October, 27, 2011 US: Pa. gov recommends limiting private liquor stores

(Businessweek) - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday released a long-awaited consultant's report that projects the privatization of liquor and wine sales in the state would generate as much as $1.6 billion from the sale of wholesale and retail licenses alone. The governor also said he prefer...

October, 26, 2011 WHAT DOES YOUR DRINK DIARY SAY ABOUT YOU?

(Express) - THERE are few things better than unwinding after a busy day with a glass of wine. Yet how can you tell if you are consuming more alcohol than you should and when does that reliance on a relaxing tipple tip into a booze bonanza? We asked three ordinary British women to keep a diary ...

October, 26, 2011 Chinese buy their favourite Bordeaux by the vineyard

(BBC) - High demand for wine has driven the price up 10% over the past year. With its fairytale turrets and a 15th-Century tower, Chateau Latour Laguens is surrounded by vineyards in a region steeped in European tradition. But this chateau, south-east of Bordeaux, is also at the cutting edge of ...

October, 26, 2011 Welcome to the ancient world

(Jpost) - Israel is part of the Eastern Mediterranean wine-growing region, a region that gave wine culture to the world. Israeli wines are invariably considered to be part of a kosher category. However, this is misleading. There are Israeli wines that are not kosher, and “kosher” is not a count...

October, 26, 2011 Pakistan: 12,000 litres of wine seized; 8 arrested

(Nation) - The district police have arrested two women among eight suspected vintners with huge cache of wine and other intoxicating substance. Conducting a grand on drug pushers, the CIA Okara police arrested five suspects including an ex-councillor. They also seized 12,000 litres of wine hidden u...

October, 26, 2011 The most mature wine market in Asia

(Thedrinksbusiness) - SINCE 2008’S dramatic introduction of zero-rated tax for Hong Kong’s wine and beer imports, the city’s wine trade has undergone an explosive transformation. “There used to be maybe 200 serious wine importers,” says Toby Marion, of US wine specialist Golden Gate Win...

October, 26, 2011 UK: Red alert: Drinkers face higher tax on stronger wines to tackle binge drinking

(Dailymail) - Bottles of wine with the highest levels of alcohol may be taxed under Government plans to reduce our drinking levels. Public Health minister Anne Milton said the levy, recently introduced for super-strength lager, had already forced industry bosses to drop alcohol strength to get be...

October, 26, 2011 US; Napa harvest: Widespread rot fails to dampen spirits

(Decanter) - Wine producers in Napa are counting the cost of the bizarre weather patterns this year. Many crops have been hit by the double whammy of heavy June rains, six times the average rainfall, which damaged flowers and led to coulure or shatter – the failure of the grapes to develop after f...