September, 27, 2012 Olympics-German wine 'Olympiad' accused of ambush marketing

(Reuters) - A wine fair in southwest Germany has been ordered to stop using the Olympic name and a similar logo or face a hefty fine, with the German Olympic Committee accusing it of ambush marketing. The community of Langenlonsheim used the Olympic symbols, including a seven-ring logo as opposed...

September, 27, 2012 China's Fine Wine Counteroffensive

(BusinessWeek) - On the outskirts of Yinchuan, a sleepy provincial capital near the Gobi Desert, workers put the finishing touches on Château Changyu Moser XV, a vast building with white stone walls and black-tiled mansard and domed roofs. If it weren’t for the cast-metal statues of Chinese lions...

September, 26, 2012 Why vintners avoid organic winemaking

(Philly) - Buzz: Hey Marnie, I saw a wine bottle in the store yesterday that said it was made from organic grapes. Why not call it organic wine? Marnie: Because they mean different things, Buzz. Grapes grown naturally, without chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides, have been shown to make bet...

September, 26, 2012 Climate Change: 100 million to die by 2030 if world fails to act on climate

(Reuters) - More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said on Wednesday. As global average temperatures rise due to greenh...

September, 26, 2012 Amazon Gets Into Wine

(WineIndustryInsight) - Amazon is getting back into the wine business in time for this year’s holidays, according to Washington State sources close to the mega-online retailer who spoke to Wine Industry Insight on condition of anonymity. Indeed, Napa and Sonoma County vintners who attended meet...

September, 26, 2012 Bodegas Bretón for sale

(Decanter) - Bodegas Bretón in Navarrete, Rioja is up for sale after a difficult few years’ trading. The economic downturn started to bite in 2008, and it is reported that a group of businessmen from Aragón showed interest and offered to sell off the stocks of wine already in the bodega. Thes...

September, 26, 2012 Drappier first in Champagne to use egg-shaped oak fermenter

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Drappier has become the first Champagne house to ferment its wines in an egg-shaped oak container, despite losing 75% of its crop this year. Called the Ovum, the fermentor, inspired by Nomblot’s concrete egg, is made by Taransaud and costs around €30,000. According to...

September, 26, 2012 Raise a glass! Women winemakers winning success

(CBSNews) - In 1978, the first vintage that Cathy Corison made wine, she could count on one hand the number of women she knew of doing the same kind of work in the cellars of the Napa Valley. Without using all her fingers. Nearly 35 years later, Corison needs a lot more fingers. Winemaking remain...