December, 13, 2011 The Scottish vineyard making its own wine

(List) - Scotland as a wine producer? The implications of climate change may not make it such a fanciful idea, and Fife chef Christopher Trotter isn't hanging around waiting for proof. Lynda Hamilton talked to him of grape expectations. In the spring of 2011, Christopher Trotter planted a 2.4-hec...

December, 13, 2011 UK: Inflation surges on wine and spirits

(Offlicencenews) - Inflation on wine and spirits has leapt up in the past month, according to the Office of National Statistics and the Wilson Drinks Report. Inflation on wine increased from 2.4% in October to 6% in November, while inflation on spirits increased from 4.7% to 6.8%. Meanwhile in...

December, 13, 2011 US: California wine exports heading toward a record year

(LATimes) - California's international wine exports are booming and on pace to set a record in 2011. According to the Wine Institute, a San Francisco trade group, the value of exports shipped in the first 10 months of the year already equal last year's record of $1.14 billion. This year's exports...

December, 12, 2011 US: Amendment to privatization bill would allow beer distributors to sell wine

(Pennlive) - The House Liquor Control Committee is expected to vote on a controversial bill Tuesday that would get Pennsylvania out of the business of selling booze. However, at least one proposed amendment to the bill would change the direction of what House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Alleg...

December, 12, 2011 US: Washington yields down, Oregon up as harvest finishes

(Decanter) - As harvest finishes in the Pacific northwest, vintners are pondering a season of opposites. While 2011 has been the coldest harvest in living memory for Washington, Oregon had one of the longest growing seasons ever. Lower sugar levels were a given in both states, but while Washingto...

December, 12, 2011 NZ: Wine about to get more expensive as glut runs out

(NZHerald) - The price of wine is set to rise as the balance between supply and demand tightens, according to a strategic review of the billion-dollar export industry. The national grape harvest soared to 285,000 tonnes in 2008, creating an oversupply which helped erode grape and land prices, bef...

December, 12, 2011 Shopper splurges 50,000 euros on wine at Paris duty free

(AFP) - A shopper has broken the record for duty-free purchases at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport by splurging nearly 50,000 euros ($66,000) on six bottles of exclusive wine, the airport said on Monday.The shopper, who was identified only as "an Asian", bought a bottle of Romanee Conti 1995, a Ch...

December, 11, 2011 Canada: Restaurateurs put LCBO’s fixed pricing on the table

(Theglobeandmail) - Since James Bailey took over as the sommelier at Toronto’s Celestin Restaurant three and a half years ago, he has ordered wine from France instead of Ontario – despite the cost of importing. The Toronto sommelier and bar manager said he feels the taxes placed on Ontario wi...