May, 31, 2012 Alcohol and other health risks: let's get our story straight

(Guardian) - The Everest deaths show it's hard to balance liberty and safety, but a report suggesting half a glass of wine a day goes too far.A couple of experts have just been on the radio warning against a dangerous growth in addictive behaviour among adults in western societies, much of it includ...

May, 30, 2012 China: Wine pioneer Changyu has storied history, bright future

(ChinaDaily) - When Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Zhang Bishi, an overseas Chinese from Indonesia, founded China's first winery, Changyu Pioneer Wine Co, in 1892, there was no way he could have dreamed that it would grow into one of the world's top vintners 120 years later. Today, Changyu, based in Yanta...

May, 30, 2012 France: All Lafite bottles to carry Prooftag

(Decanter) - Chateau Lafite Rothschild has said all bottles from the 2009 vintage will use Prooftag anti-fraud seals. Prooftag is a capsule seal with a 13-numbered code authenticating individual bottles. Carruades de Lafite, the property’s second wine, will use the same system from the 2010 vin...

May, 30, 2012 Wine industry expects further growth in China

(DittonWineTraders) - While European nations could hold back on their spending, affecting the wine investment industry, China believes it will go from strength to strength. The country is working hard to build a high-value industry of wine trading through infrastructure investments and creating c...

May, 30, 2012 FranceAgriMer heads campaign to promote French regions in China

(Decanter) - FranceAgriMer, part of the French Ministry of Agriculture, is funding a three year communication campaign to encourage wine professionals and consumers in China to look beyond Bordeaux.The purpose of the ‘Experience France with the wines of France’ campaign, aimed at importers, reta...

May, 30, 2012 Canadian wine may flow more freely if MPs get their way

(CBS) - A proposal by a B.C. backbencher to allow Canadians to buy wine outside their province is being rushed through the House after a squabble over which party most supports local wineries. B.C. Conservative MP Dan Albas, who represents Okanagan-Coquihalla, introduced Bill C-311 on Oct. 3, 201...

May, 30, 2012 US: Researchers work to build a better grape for Illinois wines

(CourierNews) - While it will never be mistaken for California’s bucolic Napa Valley, a farm field off Peck Road not far from the Kane County Judicial Center is playing a key role in the development of the growing Illinois wine industry. The land is the University of Illinois’ St. Charles Hor...

May, 30, 2012 Canada: Nova Scotia's growing industry

(Macleans) - Farming continues to experience a decline across Canada, but one province is bucking the trend. Driven by cash crops and an emerging wine industry, Nova Scotia is enjoying an agricultural boom, according to a recent Statistics Canada report. The Atlantic province posted a 2.9 per cent j...