November, 08, 2011 Bordeaux pressures China to recognise appellation

(Decanter) - Bordeaux is stepping up pressure on the Chinese government in an attempt to get it to recognise its Protected Designation of Origin status. The move comes from a growing realisation that Bordeaux’s greatest threat is not from fake bottles of first growths but from ‘passing off large...

November, 08, 2011 Penfolds helps collectors preserve valuable old wines

(Washingtonpost) - Air Force Col. Jay Ducharme cradled the bottle of 1996 Penfolds Grange in his arm as if it were a baby. He had come to the Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown with his wife, mother-in-law and brother-in-law to have the bottle assessed, tasted and re-corked. Penfolds’ chief winemaker, ...

November, 07, 2011 China's wine industry ripens as local thirst grows

(Reuters) - Even as Chinese consumers further develop their taste for fine French wines, producers in China itself are upping their game with wines that have made great strides over the last decade, said wine expert Jancis Robinson. Chinese demand for imported wine remains massive, but the countr...

November, 07, 2011 French Wine Harvest Ends, Production to Rise to Five-Year High

(Bloomberg) -- France’s wine makers finished picking their last grapes at the end of October, and output is forecast to climb to a five-year high after August rain filled the fruit, the Agriculture Ministry said. The volume of wine produced this year may rise 11 percent to 50.2 million hectolit...

November, 07, 2011 US: Growers Alerted to Vine Malady 'Red Blotch'

(Wines&Vines) - In its ongoing fight against grapevine pests, the Napa Valley Technical Viticultural group brought in the big guns from the University of California, Davis, last week. Andy Walker from the viticulture and enology department gave an update on recent findings about phylloxera, and Jim ...

November, 07, 2011 Champagne price rise expected

Champagne is expected to go up in price in the New Year as grape prices increase in the region.Although Champagne is currently being heavily discounted by supermarkets fighting for market share, the rise in grape prices from the 2011 harvest means that selling prices for the main brands will be forc...

November, 07, 2011 Wine Industry Predicting 'Miracle' Harvest

(OPBNews) - Oregon's wine industry is using words like "miracle" to describe this year's grape harvest. That's quite a change from a month ago, when experts worried that the wet, chilly summer could spell trouble for Oregon's two and a $500 million wine industry. A spell of mild and sunny weather...

November, 07, 2011 Foreign vineyards keen to tap China wine market

(AP) - As growth slows in their traditional markets, wine makers from around the world are eager to tap demand in China but industry players say the increased competition and a lack of wine drinking culture mean it won't be easy money. Thousands of people attending a major wine and spirits trade ...