November, 30, 2011 AUS: Marg River wine industry unscathed

(WestAustralian) - Vasse Felix chief winemaker Virginia Willcock has urged people to remember Margaret River is open for business despite the fires. The stellar wine producer took out the prize for best white at the Margaret River wine show last Thursday - the worst day of the bushfires - and sai...

November, 30, 2011 Brazilian wine looks to put fizz into the World Cup

(BBC) - When most people around the world think of Brazil, wine is not something that springs to mind. Even in the country itself, most Brazilians don't give fermented grape juice much thought. It is very much a beer drinking nation, lager to be specific. And served as cold as possible to refr...

November, 30, 2011 Red-Wine Chemical Improves Health of Overweight Men

(WineSpectator) - A team of Dutch scientists has found that resveratrol, the polyphenolic compound that has attracted a great deal of interest in the scientific community in recent years, can improve the metabolism of overweight men, improving their health and possibly extending their lives. Resv...

November, 30, 2011 UK: Government banks on wine tax windfall

(Just-drinks) - Wine is set to overtake beer as a contributor of duty tax to UK Government coffers, with little sign that ministers plan to halt the duty escalator for alcohol. Figures produced by the UK Government as part of its Autumn pre-Budget statement, issued yesterday (29 November), show t...

November, 30, 2011 US: Gallo Speaks: Rare Address by Winery CEO

(Wines&Vines) - The long-sealed lips of the Gallo family have certainly loosened compared to the days of the winery’s late co-founder Ernest Gallo, but it’s still a rare experience to see a member of the ruling family of E. & J. Gallo Winery speak publicly about business. Hearing president and C...

November, 30, 2011 NZ: Export Joint Venture Unlocks US Wine Market

(Scoop) - A joint venture of five New Zealand wineries has established its own US importing business and secured distribution into 14 states from New York to California in nine months. Its business model is unique in this country’s F&B exporting sector. Pacific Prime Wines was formed by five su...

November, 30, 2011 US: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board allows shipping of wine and liquor

(AP) - The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says people can now have wine and liquor shipped to home and business addresses. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday that the change was quietly made last week. Previously, customers could order a specific wine or whiskey and pick it up onl...

November, 30, 2011 Wine a status symbol among China’s newly rich

(TheGlobeandMail) - Perhaps only in Beijing could Tian Chunna’s job be so profitable: She teaches classrooms of Chinese business executives how to drink wine and look sophisticated while doing so. Previously patrons of watery beers or throat-burning grain liquors, China’s nouveau riche have t...