and winter Texans, the Rio Grande Valley is quietly adding an intoxicating and unexpected facet to its image: winemaking. Through research during the past 15 years at Rio Farms Inc. and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ...

November, 04, 2012 Wine Adviser's Top 100 from Washington and Oregon

(SeattleTimes) - WELCOME TO the seventh annual Wine Adviser Top 100, focused exclusively on the wines of Oregon and Washington. To compile this list I have searched through a year's worth of tasting notes and selected one wine each — the highest scoring — from 100 different wineries. It is my go...

November, 03, 2012 France to Hike Tax on Beer by 160 Percent

(TheNewAmerican) - Francois Hollande, the new socialist president of France, has a plan for solving his nation’s economic woes: raising taxes. Having already promised much higher taxes on the rich, he is now going to impose a 160-percent increase in the tax on beer. The European Union has already ...

November, 03, 2012 UK: Drinks industry refuses to swallow government line on alcohol pricing

(Guardian) - On a Friday night in the City a young professional woman collapses on the floor of the bar where she has been drinking with colleagues. She vomits, then passes out, and when an ambulance crew arrives they are verbally abused by the patient's friends, as the emergency service refuses to ...