October, 21, 2011 US: Shelf crash destroys 6,810 wine bottles

(UPI) - A Wisconsin liquor store that lost 6,810 bottles of wine and champagne in a shelf collapse has posted footage of the incident to YouTube. Superior Discount Liquor in Sheboygan posted security camera footage of the collapse, which occurred in July as Badger Liquor Co. salesman Nick Haen wa...

October, 21, 2011 US: World wine regions, chefs and consumers support truth-in labeling efforts

(Napavalleyregister) - Napa Valley Vintners joined representatives from Paso Robles, Sonoma and 12 other international wine regions gathered in New York Wednesday to announce a growing consumer demand for truth-in-labeling on wine labels. The wine regions are all signatories to the Joint Declarat...

October, 21, 2011 AUS: Wines get shake-up

(BusinessDay) - TREASURY Wine Estates, the spun-off wine arm of Foster's, has pushed ahead with its management restructure to better align supply, sales and export of its best-known wine brands and serve its global customers. As part of the restructure, announced in August when it unveiled its fu...

October, 21, 2011 Pairing Wine With Wheels

(Istockanalyst) - There are more than 150 million people—roughly 2 percent of all the people on earth—who are in need of a wheelchair, but cannot afford one, according to the World Health Organization. My long-time friend Gordon Holmes, publisher of Streetwise Reports (The Gold Report and The...

October, 20, 2011 US: Oklahoma legislative panel ends study into strong beer, wine sales

(NewsOK) - Members of a panel looking at the potential sale of wine and high-point beer in grocery and convenience stores abruptly ended their task Thursday by voting to hold no more meetings. The decision was made after nearly two hours of sometimes heated discussion on the issue. The action means...

October, 20, 2011 How wine can suddenly taste worse

(Telegraph) - How can a wine you once loved so much suddenly taste so awful? Some wines just don't get better with age. If you have ever bought a bottle of wine you thought you loved and felt disappointed because it didn’t taste as good as the last one, you’re not alone. There are a 1,000 rea...

October, 20, 2011 US: Virginia wine industry’s harvest blues

(WashingtonTimes) - Hopes dampen for 2011 vintage, but visitors, sales still cropping up. Gray Ghost Vineyards has a curious way of building customer loyalty: Make them work for their wine. During the fall, hundreds of customers turn out to help with the harvest. Their reward? The opportunity to ...

October, 20, 2011 US: New Mexico Winemakers Celebrate Crush

(Wines&Vines) - While California growers have struggled with tough conditions this year, and many still haven’t harvested red winegrapes, crush was complete last week for Gruët Winery in Albuquerque, N.M. “It was a really great year,” Lori Anne McBride, the winery’s “wine ambassador,” t...