March, 28, 2012 US: Cupcake Repeats as No. 1 Momentum Wine

(Wines&Vines) - Cupcake Vineyards again ranked No. 1 in Symphony IRI’s annual Top 30 Momentum Wine Brands. The California-based brand of table wines owned by The Wine Group earned the top spot based on 10 measures of sales performance. Cupcake contended against all other brands that sold at least ...

March, 28, 2012 China sees imported wine market boom

(IANS) - China has imported a record $1.27 billion worth of bottled wine in 2011, up by 94 percent year-on-year, industry experts said. The value of imported loose-packed wine was down by 20 percent from the previous year to $120 million, according to figures released at the China Worldwide Wi...

March, 28, 2012 Wines of Europe Look to Asia to Offset Slowdown at Home

(NYTimes) - Long gone are the days when French soldiers or Italian farmhands were issued their daily ration of a liter of wine. Even the three-hour Parisian lunch, accompanied by a few glasses of red, white or sparkling, is threatened by the ravages of globalization. Across much of Europe, wine cons...

March, 27, 2012 EU: Commission prefers higher alcohol tax to combat binge drinking

(Euractiv) - The European Commission is more favourable to raising taxes on alcohol over setting a minimum price level following intense debate in Britain over Prime Minister David Cameron's proposed crackdown on binge drinking, a Commission official told EurActiv. The UK government on 27 March pro...

March, 27, 2012 DEFINING SUSTAINABLE IN THE WINE INDUSTRY

(NewWorldWinemaker) - The word ‘sustainable’ was adopted by the wine industry several years ago, and it has since become common vernacular. Never fully defined at the outset, it meant different things to different people, which was likely part of its appeal. It added a virtuous ‘green’ dimen...

March, 27, 2012 The health benefits of drinking red wine

(FoxNews) - While too much alcohol can harm your body, recent research suggests that one or two glasses of wine a day may actually help your health. Although no beverage can supplement the perks of daily exercise and a well-balanced diet, moderate consumption of wine could be beneficial. French p...

March, 27, 2012 Landowners Envision Walla Walla Vineyards

(Wines&Vines) - After taking a hiatus during the depths of the recession, partners from the large SeVein vineyard project in the Walla Walla AVA are about to start marketing its vineyard parcels once more. As grape supplies tighten, the effort is targeting premium California wineries facing fruit sh...

March, 27, 2012 Kurniawan arrest tip of the iceberg, say Koch and Frye

(Decanter) - The arrest by the FBI of Rudy Kurniawan is not enough to deter the tide of fake wine, alleged victims of counterfeiting say. Kurniawan, who is accused of several counts of financial and mail fraud relating to the sale of counterfeit wine which if real would be worth US$1.3m, is also nam...