July, 03, 2012 International varietals could be the answer for Portuguese wine

(DrinksInt) - CEO of Sogrape Vinhos, Francisco Ferreira, has ventured that planting international varietals could help to attract consumers to Portuguese wine. Talking to Drinks International in Vinho Verde, Ferreira said that while indigenous grape varietals are Portuguese wine’s “point of d...

July, 03, 2012 Norwegians drink more wine

(NorwayPost) - Last year, Norwegians consumed 5.6 per cent more wine than the previous year. Meanwhile the overture of beer fell by one per cent, according to Statistics Norway. Registered turnover of spirits showed an increase of of 2.1 per cent. The turnover of alcopops increased by 3.2 per cen...

July, 02, 2012 Evening Land buys Beaune property

(Decanter) - US-based wine producer Evening Land Vineyards has purchased Château de Bligny in Bligny-lès-Beaune. The Côte d’Or winegrowers association Vignerons des Caves des Haute-Côtes, which had owned Château de Bligny since 1999, sold the property but has kept its associated vineyard co...

July, 02, 2012 California vintner creates new wines from research grapes

(WesternFarmPress) - Nearly half of the 55 unusual wine grape varieties in a plot at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier displayed enough promising characteristics to prompt a cooperating vintner to make 25 small lots of wine. The research at Kearney is designed ...

July, 02, 2012 France: Chateau Calon Segur reported sold

(Decanter) - Chateau Calon Ségur, the renowned Saint Estephe third growth, has reportedly been sold to a group of French investors for around €200m. Despite owner Helene Gasqueton-Baritault’s letter sent in September 2011 to various Bordeaux négociants, and to Decanter.com, clarifying that she...

July, 02, 2012 US: For wineries seeking capital, be prepared

(NBBJ) - Increasing competition, along with volatile U.S.-global economies and capital markets, are affecting the way wineries are being financed, according to banking and capital-management experts at the Moss-Adams LLP Wine Industry Financial Roundtable. The quarterly event attracted more than 65 ...

July, 02, 2012 Handbags put the wine first -- totes and clutches hold bottles with room for wallet and keys for perfect girl’s night out

(NYDailyNews) - Forget box of wine -- try this wine in a bag. The Envoyage Taschen Weekender bag by Swiss designer Claudia Eicke comes through in the clutch -- it has a special space for a bottle of wine. The secret is the ‘tunnel’ portion of the bag which is made of stiffer fabric to hold the...

July, 02, 2012 Schumer pushes for end to restrictive Canadian wine taxation policies that hurt NY wineries

(WashingtonPost) - Sen. Charles Schumer wants the Canadian government and the U.S. Trade Representative to jump start negotiations to eliminate Canadian wine tax policies that put New York wineries at a competitive disadvantage. Schumer will be at a Niagara County winery Monday afternoon to discu...