March, 20, 2012 Americans Open to Purchasing Wine From Various Countries

/PRNewswire/ -- While wine drinking is not linked as closely to American dining and culture as it is with that of some European nations, most Americans buy and drink wine — only 38% say they never buy a bottle of wine. And, almost half of U.S. adults over 21 say they drink wine several times per m...

March, 20, 2012 Is China Really a Vintage Wine Drinker?

(TheChinaPerspective) - France's renowned Chateau Lafite Rothschild officially produces 240,000 bottles of wines annually, 50,000 of which are shipped to China. Yet as many as two million bottles of so-called Lafite wines were sold in China last year, according to estimates by industry data collecto...

March, 19, 2012 In the pink with new rosé Port wine

(Reuters) - In a bid to reverse a decade-long slide in sales, some producers of Port wine have gone pink. They have given the sweet red or amber colored Portuguese fortified wine, which is traditionally sipped as an accompaniment to the cheese course or dessert, a makeover with a lighter rosé ve...

March, 19, 2012 US: Grapegrowers Herald Spring Rains

(Wines&Vines) - For grapegrowers in California’s North Coast region, the past week’s rain showers could not have arrived at a better time. According to Julie Nord, vineyard manager for Napa’s Nord Vineyards, the pre-rain soil profile was dry. “We had several reservoirs that were empty in Nap...

March, 19, 2012 Italian wine now 22% of global market

(Decanter) - After a record-breaking export year, Italy now has nearly a quarter of the global wine market, according to the latest statistics. National statistics agency ISTAT reported exports of Italian wine rose by 12% to more than €4.4bn. Exports by volume were also up, by 9%, to 24m hectol...

March, 19, 2012 U.S. Spirits And Wine Distributors On Track For Significant Gains In 2012, Impact Survey Shows

(ShankenNewsDaily) - After generating impressive revenue growth in 2011 despite the U.S. market’s challenging economic environment, the country’s leading spirits and wine wholesalers are now on pace to achieve significant gains in 2012. Impact’s exclusive survey of the industry’s top 10 dist...

March, 19, 2012 Many stars past and present trying to shine in the wine world

(Kentucky) - Like the rest of us, celebrities enjoy wine. The hip-hop star Drake helped fuel the continuing rise of moscato by rapping about it. Actor Johnny Depp has a tattoo that reads "Wino forever" (although it should be noted that it originally read "Winona forever" back when he and Winona Ryde...

March, 19, 2012 GLENFIDDICH BREAKS WORLD RECORD AT AUCTION

(Thedrinksbusiness) - An extremely rare bottle of Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky sold at auction last week for a record-breaking £59,350, at an event celebrating the distillery’s 125th anniversary.The 55-year-old bottle of Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve, one of only 11 in the worl...