November, 27, 2011 Plovdiv Showcases New Bulgarian Wine

(Novinite) - Seventeen Bulgarian wineries are organizing over the weekend a wine tasting in the Old Town of the second largest city of Plovdiv. The "Showcase of New Wine" will also include tasting of cheeses and other food products. The event aims at making Bulgarian winemakers and opportuniti...

November, 26, 2011 Wine investor expects IFA influx

(FTAdviser) - A specialist investment firm has announced plans to beef up its IFA consultancy division to make room for an “influx” of IFAs into the company in 2013. Stacey Golding, co-founder and investments director of Premier Cru Fine Wine Investments, said the retail distribution review woul...

November, 26, 2011 AUS: Margaret River fire won't affect wine quality

(TheWestAustralian) - Margaret River winemakers believe the devastating fire will not affect the quality or production of vintages because it is too early in the season. Sandalford chief executive officer Grant Brinklow said wine makers were thanking their lucky stars grapes had not yet entered t...

November, 26, 2011 US: University of Minnesota shares $2.5M grant for wine, grape study

(Twincities) - In the past 30 years, the University of Minnesota has developed climate-enduring wine grapes that are now made into the four most widely produced wines in Minnesota. A full crop of "cold hardy grapes" can withstand temperatures of up to 33 degrees below zero. Now, a $2.5 million...

November, 26, 2011 ITALY: SPARKLING WINE EXPORTS +24%, BEATING CHAMPAGNE FOR XMAS

(AGI) - Coldiretti says that most of the Christmas and New Year toasts this season are likely to be made in Italian wine. According to the Coldiretti Farmers' Confederation, exports of bottles of sparkling wine went up by a record 24% during the first 8 months of this year, and that the overall e...

November, 26, 2011 US: Raise a glass to Washington's wine industry

(Seattletimes) - Washington is working hard to maintain the aerospace industry's vigorous presence in the state, but another event in the news is a reminder of the rich dynamic that sustains the economy. The Washington State Wine Commission and Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau will collab...

November, 26, 2011 US: Drought hurts yield, but helps quality of Texas grapes

(AP) - West Texas grape grower Neal Newsome went from grappling with a killing freeze to watching his fruit suffer from the state’s worst single-year drought. “You can’t win for losing in a year like this. Nothing clicks,” said the 57-year-old whose harvest on 115 acres near the New Mexic...

November, 26, 2011 US: SC gov’s husband wanted wine chiller

(AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's husband contemplated using taxpayer money to chill wine, some of which was donated by a business that later was given a private reception at the governor's mansion, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The email exchanges show Haley c...