December, 07, 2011 NZ: Saving Grape Waste From Wine Making for Beautiful Skin

(Bangstyle) - New Zealand Extracts is a teenie tiny company not only doing good things fro the environment, but also good things for our skin. This four-person start-up is located in the the renowned grape growing region of Marlborough, New Zealand. Tired of watching the antioxidant rich waste...

December, 06, 2011 US: Grapevine Moth: Almost Gone, Not Forgotten

(Wines&Vines) - Napa County and the rest of California is on the verge of eradicating the European Grape Vine Moth (EGVM), the invasive pest that first came to light in the North Coast in 2009 and spread rapidly the next year. Dave Whitmer, Napa County agricultural commissioner, sent an update this ...

December, 06, 2011 Chinese film star buys St Emilion property

(Decanter) - Although the price Zhao paid for the 7ha Château Monlot has not been revealed, local property agents put it at between €4 and €5m. Separately, local land agency SAFER (Société d’aménagement foncier et d’établissement rural) said prices per hectare in St Emilion now range...

December, 06, 2011 Ukraine looks to raise winemaking standards

(Harpers) - The emerging Ukrainian wine industry is looking to raise winemaking standards to European levels - by working with foreign consultants and setting up a professional wine body. Ivan Plachkov, the country’s former energy minister and founder of Kolonist Winery in the Odessa region, has ...

December, 06, 2011 Alternative investments: fine wine and spirits

(RealBusiness) - Investing in fine wine and whisky could earn you a tidy profit – and they're far more exciting than fixed ISAs and pensions.The great thing about fine wine is the more people drink it, the rarer and more expensive it gets. As a commodity, wine is on a rollercoaster ride with i...

December, 06, 2011 Will Treasury Wine Estates Improve With Age?

(WSJ) - Treasury Wine Estates may have outperformed the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index by 18.4% in the past six months but JPMorgan, Citi, Credit Suisse and Commonwealth Bank of Australia all reckon it’s better to be underweight. Spun out in May from the now de-listed Foster’s Group, the company ...

December, 06, 2011 Austrian prosecutor investigating whether sales of Hitler wine and schnapps illegal

(AP) - A prosecutor is investigating whether a man selling wine and schnapps with pictures of Adolf Hitler on the labels is breaking a law prohibiting displays glorifying the Nazi era. Wilfried Siegele says he will examine whether the alleged sales break the law after complaints from a Green part...

December, 05, 2011 NZ: Early signs of wine industry recovery

(Guide2) - Sixth annual financial benchmarking survey shows signs of a gradual turnaround, but some small wineries are still struggling to earn a profit. New Zealand wineries across the spectrum have improved their profitability during the past financial year compared with results in 2010, accord...