May, 09, 2012 Tax cut applicable for brandy in Turkey, not wine

(HurriyetDailyNews) - A recent cut on the special consumption tax (SCT) on alcohol is not affecting wine prices, but is affecting some imported spirits such as Grappa, Armagnac and Brandy, according to Serdar Özcan of the Wine Producers Association. Özcan said “fresh grape wine” was not go...

May, 09, 2012 South African wine to carry 'fair labour' seal

(Decanter) - South African wine bottles will carry a new seal from later this year, designed to highlight fair labour practices followed by producers and their suppliers. Producers who meet the rigorous criteria drawn up by the Wine Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) will be able to use the ...

May, 09, 2012 French wine campaign to tap Chinese market

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Newly elected French president Francois Hollande is to promote French wine in China and educate the Chinese about wine through a series of events in the country.The French agriculture ministry has also promised 400 different wines from 12 regions across France will land in Chin...

May, 09, 2012 Bordeaux 2011: Primeurs offers being met with 'stony silence', merchants report

(Decanter) - American merchants say they are buying very little Bordeaux 2011 because prices are too high for the quality - and because they still hold unsold stocks of the more expensive 2010. And in Britain, wine merchants are ambivalent but there are few who believe the campaign has any momentum:...

May, 09, 2012 World Beer Cup winners revealed

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Winners of the World Beer Cup were announced at the conclusion the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference.The biannual competition, now in its ninth year, featured submissions from 799 breweries across 54 countries and 45 US states and it showcased the major up turn in financial gains o...

May, 08, 2012 US: Fergie to launch her own wine

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Pop star Fergie is to launch her own wine brand after buying a vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara, California. The California-born Black Eyed Peas singer will produce her own Ferguson Crest wines from the Santa Barbara estate, which will double as her father’s...

May, 08, 2012 Costco's head wine buyer causes a stir with her remarks

(OCRegister) - Annette Alvarez-Peters is the most powerful wine-industry person you've never heard of. But any vintner can tell you exactly what she does: buys more wine than anyone in the world. Alvarez-Peters is Costco's principal wine buyer. She helps them sell more than $1 billion worth of the...

May, 08, 2012 US: Purple Wine Co. Expects To Pass 1-Million-Case Mark In 2012

(ShankenNewsDaily) - Graton, California-based Purple Wine Co. is seeing steady growth across its portfolio, led by Impact “Hot Brand” Mark West, and is poised to surpass 1 million cases in company-wide sales this year. “Our first quarter was quite encouraging. Mark West’s depletions and sale...