October, 28, 2011 UK: Low alcohol market hits 1 million cases

(Drinksint) - Low and no-alcohol wine sales are growing rapidly from a small base and getting close to 1 million cases in the UK, according to the latest figures from Nielsen. That is not far off the volume sold by Argentina, one of the top 10 wine-producing countries in the UK market. The sec...

October, 28, 2011 Red Wine from Vine to Barrel: A Visual Masterclass from a Napa Valley Winery

(Forbes) - I was lucky enough to have been invited to the Louis M. Martini Winery in St. Helena, Napa Valley, earlier this month. This is a wonderful place to visit anytime of the year, but especially so in October and early November when the the vineyards and wineries are a hive of activity. During...

October, 27, 2011 Panetta friend to uncork 141-year-old wine for successful bin Laden mission

(CNN) - Leon Panetta's New Year's Eve toast will be one that has been 10 years in the making. The Pentagon is confirming that a California restauranteur friend of Panetta's will open a bottle of wine with an estimated value of $10,000-$15,000, and the secretary of defense will be one of several frie...

October, 27, 2011 Mother Nature stomps on U.S. wine harvest

(Reuters) - Rain, cold and mold are threatening this year's California wine harvest prompting one vintner to call in a helicopter to fight Mother Nature. "We're about three weeks late. The whole state is late," said Chuck Wagner, the owner of Caymus Vineyards, the iconic Napa winery. "Cabernet Sa...

October, 27, 2011 Wine fraud on the rise in Hong Kong

(Thedrinksbusiness) - Local media recently reported the largest wine fraud scheme in Hong Kong this June, involving a wine broker company called Premium Liquid Assets, which swindled over 400 people out of HKD$50 million by advertising a 10-30% investment return on en primeur wine. It was specula...

October, 27, 2011 Fine wine prices in retreat, says Bordeaux Index

(Harpers) - Fine wine prices retreated 7.5% in the third quarter of the year, pointing to a "market correction" according to Bordeaux Index. The London fine wine merchant is advising investors that even though there's not an immediate likelihood of a strong rebound in prices - it will come back rou...

October, 27, 2011 The Sale and Use of Cork Wine Closures Continue to Surge

/PRNewswire/ -- More than 60 percent of the top 100 domestic premium wine brands are now sealed with natural cork, another sign of the growing resurgence of cork and the diminishing use and acceptance of alternative closures.Case sales of the top 100 domestic premium wine brands sealed with cork sur...

October, 27, 2011 US: Weather the story for wine grape growers in 2011

(Westernfarmpress) - The 2011 season for Central Coast wine grape growers will not be soon forgotten, unfortunately, for mostly the wrong reasons.Growers were hopeful for much improved prices this season. They got their wish. Unfortunately, the weather turned hope into economic despondency with yiel...