November, 22, 2011 Weak global economy fails to dampen fine wine sales

(Reuters) - In good times collectors buy fine wines and in bad times they buy even more, the latest wine auction figures show. Leading wine auction houses are reporting bumper results for 2011. Christie's sales have totaled $77.7 million globally, more than last year's $70 million and there are a...

November, 22, 2011 US: Stricter rules considered for wine labels

(Miamiherald) - Read the label on that Thanksgiving bottle of wine now chilling in the fridge. It might get edited, if federal regulators step in. Wine labels would add new "serving facts," under one proposal. Major allergens would be listed, under another. And, in a third proposal that worrie...

November, 22, 2011 US: Gary Vaynerchuk’s ‘Wine Library’ Hacked

Earlier today patrons of Wine Library received an email informing them that the credit card information they had used to sign up to the WineLibrary.com site may have been compromised in a data breach. The site is the hub of NYT Best Selling Author Gary Vaynerchuk’s family business, made famous by ...

November, 22, 2011 France: Prices down at Hospices de Beaune

(Decanter) - The 151st Hospices de Beaune auction took a higher total than last year – but prices were down overall. The most striking shortfall was the President’s Lot, the annual special cuvée, a centrepiece of Sunday’s auction, which went for €110,000 (US$150,000), scarcely a quarter of ...

November, 21, 2011 Beaujolais grows up

(LATimes) - As this country's wine tastes shift away from bombast toward more balanced efforts, let's imagine we could reduce that trend to a single wine from a single place. This wouldn't be a wine made to floor you, overpower you or incite some rapturous state. It wouldn't be a "great" wine, a hig...

November, 21, 2011 Climate Change: Wine Industry Must Adapt

(Wines&Vines) - California’s agricultural sector might be best served by planning, education and research to adapt to climate change and prepare for extreme weather events; this could be a more favorable strategy to sustain crop production than regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That was t...

November, 21, 2011 India: Top-end European cars, wine may get cheaper

(TimesofIndia) - Finally, top-end wines and spirits and automobiles may cost less with India softening its position on reducing import duty on these products shipped from the European Union. The concessions are expected to be offered under the proposed free trade agreement that is being negotiate...

November, 21, 2011 FRANCE: Burgundy wine auction produces mixed results

(Just-drinks) - Burgundy's annual wine auction, Hospices de Beaune, has achieved sales higher than 2010 and 2009, but many of the prices paid fell below expectations. Under the shadow of a precarious world economy, the 151st Hospices de Beaune Burgundy wine auction reached total sales of EUR5.81m...