April, 06, 2012 Canada: Free our wine

(OttawaCitizen) - When the Canadian government is signing free-trade deals around the world, the continuing existence of an obscure law that restricts Canadians from shipping wine across provincial borders is a national embarrassment. That law, whose name - the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors...

April, 05, 2012 US: Young scientist studies sea chemical to improve wine

(WSUNews) - Every time you take a breath, you inhale fungi and fungal spores. In every cubic meter of air there are thousands of spores released by hundreds of species of fungi, according to a study conducted by scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. No wonder, then, that winemakers...

April, 05, 2012 Bordeaux 2011: price the 'single factor' of vintage

(Decanter) - As the UK wine trade makes its way back from Bordeaux they are more preoccupied with price than at any time since the 2008 vintage.At this stage of the week there are points on which most agree. Few would argue that the vintage is not ‘mixed, to say the least,’ as Neil Sommerfelt MW...

April, 05, 2012 US: High-End Wines Had Great First Quarter

(Wines&Vines) - Sales of domestic table wines at premium price segments grew quickly in the first quarter of 2012 at major food and drug stores. Wines at $20-plus were the hottest, growing 24% in dollars over the same period in 2011, according to Symphony IRI. Domestic wines priced $15-$19.99 jumped...

April, 05, 2012 Neusiedlersee is Austria's latest appellation

(Decanter) - Neusiedlersee has been named as the latest DAC appellation in Austria – completing the family of DACs in Burgenland and the first to focus on the Zweigelt grape variety. From vintage 2011, wines can be released under the Neusiedlersee or Neusiedlersee Reserve DACs, alongside Burgenlan...

April, 05, 2012 Former notary raised millions for Ponzi scheme, regulators allege

(VancouverSun) - The B.C. Securities Commission has formally accused former Vancouver notary Rashida Samji of perpetrating a massive fraud on investors. In a notice of hearing Wednesday, commission enforcement staff allege that from 2003 to January this year, Samji raised $83 million from 218 inv...

April, 05, 2012 Kenya makes its mark in wine making market

(BusinessDailyAfrica) - First, dispel a myth: wine doesn’t get better with time. Well, at least not all wines. “It largely depends on the kind of vineyard and grapes that you grow,” says Emma Nderitu, Leleshwa Wine’s Winery Manager. “Our wines, for instance, are best consumed within two...

April, 05, 2012 The Guaranteed Way To Buy The Wine You Love

(Forbes) - Tim Bucher was maybe 10 years old when the tractor broke down acres and acres from the family farmhouse in Healdsburg, Calif. “I was cutting thistles in the fields from early morning until dark,” he recalls. To get home he could either stumble through the fields of the dairy farm—or...