October, 11, 2012 SA wants to avoid wine ‘war’ with Britain

(IOL) - South Africa on Thursday said it wants to avoid a tit-for-tat alcohol import war with Britain over increased bulk wine sales that have cost jobs in the local bottling industry. The “very fraught issue” was raised in a meeting between Trade Minister Rob Davies and visiting British busi...

October, 11, 2012 Argentinean wine industry to recover in next five years: Report

(DBRWines) - Argentinean wine industry is expected to show recovery signs in the next five years, according to a new forecast by UK-based research firm Canadean – Wines & Spirits. The report 'The Future of the Wine Market in Argentina, to 2016' forecasts that the industry's compound annual grow...

October, 11, 2012 Is your favourite sports star a winemaker?

(TheDrinksBusiness) - From Lionel Messi to Nick Faldo and from Wayne Gretzky to Arnold Palmer, many sports stars love wine. Lionel Messi, Nick Faldo and Wayne Gretzky have all linked themselves to wine.Whether it is putting their name on a bottle to help raise funds for a foundation or making an ...

October, 11, 2012 UK: Nyetimber to abandon 2012 vintage

(Decanter) - England's largest wine estate, Nyetimber, has announced it will be making no 2012 sparkling wine, because the difficult growing season means it can not produce sufficiently high quality wine from its grapes. Winemaker Cherie Spriggs told decanter.com that the decision was taken and anno...

October, 11, 2012 World’s most expensive cocktail created

(TheDrinksBusiness) - World-renowned bartender Salvatore Calabrese has broken the Guinness World Record for the most expensive cocktail with a Cognac-based drink priced at £5,500 a glass. Calabrese with “Salvatore’s Legacy”, the world’s most expensive cocktail “Salvatore’s Legacy�...

October, 11, 2012 US: Wine industry survey highlights biggest challenges for US - report

(Just-Drinks) - Every year Robert Smiley, director of wine studies, dean and professor at UC Davis, surveys CEOs of several of the most prominent wineries in the US. Topics for this year's survey include strategies for dealing with the grape shortage, margin compression and price increases, as well ...

October, 11, 2012 America’s Beer, Wine and Spirits Retailers Create 1,449,850 Jobs, $184.7 Billion in Economic Impact

(PRWEB) - American Beverage Licensees (ABL) has released a new study on the overwhelmingly positive economic impact that America’s beer, wine and spirits retailers have on jobs, taxes and the overall economy. "2012 Economic Impact Study of America’s Beer, Wine and Spirits Retailers" underscores ...

October, 11, 2012 English Wine Producers reassure trade it's 'business as usual'

(Harpers) - English Wine Producers has reassured the industry that it is "business as usual" regarding the 2012 vintage, despite the news Nyetimber has made the decision not to pick this year. The marketing association for the English wine industry has said that harvesting of the traditional varieti...