March, 16, 2012 US: California Wine Industry in Shortage

(Wines&Vines) - The California wine market is experiencing a structural shortage and likely won’t return to balance for at least four years, according to Matt Turrentine, who spoke Thursday during the Central Coast Insights Conference. The partner with Turrentine Wine Brokerage said, “We’ve un...

March, 16, 2012 Bordeaux 2011: Merlot succeeds in 'unpredictable' year

(Decanter) - The first London tasting of 2011 right bank wines has confirmed oenologist Denis Dubourdieu's comments that the vintage is as varied as the bizarre weather patterns that produced it. In his annual report the renowned consultant talks about the ‘unpredictable consequences’ of the inc...

March, 16, 2012 US: Savoring Napa's Most Reliable Cabernets

(WSJ) - I don't get many story ideas at cocktail parties. (I'm usually too busy wondering when I can leave.) But at a party a few months ago, a man asked me a question that I thought deserved not just an answer but an entire column: "What are some of the most reliable Napa Valley Cabernets?" My ques...

March, 15, 2012 French wine maker toasts 6 court wins in China

(Peopledaily) - Chateaux Lafite Rothschild, the French estate that produces some of the world's most expensive wines, has won six lawsuits against Chinese companies since fake Lafite was found flooding the Chinese market. The Chinese companies have been ordered to pay a total of at least 800,000 ...

March, 15, 2012 UK: PERNOD IN PREMIUM WINE PUSH

(Thedrinksbusiness) - Pernod Ricard UK is turning the spotlight on its premium wines in order to bridge the gap between shoppers who are willing to trade up on wine, and those who actually do. Of 2,500 consumers surveyed by the company, almost 60% said they were willing to spend more than £7 on a b...

March, 15, 2012 Vignerons Lay Down Roots the World Over

(WSJ) - Wine struggles with its ubiquity. "The trouble is, everywhere seems to make it these days," remarked a Canadian friend of mine who couldn't believe the number of stories she had read about countries planting vineyards. "Every day you pick up the paper and see another country is giving it a g...

March, 15, 2012 US: Wine, the New State Secret

/Businessweek/ - When British Prime Minister David Cameron visits President Barack Obama this week, one detail may stay bottled up: the labels on the wines the White House pours at the state dinner tomorrow night. For Obama’s first three state dinners, honoring the leaders of India, Mexico and Ch...

March, 15, 2012 Wine Barrel Process Cuts Risk of Brett

/Wines&Vines/ - A shave and a tan may be a prescription for eliminating Brett-contaminated barrels, according to studies performed by ETS Laboratories on behalf of a Salem-based barrel company. Founded in 2009 by master woodworker Todd Dollinger, Rewine Barrels LLC refurbishes wine barrels by shavin...