May, 23, 2012 Can red wine ingredient ward off Alzheimer's? USF researchers hope to find out

(TampaBay) — While some people might drink to forget — the drive home, the electric bill, an annoying co-worker — it may be that a substance in wine actually improves memory. Some small, pilot studies in mice have suggested resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, may play a role in preve...

May, 23, 2012 How Social Media Revolutionized Wine Marketing & Sales

(WebProNews) - Social media is taking over as the recognized way to spread the word about your brand and its products. Today it is essential to have an online component to your marketing efforts and sites like Facebook and Twitter are some the hottest spaces available. The wine industry has been one...

May, 23, 2012 UK: Ladies, Step Away From the Wine

(Hereisthecity) - Last week, the Office of National Statistics reported that British women in white collar jobs drink 11.2 units of alcohol a week. That's almost double what our blue collar counter-parts are drinking. Apparently there’s more drinking than sex in the city. Why? I’m sure it’s...

May, 23, 2012 New Bollinger bottle to reduce oxidation rate

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Bollinger used the London International Wine Fair yesterday to unveil a unique 75cl bottle that mimics the shape of a magnum. The new packaging was inspired by a bottle of Bollinger from 1846 found in the company’s cellars, and will be used across the entire range, starting w...

May, 23, 2012 China increases medal haul at Decanter World Wine Awards

(Decanter) - Chinese wines nearly doubled their award tally this year at the Decanter World Wine Awards, with 18 wines winning a medal. The only Gold medal was won by Chateau Reifeng-Auzias in Shandong province for its Cabernet 2010, with the same producer taking Silver for its Syrah 2010. Reifen...

May, 23, 2012 Co-op: English wine drinkers more educated

(TheDrinksBusiness) - English consumers are becoming educated wine drinkers believes a French co-op. “The English customers are more and more open minded and are ready to taste something that is not in the mainstream – something unusual”, Etienne de Rességuier European export director for Pla...

May, 23, 2012 Petrus, Diamonds Test Chinese Demand at $258 Million Sale

(Bloomberg) - Bottles of Petrus, a Qing dynasty vase and a Burmese ruby-and-diamond ring will test if Chinese demand for luxury items has been stymied by tumbling property prices, slower economic growth and a clampdown on art importers. Christie’s International estimates its Hong Kong sale of w...

May, 23, 2012 Australia, Malaysia Sign Free Trade Agreement

(2point6billion) - Australia and Malaysia signed a free trade agreement yesterday that brings about a considerable easing of tariffs and trade between the two countries. The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) was signed off by the respective trade ministers of each nation, namely Datuk ...