April, 30, 2012 Germany: Mosel bridge work halted

(Decanter) - Construction on the controversial Mosel bridge has been stopped due to missing or faulty documentation or calculations, according to reports. Witnesses say equipment has been dismantled, and workers sent away until further notice. The reasons for halt in construction are not clear at...

April, 30, 2012 US: Broadstone acquires California wine facility for $27.8 million

(RBJ) - Rochester-based Broadstone Real Estate LLC on Monday said Broadstone Net Lease Inc. has acquired a major wine facility in California for $27.8 million. The Hess Wine production, distribution and warehouse facility is 284,000 square feet and located in California’s Napa County, one of th...

April, 30, 2012 Concha y Toro is "World's Most Admired Wine Brand" for the Second Consecutive Year

/PRNewswire/ -- Concha y Toro is again the "World's Most Admired Wine Brand", according to a survey made by the prestigious British magazine Drinks International. In anonymous voting in which over 60 experts from the global wine community took part, Concha y Toro obtained the largest number of nomin...

April, 30, 2012 Cutting a Deal With Big Tobacco

(NYTimes) - Our business relies on taking waste that has traditionally been considered nonrecyclable and finding ways to recycle it. We do this by running national collection and solution programs for specific types of waste, and we have been partnering with the alcohol industry for a few years now....

April, 30, 2012 Looking for Hope in the Sea of Dying Wine iPhone Apps

(PalatePress) - This is my third year writing about wine iPhone apps for Palate Press and VinTank. You would have thought last year’s version would have been the hardest when we analyzed over 450 apps for 20 key factors. In fact, it was the apocalyptic remnants of the category we saw this year tha...

April, 30, 2012 AM Alert: California wineries eye China's huge market

(SacBee) - Can California sell more wine to China? U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren is in Amador County moderating a forum on the possibilities of marketing wine to that large Asian market and elsewhere. Participants will hear from representatives of federal agencies, exporters, transportation specialists a...

April, 29, 2012 US: Costco's Wine Buyer Doesn't Think Wine Is Different Than Toilet Paper

(Eater) - The most powerful wine buyer in the world, Costco's lead wine buyer Annette Alvarez-Peters doesn't understand why wine is any different than toilet paper. Last night CNBC ran a special called "The Costco Craze: Inside The Warehouse Giant," which featured Alvarez-Peters in what might as wel...

April, 29, 2012 US: Climate Change Makes the Napa Wine Industry Thrive

(MindaBerbeco) - If I had to sum up living in Northern California in only a couple words, it would be sun, sun, sun, warm, sun and wine. I have to admit that I live in the most beautiful part of the world. The temperature is between 65 and 85 every day. It is sunny and clear, complimented occasio...