March, 27, 2012 Raise a Glass to Dry Farmed Wines

(Thedailymeal) - How you can help the world's fresh water supply one bottle of wine at a time. Today I want to take a moment to consider the impact winemaking has not just on our lives, but also on the world around us. It can be a very intensive type of farming, with many producers using fertilizers...

March, 27, 2012 More Canadians getting taste for wine over beer: Report

(Canada) - As Canadians look forward to enjoying warmer weather on the patio, more adults may be reaching for a glass of wine instead of beer, a report released Monday suggests. While beer remains king in Canada, a Statistics Canada report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, says wine sale...

March, 27, 2012 Researchers demonstrate that fruit and wine quality are not affected by grafting

(Physorg) - While Washington winemakers grow most of their grapes on their natural rootstock, the coveted quality of their crop--and wines--is unlikely to change if they join the rest of the world and start grafting their varieties to more disease- and pest-resistant roots. That day will probably co...

March, 26, 2012 Anheuser-Busch InBev - Momentum

(Nasdaq) - After pounding a couple pints of your favorite beer, the stresses of modern day society may seem just a little bit less severe. Based on Anheuser-Busch InBev's most recent earnings report and outlook, it seems that the world might be doing just that. It's also the choice of much of the m...

March, 26, 2012 France: Andre Lurton sells stake to Credit Agricole

(Decanter) - Credit Agricole Grands Crus is to take an 18% stake in one of Bordeaux's largest wine companies, Vignobles Andre Lurton, which will pass out of 100% private ownership for the first time. André Lurton (pictured) is owner of 264 hectares of vines in Pessac Léognan, and over 300ha in Ent...

March, 26, 2012 Hedge-Fund Chief Plans Sparkling Wine in U.K. Vineyard

(Bloomberg) - Mark Driver, who worked for banks in London and Hong Kong before helping found a hedge fund, yesterday began planting vines on the coast of England where he aims to produce sparkling wine to match France’s finest. Rathfinny, on the South Downs, will grow Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pino...

March, 26, 2012 Australian floods blight vintage in Riverina

(Decanter) - Wine growers in the Riverina district of Australia are recovering from a series of 'unprecedented' floods, which have blighted an otherwise promising 2012 vintage. In late February, heavy rainfall across New South Wales led to a part-evacuation of the region, with rising water levels of...

March, 26, 2012 US: Midwest Growers Anxious About Frost Risk

(Wines&Vines) - A warm winter and even warmer spring has vines waking up a few weeks early across most of the central United States, and that is prompting growers to worry about the significant threat of a late spring freeze that could kill the tender buds and shoots. “Unfortunately, we had a high...