February, 06, 2012 US: New Jersey Lets In Most Wineries

(Wines&Vines) - After we published last month the welcome news that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had signed into law the long-sought legislation allowing direct-to-consumer wine shipments from within and outside the state, one reader commented that the cost for a permit was too high. At the time, ...

February, 06, 2012 UK: Camel Valley Vineyard in protected status bid

(BBCNews) - Cornish vineyard is trying to protect the status of one of its wines. Camel Valley Vineyard at Nanstallon, near Bodmin, is applying for Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) recognition for its Darnibole wine. If successful, the PDO will apply to the white wine which is made from B...

February, 06, 2012 Wine: ‘France is very protective over the way rosé is made’

(Scotsman) - WITH Valentine’s Day just over a week away, it is time to look at some of the pink wines we traditionally associate with 14 February. Oddly enough, few in France – home to a third of the world’s rosé – recognise that association; for them, rosé is for summer, not February. ...

February, 06, 2012 UK: Government alcohol ad 'scaremongering'

(Decanter) - New UK government guidelines warning that drinking two large glasses of wine a day triples the risk of mouth cancer are 'scaremongering’' an influential alcohol lobby group claims.A TV advert launched yesterday claims that regularly drinking around two large glasses of wine or two str...

February, 06, 2012 US: Political notebook: Wine, another senator stepping down, judicial discipline

(Knoxnews) - The latest effort to legalize the sale of wine in Tennessee grocery stores appears stalled at the starting gate, but the sponsor insists that it's only a matter of time until the effort is successful. Rep. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, on Jan. 26 filed HB2874, which would allow sales of w...

February, 06, 2012 Dark chocolate and red wine are the heart-healthy food, drink of love

(Medicalxpress) - Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine’s Day. If you want to keep your true love’s heart beating strong, dark chocolate and red wine are the food and drink of love, said Susan Ofria, clinical nutrition manager at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. “You are not even choo...

February, 06, 2012 India's wine industry booming

(Indiatimes) - Standing in front of a wine tasting class of restaurant managers, wine importers and producers, Cavaliere Subhash Arora declares: "People in India waste too much time in matching wines to food." The crowd looks up from their booklets filled with notes about each wine and stares at ...

February, 06, 2012 Organics - passing fad or more long-term?

(Timesandstar) - Organics. Is it a fad or is there something to it? There are clear advantages in the world’s wine industry for the use of organic farming techniques. Indeed, many vineyard managers would embrace this style of management from the start. Winemakers will want to have their w...