October, 14, 2012 US: Business lets customers sample wine-making from the ankles down

(Philly) - A million years passed, or so it seemed. "Never in a million years would Jack do that," Linda Bunyan, 56, of Harleysville, insisted as she watched her bare-footed friends stomp grapes at the Wine Room of Cherry Hill. It happened so quickly that Bunyan never saw her husband, Jack, 57...

October, 13, 2012 US wine bounty as Europe falters

(WesternFarmPress) - North American winemakers are having a near perfect harvest this year in stark contrast to their European counterparts, who have suffered from bad timing and worse weather. In Portugal some vineyards are reporting yields down 40 percent and in parts of Burgundy in France hail...

October, 13, 2012 What if Winemakers Listed Ingredients on Every Bottle?

(HoustonPress) - "Ingredients," reports the back label on a bottle of Randall Grahm's Bonny Doon wines from California, "Syrah grapes, tartaric acid, and sulfur dioxide. In the winemaking process, the following were utilized: indigenous yeast, yeast nutrients, and French oak barrels. At time of bott...

October, 13, 2012 AUS: Industry revolts as federal health agency proposes ban on discount booze

(TheAustralian) - CHEAP wine will be banned under a federal health agency's plan to make drinkers pay at least $8-$10 for a bottle of booze. The Federal Government's Australian National Preventative Health Agency will advise this week that a "floor price" and new taxes be calculated as a way to m...

October, 13, 2012 The world’s top beer-consuming countries

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Can you guess which country drinks the most beer per capita? A pint of beerThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has researched and published details of which countries consume the most alcohol per capita. This information has also been broken down into beer, wines, spirits...

October, 13, 2012 Georgia Looks Toward End of Russia's Wine Embargo

(VOANews) - Six years ago, Russia hit Georgia with a wine embargo. Suddenly, a market that had taken 80 percent of Georgia’s wine exports was closed. Now, in the days after Georgians elected a Moscow-trained prime minister, there is serious talk of lifting the embargo. In Sighnaghi, a 120-k...

October, 13, 2012 US: 22 saved from sinking wine tasting boat in San Francisco Bay

(FoxNews) - A boat whose owners advertise it as a "floating wine tasting room" started sinking near Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, but all 22 people on board were rescued safely. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Pamela Boehland said the 40-foot boat the Neptune hit an unknown object in the bay Frid...

October, 11, 2012 China agrees to protect Napa Valley wine name

(NapaValleyRegister) - It’s been a decade in the works, but Napa Valley Vintners learned early Thursday that the Peoples’ Republic of China has agreed to recognize and protect the Napa Valley name. It’s a critical first step in preventing the name to be used on any wines except those from this...