May, 10, 2012 U.S. Wine Shipments to Canada Up

(Wines&Vines) - outhern exposure might be fine in the vineyard, but U.S. vintners are seeking a little more northern exposure for their products as exchange rates hand producers a bigger bang for the export buck in Canada. The past two years have seen currencies in the two countries trade at parity,...

May, 10, 2012 Shamed Diageo at centre of social media storm after 'blackmailing' BrewDog out of beer award

(TheDrum) - Drinks giant Diageo has apologised "unreservedly" to BrewDog after it was accused of 'blackmailing' the Scottish brewery out of a drinks industry award. Aberdeen-based BrewDog had earlier today posted an explosive blog - Diageo Screws BrewDog - which implied that Diageo had abused its...

May, 10, 2012 Maker’s Mark, PTO Search, Phony Wine: Intellectual Property

(Bloomberg) - The litigation lasted longer than the bourbon-aging process. Yesterday, more than nine years after the case was originally filed, a federal appellate court found that the signature red wax seal used on Maker’s Mark Distillery Inc.’s bourbon bottles is a valid trademark. The Kentuc...

May, 10, 2012 US: Alleged Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan Indicted

(WineSpectator) - A federal grand jury in New York has indicted accused wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan on four counts of mail and wire fraud to sell counterfeit wine, of defrauding a finance company, of double pledging collateral, and of scheming to defraud a California wine collector and a New Y...

May, 10, 2012 AUS: Investment goes sour for wine makers De Bortoli

(WAToday) - De Bortoli Wines has more than $30 million of investment and superannuation money at risk in teetering base metals miner Kagara. It is the second time that the Griffith-based family wine group has been caught with multimillion dollar shareholdings in a public company placed into the han...

May, 10, 2012 US: St. Helena challenges China for ‘Wine Wave’ world record

(NapaValleyRegister) - St. Helena will challenge China for the Guinness World Record for the longest relay wine toast this summer. The St. Helena Kiwanis Club, in partnership with Appellation St. Helena, Cheers! St. Helena and the St. Helena Chamber of Commerce, have announced “The Napa Valley Wi...

May, 10, 2012 Germany's Compelling Case for Pinot Noir

(WSJ) - Such has been the expansion of the world's wine map in the past 15 years that amidst the whirligig of new styles, grape varieties and flavors, we often overlook some of the more exciting developments happening in the world's oldest wine-producing regions. Take Pinot Noir, for example. Tom...

May, 09, 2012 Red wine polyphenols show prebiotic potential: Study

(NutraIngredients) - Polyphenol compounds in red wine may selectively boost the growth of certain bacteria in the gut, says a new study from Spain. Results of a small study indicated that the red wine polyphenols were associated with increases in levels of certain gut bacteria, including Bifidobacte...