December, 01, 2017 Wine Robots Are Rolling Into Europe’s Swankiest Vineyards

(Technologyreview) - Some of the world’s most traditional wineries can’t resist a reboot. We’ve  explained in the past  that swaths of savvy vineyards in California have embraced tech to boost yields and make better wines. That might not be surprising, given their pro...

November, 30, 2017 FINE WINE INVESTMENT: CUTTING THE FAT

(TDB) - A few weeks ago we talked about how important it is to de-mystify not only the investment world but also, in the case of the fine wine market, the consumption aspect of it. This raised a lot of supportive comment, but left a lot of people wondering where to go for a more comprehensi...

November, 29, 2017 Arterra Buys Laughing Stock Vineyards

(Wines&Vines) - Laughing Stock Vineyards on the Naramata Bench will join Arterra Wines Canada Inc. in Arterra’s first deal since Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) acquired Constellation Brands Canada’s winemaking operations in $1 billion deal (CAD) one year ago.  &...

November, 29, 2017 Alcohol and Health: Does It Matter What You Drink?

(WS) - When it comes to health benefits, red wine seems to get all the praise. But it’s not that simple. Wine lovers know that moderate alcohol consumption has been linked with numerous benefits, from healthier hearts to sharper minds and even longer lives. And they should be aware of the neg...

November, 28, 2017 AB INBEV’S GRUPO MODELO TO BUILD ‘WORLD’S SECOND LARGEST’ BREWERY IN MEXICO

(TDB) - AB InBev-owned Grupo Modelo, which makes and exports the beer brands Corona, Modelo and Pacifico, has invested 14 billion pesos (US$754 million) to build a brewing and bottling plant in the Mexican city of Apan. Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, owned by beer giant AB InBev, announced yesterd...

November, 28, 2017 Institutional Investors Making Wine Plays

(Wines&Vines) - With vast resources and a preference for opportunities with stable returns, institutional investors continue to eye the wine industry as a place to park some of their money. Entities such as pension funds and university endowments have made significant moves either in ac...

November, 28, 2017 Rosneft Boss Allegedly Gave $2 Million Bribe as ‘Wine

(Bloomberg) - Igor Sechin, the powerful head of Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft PJSC, passed off a $2 million bribe as a gift of fine wine, according to Alexei Ulyukayev, who’s on trial in the first graft prosecution of a minister under President Vladimir Putin. Ulyukayev, the former...

November, 28, 2017 THE FACILITIES WHERE SCIENTISTS BREED PLANTS TO SURVIVE THE FUTURE

(Wired) - IMAGINE A WORLD without grapes. Someday greenhouses like the one above may be our last defense against such a fate. Beneath the glow of high-voltage lamps, dozens of crop samples grow at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York. Here, Cornell University scientists cros...