October, 26, 2011 US: Ohio Wineries Embrace QR Codes

(Wines&Vines) - Even if you don’t own a Smart Phone, you probably have noticed the little black and white squares that look like a scrambled Rorschach test on packaging, including wine bottles. Known as a QR (Quick Response) code, these two-dimensional barcodes provide fast readability and a large...

October, 25, 2011 Currency and pricing strategy takes toll on Treasury Wine

(Harpers) - Treasury Wine Estates - the company which owns the Penfolds, Lindemans and Wolf Blass brands - has blamed currency fluctuations for a decline in earnings in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. But the company also admitted its policy of holding firm on wine pricing had cost it vo...

October, 25, 2011 Sex, lies and vintages: Wine gets the manga treatment

(Theglobeandmail) - Decanter, the British-based wine magazine, called The Drops of God “arguably the most influential wine publication.” It has made overnight stars of previously unheralded bottlings (one of them, a 2003 Bordeaux, jumped in price to more than $1,000 from about $25), spun off two...

October, 25, 2011 Chilean wine volumes on the rise

(Thedrinksbusiness) - The latest Nielsen data that tracks the UK off-trade up to October 2011 reveals that Chile has moved up to fifth place in the list of best-selling wine countries, overtaking South Africa for the first time. The South American country was one of only four countries to show an...

October, 25, 2011 US: Winemaker Merry Edwards blazes trail in industry

(Reuters) - Forty years after breaking into the wine industry, Merry Edwards stills finds herself battling with the boys in the business. In the '70s when she was trying to get her first job in the industry, a large California winery tried to push Edwards into research, a New Zealand winery would...

October, 25, 2011 US: Wine grape growers sue over frost protection rules

(Westernfarmpress) - Grape growers in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties have sued the California Water Resources Control Board over its new regulations on how farmers use water from the Russian River watershed. The group, called the Russian River Water Users for the Environment, is comprised of sever...

October, 25, 2011 China’s Wealthy Wine Drinkers Help Revive Australian Vineyards

(Bloomberg) -- Ferngrove winery, which grows Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Semillon grapes in Western Australia’s Frankland River, last year faced declining sales and the prospect of breakup if business didn’t recover. As it sought partners, a Chinese investor visited last October and bought...

October, 24, 2011 US: Research in a bottle and on the vine

(Connectmidmissouri) -Bacchus would be proud as Missourians use autumn as an excuse to revel in wine-filled times with good friends. While they celebrate, University of Missouri researchers work to improve vineyards and the product of the fruits of their labor. “The grape and wine industry...