April, 26, 2012 Rabobank Report: Wine Producers Look To Smaller Markets For Growth

/PRNewswire/ - A new report from Rabobank's global Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory department examines the global wine industry, assessing that traditionally attractive export markets are currently in scare supply, but that the Canadian market is increasingly interesting. Rabobank's glo...

April, 26, 2012 Explaining the Aromas and Flavors of Wine

(WSJ) - Wine often reveals a cornucopia of flavors. Watching a connoisseur identify these may induce a few sniggers, but a fine wine can boast several competing aromas, all jostling for attention in the glass. These can range from fruit (apple, lychee and plum) and berry (blackberry, gooseberry), to...

April, 26, 2012 Who needs a celebrity perfume? Drew launches Barrymore Pinot Grigio (and the wine is already winning awards)

(Dailymail) - The fragrance market may be the celebrity cash cow du jour, but Drew Barrymore has quietly been putting her name to an entirely different kind of product. The actress, 37, who is currently believed to be pregnant with her first child, is behind Barrymore Pinot Grigio, set to go on sal...

April, 26, 2012 Wine exporters swoon at sight of Canada: Rabobank

(BeverageDaily) - Faced with volume declines in core European export markets, exporters are reassessing the importance of smaller markets with better growth and pricing, and Canada is leading the way. Robobank reached this conclusion in its Q1 2012 Wine Quarterly trends and outlooks report, where it...

April, 25, 2012 Wine industry eyes India’s growing market

(WesternFarmPress) - Wine consumption in India is expected to grow year on year and could reach 2.4 million nine-liter cases by 2020, according to the IWSR India Wine Market Report.The wine market in India is currently small and consumption per capita is low compared to that of beer and spirits, but...

April, 25, 2012 Do EU organic rules for wine leave glass half empty?

(Reuters) - Italian vintners who avoid chemicals are disappointed with the new EU rules for labeling wines organic, saying the long-awaited criteria are too "lax". After lengthy debate, the European Commission agreed in February on a set of conditions which will allow a wine made from organic gra...

April, 25, 2012 US: Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing Debuts

(Wines&Vines) - A new organization, Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing Inc., chose Earth Day, April 22, 2012, to announce its formation as the first sustainable vineyard-certification program in the eastern United States. The wine and grape industries are playing a leadership role for the nonprofit...

April, 25, 2012 The Music Behind the Wine

(NYTimes) - It turns out that it’s not only chefs who are using music for inspiration: Whether it’s the polka beat of Mexican folk or the indie rock of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, tunes are also employed by winemakers in creating their latest vintages. A few of them wrote about the connection in r...