April, 16, 2012 US: Vineyard frost protection rules up for vote before county supervisors

(PressDemocrat) - Controversial rules designed to protect endangered fish and regulate how grape growers use water from the Russian River will be revisited by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The board will vote on a plan to scale down the county program, which once aimed to req...

April, 16, 2012 US: Beer and wine wholesalers behind legislators pushing controversial voter ID laws

(IWatchNews) - Some of America’s best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least partly in response to controversy over the group’s backing of voter ID laws. Coca-Cola quit on April 4 and Pepsi, Kraft Foods, Intuit, McDonalds and the Bill and...

April, 16, 2012 Chateau Latour uncorks shock for Bordeaux wines

(AFP) - Bordeaux winegrower Chateau Latour will pull out of the traditional "en primeur" or futures market, a vital part of the region's commercial strategy, in a move geared to Asian markets, industry sources said on Monday. Some traders expressed dismay at the decision, which they fear could he...

April, 15, 2012 Why We Should Love Natural Wines

(TheDailyBeast) - Natural wine, which strives to use only one of 200 additives approved by the Federal Drug Administration—i.e., grapes—is increasingly popular. But wine writers everywhere see problems with it. They argue that without sulfur the wines will spoil. Others say that the wines are â€...

April, 15, 2012 Bordeaux’s Sunburned New Vintage Needs Price Drop to Star

(Bloomberg) - At 10 o’clock on a sunny Bordeaux Monday morning, tall, slim Christian Moueix places his palms prayerfully together as he intones the tale of 2011’s difficult weather in a smooth baritone. “The problem factors were very serious drought, a June heat spike, some green merlot, and ...

April, 15, 2012 US: Packers ex-teammates start wine label

(GreenBayHub) - Evenings filled with food, wine and friends tend to produce ideas that seem great at the time, but often are as appealing the next day as dirty plates left in the sink. Occasionally, though, an idea survives the night, as perky and shiny in the morning as the minute it was born. S...

April, 15, 2012 Bankers quit Wall Street to find $US50 million for wine

(SMH) - Brian Mota didn't find it easy to give up the familiar turf of private equity for wine investing. Mota, 38, had been evaluating more conventional investment opportunities at WallerSutton Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut, after leaving JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s investment-banking unit. Then he...

April, 15, 2012 Korea: LG abandons wine import business

(KoreaJoongAngDaily) -LG International Corporation, a trading arm of LG Group, will pull out of its in-the-red wine importing business and instead focus on the company’s major business segment of natural resources development, the company said Friday. Twin Wine currently imports 3,000 different...