April, 27, 2012 Canada: Supreme Court upholds conviction in B.C. wine-cork sex assault

(VancouverSun) - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a man for a bizarre sexual assault involving a wine cork in British Columbia. The country's top court released its ruling Friday in a case that tested to what degree evidence from a prior sexual assault could be used agains...

April, 27, 2012 EU: High Level Group on Wine meets for the first time in Brussels

(Journee-Vinicole) - The High Level Group on wine met for the first time last week, bringing together senior officials from Member States, industry representatives and observers of the European Parliament, the Council and Croatia. The first in a series of four meetings, its purpose was to analyse th...

April, 27, 2012 Wine consumption a toast to health

(WesternFarmPress) - A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to learn how to make wine at home using the apples from the tree in our backyard. Soon we had a chemistry experiment going on in our basement. Whenever we went downstairs, we could smell the distinctive aroma of fermentation as the...

April, 27, 2012 Drinks International launches World's Most Admired Wine Brands 2012

(Drinksint) - Concha y Toro is the World’s Most Admired Wine Brand for the second year running, according to a survey by Drinks International. In second place, also for the second year running is Torres, followed by Antinori, Penfolds, Jacob’s Creek, Kendall-Jackson, Michel Chapoutier, Guigal...

April, 26, 2012 Chinese quaff wine, snap up chateaux

(ChinaDaily) - The vineyards of bordeaux and their sprawling residences are delighting the palates of wealthy buyers. For Shen Dongjun, the 22-hectare chateau in Bordeaux seemed a priceless investment and a natural addition to his new wine business, rather than being just an expensive holiday home....

April, 26, 2012 Where Wine Lives: Cellar, Fridge—or Garage?

(WSJ) - THERE ARE PEOPLE for whom the wine cellar is every bit as important as the wine. The cellars of such people tend to be carpeted, mirrored and lit by chandeliers. They may also be accessorized with Old Master paintings, Roman statues and Cristal Jeroboam souvenirs. Wine in these cellars isn't...

April, 26, 2012 France: Spotlight on Bordeaux

(CompleteFrance) - Think of Bordeaux and you’ll no doubt think of wine – with a renowned international reputation boasting more than 60 appellations, 115,000 hectares and close to 9,000 winemakers in the area alone, the industry accounts for every job in six in the Gironde département.Yet look ...

April, 26, 2012 France: Crushpad Bordeaux to open at Lynch Bages

(Decanter) - The Cazes family of Chateau Lynch Bages has taken a stake in Crushpad Bordeaux, an offshoot of the Californian custom wine operation.The Cazes family of Chateau Lynch Bages has taken a stake in Crushpad Bordeaux, an offshoot of the Californian custom wine operation. Crushpad will ope...