March, 12, 2012 An Insider's Guide to Counterfeiting Wine

(Businessweek) - Last week, the FBI arrested a 35-year-old millionaire wine dealer suspected of trying to sell $1.3 million in counterfeit wine. The high-profile case is just the latest illustration of the fraud that has spread across the wine world in the last few decades, affecting every corner fr...

March, 12, 2012 US: Local company sues maker of bottle-washing equipment

(NapaValleyRegister) - A wine bottle–washing business that had won the backing of well-known wine country names is seeking more than $2 million in damages against the Ohio-based manufacturer of an industrial-scale bottle washer, according to court documents. American Canyon–based Wine Bottle Re...

March, 12, 2012 Fake wine from China stirs wine market

(AsiaOne) - Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee could tell instantly when she tasted fake wine at a Hong Kong dinner party. "Just from colour and the nose, once you taste it, it was confirmation that it wasn't the genuine wine," she said. But not everyone possesses Lee's acumen. China's booming app...

March, 11, 2012 Red Wine's Protective Effect

(DailyRx) - Breast cancer risk lowered by innate aromatase inhibitors in red wine. The discrepancy between breast cancer risk and alcohol consumption has been frequently questioned, given that patients who consumed only red wine in studies on alcohol appeared to have a decreased risk of the diseas...

March, 11, 2012 NZ: Billionaire's playground: Insurance chief serious about wine portfolio

(NZHerald) - American billionaire Bill Foley has thrown his clout behind New Zealand, pushing to increase his winemaking business here 16-fold. Mr Foley, the chairman of two Fortune 500 companies, told the Herald he saw an opportunity to build up exports from wineries around the country. He would p...

March, 10, 2012 US: Texas Hill Country discovers its viticulture roots

(Bostonglobe) - Cowboys, barbecue, and LBJ may rule Texas Hill Country, but some newcomers are making waves in this central region of the Lone Star State: winemakers. Grapes have grown on the banks of rivers here for thousands of years, yet Texas Hill Country has only recently begun to rediscover...

March, 10, 2012 Wine investors raise a glass to the 2009 Bordeaux

(Independent) - It's strange to think of the US critic Robert Parker coming to the rescue of the wine industry but that's effectively what he did last week. The critic, whose judgement and scoring have been known to make or break the world's great wines, gave a perfect 100 score to 19 wines from Bor...

March, 10, 2012 AUS: Climate experts predict permanent drought could end wine industry in some parts of the world

(Newsnet5) - Last night I enjoyed a glass of delicious Australian Shiraz, a 2010 Mollydooker. An outstanding red wine. Big plum flavors with a hint of smoke & anise. In my opinion, the Aussies make some of the best Shiraz in the world. Perhaps it’s because of the often warm, very dry climate where...