March, 26, 2012 Ex-Mafia land produces prize-winning Italian wines

(AP) — A new wave of Sicilian winemakers are making an offer you can't refuse. This isn't the old-fashioned mob piling the pressure on local farmers. These are new economic cooperatives making prize-winning wines from Italian vineyards cultivated on land once held by the Mafia. Wines from th...

March, 26, 2012 Bordeaux wine first growths up 3.36% since January 2012

(PaulFraserCollectibles) - Values for leading Bordeaux wines are up 3.36% since the start of the year, according to figures from the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index. The positive numbers for the "Blue Chip" of the wine collecting world are indicative of the health of the word's wine markets, and provid...

March, 26, 2012 Turkey's EU ambassador accused of 'embezzling wine'

(Decanter) - Turkish authorities are investigating the country's former ambassador to the European Union, following allegations he embezzled wine worth hundreds of thousands of euros. Daryal Batibay (pictured) is suspected of using around €200,000 of public money to buy the wines, before attemptin...

March, 26, 2012 California Wines Get "Down to Earth" with New April Celebration

(PRNewswire) - Month-long Campaign - Coinciding with Earth Day - Highlights State's Sustainable Winegrowing and Winemaking California is more than cool - it's Down to Earth! A new, month-long celebration, "California Wines: Down to Earth" shines a spotlight on sustainability. From "green wine tra...

March, 26, 2012 Explore America: One Of Ohio's Best Kept Secrets Is Wine

(HuffingtonPost) - After seeing so many news reports about our own country losing more jobs, CarsTravelFood was created to offer up ideas of places, businesses and artisans in our own country that we might not have known about or just need a refresher on when it comes to travel ideas. Every dollar s...

March, 25, 2012 Organic wine growing gains ground in France

(AFP) - Organic wine growing is gaining ground in France where a Bordeaux Sauternes "grand cru", the highest classification level, has just been awarded the official biological farming (AB) logo. Chateau Guiraud 2011 will be the first of the region's top Sauterne wines to carry the logo, some 15 ...

March, 25, 2012 Italy winemakers seek fashion boost on global stage

(Reuters) - Italy's top winemakers are joining forces with the country's luxury goods elite as the world's second-biggest wine producer tries to give itself an edge in the battle for U.S. and emerging market customers amid falling consumption at home. Sales of Italian wine were flat at 12 billion...

March, 25, 2012 German stands up for Greek wine

(BBCNews) - The Greek financial crisis has generated a lot of resentment between Greece and its richer eurozone partners, especially Germany. But not all Germans are fed up with the Greeks. Near Athens, one German is standing up for the Greek wine industry.On a windy plain 20 miles outside Athens, g...