April, 03, 2012 New York's Finger Lakes: The Next Great Wine Region in America?

(TheAtlantic) - At a time when the local food movement has inspired many consumers across the nation to, for the first time, consider the wines being made in their own backyards, no up-and-coming domestic region has received as much serious attention as the Finger Lakes of upstate New York. To be sp...

April, 03, 2012 US: New TTB Rule Allows Labeling Imported Wine With Multistate Appellations

(VinoAdvisingBlog) - TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) recently announced that, effective April 23, 2012, it will allow the labeling of imported wines with multistate appellations of origin. This new rule amends the regulations regarding wine labeling and gives imported wines the same ...

April, 03, 2012 U.S. Wine Business Is Looking to Expand the Export to China

(SBWIRE) - China growing economy is helping to drive demand for U.S. business, offering a new market for wines, spirits and other goods. With U.S. wine exports reaching record levels last year, businesses should try to sell more aggressively their wines, spirits and other agricultural products into ...

April, 03, 2012 Sotheby's toasts stellar HK wine sales, art sales mixed

(Reuters) - Global auction house Sotheby's kicked off its spring sales in Hong Kong by selling all lots in a two-day wine sale, outstripping expectations, but the picture was less clear for its Asian and Chinese art sales as buyers became more selective. The five-day sale by Sotheby's of wine, je...

April, 03, 2012 Canada: Wine lovers rally against cross-border sales limits

(CTVNews) - Wine aficionados plan to unite in Ottawa on Tuesday in hopes of abolishing a rule that prevents the beverage from flowing freely across provincial lines. Supporters of Bill C-311, which would allow wine to be shipped from province to province, will be arguing their case to a finance c...

April, 03, 2012 Cheers! Toast UK royal jubilee with English bubbly

(Reuters) - English wine producers are eyeing 2012 as the year home-grown wine, especially sparkling varieties, could become a mainstream product as retailers throw their weight behind it to coincide with Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Over the past decade improving quality, increasing volume...

April, 02, 2012 Wine Authorities Explain Chinese Market

(Wines&Vines) - As a Far East nation of 1.3 billion people grows wealthier, many of its residents are gaining an appreciation for fine wine. That thought has sales staff in Bordeaux, Adelaide and St. Helena licking their chops, but there may not be as many wine lovers in China as some suppose. Tom S...

April, 02, 2012 Seeing Alcohol Can Make You More Racist

(Thedailymeal) - Researchers at Minnesota University have been studying the link between drinking alcohol and racial bias for a while, but a recent study from Bruce D. Bartholow found that just seeing alcohol-related images can increase expressions of racial bias. "Walking by a bar or seeing an a...