August, 30, 2012 Bordeaux braces itself for 'winemaker's vintage'

(Decanter) - The Bordeaux 2012 harvest will be several weeks later than in recent years – and the smallest since 1991, according to the agriculture minister. Difficult climatic conditions during the growing season, from a rainy spring and early summer to a searingly hot August, have meant that 201...

August, 30, 2012 What You Need to Know About Wine on Tap

(VillageVoice) - The practice of serving wine from a keg or cask has long been a tradition in Europe, where what grows together, goes together. Imagine sitting down to a plate of Coq au Vin in a little village in Burgundy and being offered a glass of Chianti -- l'impossible! Your glass would be fill...

August, 30, 2012 Marketing Wine as a Respite From Women’s Many Roles

(NYTimes) - IN the 1970s, Miller High Life introduced the “It’s Miller Time” campaign with commercials featuring men working at harrowing professions, like aerial firefighter pilots and high voltage wire repairmen, who joined co-workers for an after-work beer. Winemakers today are taking a sim...

August, 30, 2012 Debunking 5 Common Wine Myths

(HuffingtonPost) - It seems just about everyone I meet has a variety of opinions about wine. I never know what to believe. Should I stick to Paul Giamatti's advice and not drink Merlot? When I tilt my wine glass and it appears to cling to the side like Spider-Man is that because of the tannins? Are ...

August, 29, 2012 New Zealand brewery that fell foul of The Simpsons up for sale

(TheDrinksBusiness) - You wait ages for one Simpsons beer-related story, and then two come along in the space of a week. Hot on the heels of news that Colombian brewers have been sued for copyright infringement for selling Duff Beer, renamed to Duh Beer, a New Zealand brewery – also made to cha...

August, 29, 2012 English winemakers pray for Indian summer

(Decanter) - The English grape harvest will be about two weeks later and smaller than normal – with winemakers hoping for a fine September to save the vintage. After one of the dampest and coldest summers on record, some winemakers are more positive than others. At Three Choirs Vineyard in Glou...

August, 29, 2012 US: Idaho Wine Industry Readies for Growth

(Wines&Vines) - Like many grapegrowers across the Northwest, Ron Bitner is grateful for a normal growing season after two years of difficult weather and late harvests. Gazing out on his 15 acres of vineyard above the Snake River, Bitner says the grapes appear to be about a week or 10 days ahead of s...

August, 29, 2012 Chinese trade association demands EU wine import probe

(AgraNet) - China's Alcoholic Drinks Association has asked the country's ministry of commerce to investigate whether the EU is dumping wine onto the Chinese market, as well as providing subsidies. Wine exports from the EU to China have increased sharply in recent years, reaching 169 million litre...