April, 24, 2012 SABMILLER BREAKS RULES WITH INTERNAL SHAKE-UP

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Mackay (pictured) will replace the current chairman Meyer Kahn, who has been at the helm of the brewing giant since it floated in 1999. Mackay will in turn be replaced by fellow South African Alan Clark, currently director of Europe, who will spend a year as chief operating ...

April, 24, 2012 RISING ALCOHOL NOT NATURE’S FAULT

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Increasing alcohol levels among Napa Valley wines was attributed to viticulture and winemaking, not climate change, during a tasting of labels from the region in London yesterday.Speaking during the event, which was designed to show the evolution of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvign...

April, 24, 2012 US: Governor backs Washington 'fine' wine over California 'jug' wine

(KING5) - You could say that Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has started a war of wine words. On Monday, while announcing funding for a new $5 million wine research center in Richland, she uncorked a story about a recent trade mission to Europe. “Someone asked me what about California ...

April, 24, 2012 US: Virginia AG sues White House gate crasher Salahi over complaints about wine tours

(WashingtonPost) - Virginia’s attorney general went after White House party crasher Tareq Salahi for a second time on Monday, this time claiming Salahi cheated customers who purchased wine tours from his companies in northern Virginia. Ken Cuccinelli filed the lawsuit in Fauquier County Circuit...

April, 23, 2012 US: Wine Packaging Maverick Rejects Investors

(Wines&Vines) - The star investors on ABC’s reality series “Shark Tank” sweetened the pot, but not enough to buy into Copa di Vino, James Martin’s innovative, ready-to-drink (RTD) wine package. In an unprecedented second appearance on the high-rated show, Martin turned down a collective offe...

April, 23, 2012 Chile Winemaker Concha Y Toro To Invest $60M In Own Ops In 2012

(Dow Jones)--Chile's winemaker Concha y Toro (VCO, CONCHATOR.SN) will invest $60 million into its own business during 2012, chairman Alfonso Larrain told reporters. Concha y Toro, one of the world's biggest wine exporters, is focusing its business strategy on premium wines to offset the stronger ...

April, 23, 2012 Is Wine Expertise Genetic?

(WineSpectator) - When it comes to tasting wine, does our ability lie in our DNA, or is it learned? A controversial new study concludes that taste sensitivity to wine comes from our genes, but other experts question the findings and their implications. "Wine Expertise Predicts Taste Phenotype," b...

April, 23, 2012 US: Access to financing easing for wine industry, lenders say

(NBBJ) - Borrowers in the wine industry have found it easier to access financing in the recovering economy, with industry lending experts citing a warming approach to commercial lending from traditional sources and an uptick in interest for specialty non-bank lending. That interest in financing �...