November, 11, 2011 Rioja wine runs £100,000 kitchen competition

(Promomarketing) - Rioja wine brand Campo Viejo has teamed up with international appliances company SMEG to launch an on-pack consumer promotion. The competition offers 10 consumers the chance to win £10,000 to spend with SMEG to ‘Colour your Kitchen’ with the company’s kitchen appliances....

November, 10, 2011 Wine purification technology lowers chemicals requirement

(EngineeringNews) - Following government’s approval of the use of ultraviolet light energy for liquid purification in oenological practices, acceptance of turbid liquid photopurification company SurePure’s technology has gained momentum among local winemakers. SurePure marketing executive Ste...

November, 10, 2011 Burgundy 'sizzles' in Hong Kong as top Bordeaux falls below estimates

(Decanter) - Top Bordeaux wines including Lafite-Rothschild failed to achieve their lowest estimates at a recent Hong Kong wine auction - while Burgundy hit new heights. Acker, Merrill and Condit's sale of US collector Don Stott's cellar sold a number of Bordeaux lots last weekend, including Lafite-...

November, 10, 2011 SA wines have a place in Pan-Asian market

(EngineeringNews) - South African wine producers should thoroughly research their individual potential markets in Asia and should avoid thinking of the region, which is home to 57 countries, as a homogenous entity, Master of Wine and inter- national wine judge and consultant to producers trading in ...

November, 10, 2011 Italy: Prosecco region 'to grow fivefold'

(Decanter) - The Prosecco region estimates it will grow to almost five times its current size by 2035. The Italian sparkling wine producing region forecasts production volumes will reach one billion bottles within the next 25 years, according to figures revealed at Hong Kong's Wine Future conference...

November, 10, 2011 Both beer and wine are music to our ears

(Masslive) - Wine is like the record industry and beer is like indie and DIY music That's the analogy I posited last week while out with some friends in the wine business. Now, before any oenophiles get their grapes in a bunch, let me assure everyone: I love wine and I generally don't subscrib...

November, 10, 2011 Colloidal silver complex as an alternative to sulphur dioxide in winemaking

(InfoWine) - The use of sulphur dioxide in the food industry has come increasingly into question because it can lead to pseudo-allergies. The aim of this work was to study the effectiveness of a colloidal silver complex (CSC) as an antiseptic instead of SO2 in both white and red winemaking. We sh...

November, 10, 2011 Efficacy of UV radiation as an alternative technology to inactivate microorganisms in grape juices and wines.

(InfoWine) - Since sulphur dioxide (SO2) is associated with health risks, the wine industry endeavours to reduce SO2 levels in wines with new innovative techniques. The aim of this study was, therefore, to investigate the efficacy of ultraviolet radiation (UV)-C (254 nm) as an alternative technology...