February, 24, 2012 Oenophile Chinese Purchase Bordeaux for $470 Mainland Bottles

(Bloomberg) - On a glass coffee table in his Hong Kong high-rise apartment, Peter V. Kwok eagerly unrolls an aerial photograph of the wine estate he bought in November. His Chateau Tour Saint-Christophe grows merlot and cabernet franc grapes in the St.-Emilion appellation of Bordeaux. With his finge...

February, 23, 2012 US: Oregon Winegrowers Share Success Tips

(Wines&Vines) - Whether battling botrytis or developing a social media strategy to cultivate customers, Oregon grapegrowers and winemakers heard plenty of expert advice at this year’s Oregon Wine Industry Symposium. Vendors on the trade show floor also were happy to offer services and products to ...

February, 23, 2012 Spain: Cava exports hit all-time high

(Decanter) - Record Cava exports have brightened up the Spanish sparkling wine's bleak domestic market in 2011.Cava producers sold a record breaking 152 million bottles to foreign markets in 2011 – a 2% increase over 2010 - but poor domestic sales were mainly to blame for a 2% fall in overall sale...

February, 23, 2012 Moet Hennessy wants to make premium red wine in China

(Reuters) - French wine and spirits maker Moet Hennessy wants to produce a super-premium red wine at the foot of the Himalayan mountains in southern China, targeting the palates of the country's wealthy wine drinkers, in a move whose results won't be known for years. Moet Hennessy will partner wi...

February, 23, 2012 Treasury Wine Estates Launches its First Ever Line of Wines Aimed at Millennial Women

/PRNewswire/ -- Treasury Wine Estates, a global wine company with a leading portfolio of new world wines, today announced its new stylish, playful "Be." collection. "Be." wines, designed to appeal to the increasingly influential wine demographic of Millennial women, will be available nationwide in f...

February, 23, 2012 Putting Austrian Wines Back on the Map

(WSJ) - It might surprise you to learn that in a small corner of Austria they have only just finished picking the 2011 harvest. I'm not sure if this is some sort of record—certainly there can't be many regions in Europe waiting to bring in the grapes—but on the banks of Lake Neusiedl, they have ...

February, 22, 2012 Chateau Margaux unveils organic and screwcap wines

(Decanter) - Organics and screwcaps could be the way forward for Chateau Margaux, according to new research by the Bordeaux first growth. The estate's managing director and winemaker, Paul Pontallier, claimed that organic farming was the future direction for Margaux. ‘We are very close to organic ...

February, 22, 2012 California wine industry applauds trade pact with Korea

A new trade agreement will remove the duty on U.S. wines exported to Korea, a growing market for California vintners. The agreement, announced this week by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, will take effect March 15. Korea’s import duty on U.S. wine is currently 15 percent. Korea is the...