March, 30, 2012 The Not-So-Cloying Side of Kosher Wine

(WSJ) - I HELD A WINE TASTING last Sunday, and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to open the bottles. Not because my corkscrew was missing, but because the wines were kosher. As a non-Jew, I knew that by simply opening the bottles I could effectively de-kosherize the wines. And this could be a problem, e...

March, 30, 2012 Chinese wine corks not yet popping abroad

(PeopleDaily) - The recent development of China's wine-making industry has surprised the world, and the large number of Chinese wine consumers will further push its growth, Argentina's counsellor to China said during an interview with Xinhua. Juan Carlos Paz, minister of the Economic and Commerci...

March, 30, 2012 U.S. world’s largest wine market again

(NapaValleyRegister) - Total wine sales in the U.S. from California, other states and foreign countries climbed to a record of 347 million cases, a 5.3 percent jump from 2010, with an estimated retail value of $32.5 billion, according to wine industry consultant Jon Fredrikson of Gomberg, Fredrikson...

March, 30, 2012 UK: Minimum pricing will affect just 5% of wine

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Just 5% of wines in the UK supermarket sector are selling below 40 pence per unit, according to the Wilson Drinks Report.The drinks industry analyst considered the impact of minimum pricing on a basket of 191 wines and sparkling wines in the six major multiple grocers and found...

March, 30, 2012 France: Chablis Leaps Forward Into the Past

(NYTimes) - This hamlet in the hills of northern Burgundy hardly looks like the wellspring of a winemaking revival. On a damp Monday morning in March, only the distant rattle of a tractor breaks the silence. A suspicious pair of eyes monitors a visiting car’s progress down the Grande Rue Nicolas D...

March, 30, 2012 California Wine Gets More Diverse: The Balance Movement

(HuffingtonPost) - It's an exciting time to be following the wine industry in California. Things are changing. The dominance of big, fruit-forward, super-ripe wines is starting to fade. The diversity of wine styles available to the consumer is growing. There will still be plenty of ripe, intense,...

March, 29, 2012 US: Mendocino Wine Leader Moves On

(Wines&Vines) - For the first time since a January incident at the Mendocino Wine Co., Ukiah, Calif., former partner and president Paul Dolan spoke to the press. In an exclusive interview Wednesday with Wines & Vines, Dolan discussed his plans for the future and his ongoing passion for “regenerati...

March, 29, 2012 France: Loire Valley Wines Fit for Your Hamper

(WSJ) - France's Loire Valley boasts so many grape varieties, microclimates, pockets of vineyards and winemakers that it's nigh on impossible to draw any coherent theme. But at this time of year, as Europe prepares for Easter and the temperature gradually rises, one's end-of-week tipple takes on ...