October, 30, 2012 Red Wine Won’t Help Healthy Women, Study Says

(FoxNews) - A new study is hinting women may want to think twice before picking up a glass and toasting to their health. Health Magazine is reporting that researchers from Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that healthy middle-aged women do not benefit from taking resveratro...

October, 29, 2012 Winemaking Takes a Plunge

(WineSpectator) - Winemaking doesn’t normally require a snorkel, but experiments in underwater winemaking in France, Italy, Spain and Greece may have vintners reassessing their gear. By playing with the parameters of how wine is fermented and aged—oxygen exposure, temperature, darkness, pressure...

October, 29, 2012 Bordeaux 2012: Cru Bourgeois property will not make any 2012

(Decanter) - Chateau Hourtin-Ducasse, a 25-hectare cru bourgeois estate in Saint Sauveur in the northern Medoc, has announced that it will not be making a 2012 wine. Owner Michael Marengo told local paper Le Journal du Medoc they had been fearing such a decision as far back as August. Due to the...

October, 29, 2012 NZ Winegrowers announces new chair

(TheDrinksBusiness) - New Zealand Winegrowers, the national organisation for the country’s 1,500 grape growers and winemakers, has announced the election of a new chair and deputy chair. Steve Green, proprietor of Carrick, a boutique Central Otago winery is the new chair and John Clarke, a Gisbor...

October, 29, 2012 US-WA: State’s grape harvest this year to hit a record 160,000 tons, topping 2010 mark

(Spokesman) - The newsy part of last Saturday's business story on Spokane Industries was the report of a record harvest for grapes in Washington state. According to Erica Waliser of the Washington State Wine Commission, 2012 will break the harvest record: 190,000 tons of grapes will be harvested...

October, 29, 2012 How smuggling crackdown and new Chinese government will affect wine prices: Don St Pierre interview

(Decanter) - Fine wine prices will be driven down with the Chinese government's crackdown on smuggling, Don St Pierre has told Decanter. In a wide-ranging interview as he takes up his position of executive chairman of ASC Fine Wines, co-founder Don St Pierre says if smuggling routes are closed, and...

October, 29, 2012 EU: Brandy price surge hits Port

(TheDrinksBusinss) - A massive increase in the cost of spirit is causing problems for Port producers in the Douro, and prices are predicted to rise further. According to managing director of The Fladgate Partnership, Adrian Bridge, the spirit used to fortify grape must in Port-making (Aguardiente...

October, 29, 2012 RSPCA and other groups join PETA to pile pressure on Fortnums

(Decanter) - Nine different animal welfare groups including the RSPCA are calling on Fortnum & Mason to stop selling foie gras. The prestigious London grocer has already been under intense pressure from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) , which last month released graphic undercover...