October, 04, 2012 Wine's Biggest Winners and Losers

(Wines&Vines) - California and Washington wines drove the dramatic 26% retail growth this year for Bordeaux-style red blends. A handful of relatively new brands that blend primarily Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc have caught the imagination of shoppers at major food and drug stores. M...

October, 04, 2012 Bordeaux 2012: Pickers on standby as late Sauternes harvest gets underway

(Decanter) - Sauternes will not be a great vintage, one producer has said, as vignerons hope last week’s rains will finally kick start development of botrytis, or noble rot. Château d'Yquem picked its first grapes on Monday 1 October, the latest start for almost 20 years. Francis Mayeur, techn...

October, 04, 2012 UK: Gallo teams with Universal to create film club

(Seenit) - Last year we had a look at some of the best Bordeaux wines to enjoy with your favourite films. Twelve months on and winemaker Gallo has taken the idea even further, partnering with Universal Pictures (UK) to create Gallo Film Club. As with our own efforts, the Gallo Film Club matches the...

October, 04, 2012 Top 10 wines in the US press

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Wines from all over the world have featured in the US press during the last week. A review of some of the wines that have featured in the US press over the last weekIn the Los Angeles Times, S Irene Virbila says the 2009 Dierberg Chardonnay has “a bright acidity that sends...

October, 04, 2012 Can Romania become eastern Europe's new Bordeaux?

(Reuters) - Can the latest fad for wine enthusiasts possibly come from an eastern European country whose wine-growing traditions are as old as Christianity? Romania is the sixth-largest wine grower in the European Union and its enthusiastic proponents say the aspect of its 180,000 hectares of vin...

October, 04, 2012 US: Charles Krug attempts “wine wave” record

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Charles Krug Winery in St Helena, California, will attempt to break the world record for the longest relay wine toast this Sunday. Dubbed the “Napa Valley Wine Wave”, the wave must be a sequential toast where participants clink glasses in order from start to finish, rath...

October, 03, 2012 US: Kansas strives to revitalize state wine market

(Kansan) - When most people think of big drivers of the Kansas economy, fields of wheat, pastures dotted with beef cattle and clumps of large factories pumping out airplanes, plastic and packed meat come to mind. However, the sites of an emerging market are tucked into small towns and hidden off cou...

October, 03, 2012 British Columbia: Liquor Privatization Nixed, Again

(WINES&VINES) - A bid to privatize liquor distribution services in British Columbia has been nixed, ensuring the Canadian province remains in the liquor wholesaling business for the foreseeable future. British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who has made much of her government’s commitment to free...