October, 06, 2012 Constellation Brands Net Down on Low Prior-Year Tax Rate

(WSJ) - Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ), which reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit Friday, said grape prices are expected to swell with a growing harvest this year. But wine makers are keeping a lid on prices in the company's more affordable brands, which could support sales volumes. ...

October, 05, 2012 A Novel Approach to Wine Marketing

(Wines&Vines) - “It’s not a case club; it’s not new, but it’s a novel idea.” That’s the way Peter D. Oldak, owner of Jewell Towne Vineyards in South Hampton describes his Community Supported Winery (CSW) program, which recently completed its first season of operation. Consumers who sign ...

October, 05, 2012 B.C. wine production grows beyond traditional areas

(CBC) - British Columbia’s wine industry is making inroads into non-traditional growing areas. The B.C. Wine Institute says the number of hectares devoted to wine grape production rose by 8.7 per cent to 3,946 over the three years to August 2011, according to the most recent statistics availabl...

October, 05, 2012 Brazil recognises Napa

DrinksInt) - The Napa Valley Vintners Association (NVVA) has announced that Brazil has recognised the famous Californian wine producing region has Geographical Indication (GI) status. The recognition will protect the premium wine region from misuse of its name in that country. NVV executive di...

October, 05, 2012 US: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America boosts communications unit

(Just-Drinks) - The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) has revamped its communications team with the appointment of two new executives. The trade body, which represents the wholesale tier of the wine and spirits industry in the US, said late yesterday (4 October) that it has recruited J...

October, 05, 2012 Serious Drinking: The 2012 California Wine Harvest

(LAWeekly) - The 2012 harvest looks like a return to normal for California growers statewide. After a pair of unusually cool seasons in 2010 and 2011, vintages which resulted in lower than average yields and lower than average ripeness levels, 2012 looks relatively trouble free, with good-sized yiel...

October, 04, 2012 William Koch Loses Bid to Reinstate Counterfeit Wine Suit

(Bloomberg) - Billionaire collector William Koch lost his bid to reinstate a lawsuit against Christie’s International Plc that claimed the auction house “induced” him to buy what he said was counterfeit wine. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan today upheld a 2011 ruling by U.S. District...

October, 04, 2012 Man accused of stealing $2.7M in wine

(DailyPilot) - A Newport Beach man is facing burglary, grand theft and embezzlement charges after he allegedly stole $2.7 million in wine from his clients' storage lockers at Legend Cellars Inc. in Irvine, an Orange County district attorney's office news release said. George Osumi, 64, is being h...