September, 10, 2012 Closures: Part 1 ­– the world’s most high profile experiment?

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A trial using first growth Bordeaux has shown how closure type affects a wine’s evolution over almost 10 years, and the results aren’t quite as expected. To better understand what motivates winemakers to choose a cork, screwcap or synthetic closure we spoke to three high...

September, 10, 2012 Science helps Spain's natural cork industry pop back

(Reuters) - For three generations Antonio Gorgot's family have carried axes into the mountainous forests of northern Spain to cut slabs of bark off their cork oaks. A few years ago their livelihood was under threat as the cork business lost its buoyancy. Sales of Spanish cork plummeted between 20...

September, 09, 2012 China: Exchange promotes liquor as investment

(ChinaDaily) - The Guizhou Liquor Exchange, a new platform for trading liquor, formally opened on Sept 6 in Guiyang, signifying the further development of the province's alcoholic products as luxury commodities for investment. The opening of the exchange was one of a series of events for the seco...

September, 09, 2012 Calif. winery renovates to resume wine-making in historic stone buildings

(WashingtonPost) - Jean-Charles Boisset, new owner of California’s oldest premium winery, is building the future of 155-year-old Buena Vista Winery on its rich and eclectic heritage. This month, the native of France’s Burgundy region plans to make wines inside in the stately stone buildings a...

September, 09, 2012 Pinot politics: Laws ensure distributors get cash, handle nearly every bottle sold in Oregon

(OregonLive) - Deb Hatcher, owner of A to Z and Rex Hill wineries near Newberg, remembers the early days when she would pack cases of wine into her car and haul them herself to grocery stores and other retailers. It wasn't always pretty. "One of the rules is, you have to collect the money wh...

September, 09, 2012 TOP 10 BIGGEST CHAMPAGNE BRANDS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - We count down the world’s largest Champagne brands according to case sales and consider their performance over the last year. Moët & Chandon continue to head the list, but the overall tone of 2011 was of volume losses. Lanson saw the biggest drop, while Nicolas Feuilla...

September, 09, 2012 US: Oregon does wine its way

(Columbian) - Driving southwest from Portland an hour or so through the suburbs, you hit the heart of Oregon's wine country rather suddenly. Here the mountainous Coast Range slopes to the Willamette Valley floor, which is smothered with vineyards that produce some of the best pinot noir on earth. ...

September, 09, 2012 French wine output may slump 16% on heat wave, storms

(DailyHerald) - Wine production in France, the biggest exporter, may slump 16 percent this year to a four-year low after frost, thunderstorms and an August heat wave harmed vines and grapes, the Agriculture Ministry said. Output is forecast to slide to 42.9 million hectoliters (1.13 billion gallo...