October, 01, 2011 UK: Scots ban on supermarket alcohol deals comes into force

(BBC) - New laws have come into force banning "irresponsible" drinks promotions by retailers in Scotland. Shops and supermarkets can no longer make offers such as buy-one-get-one-free and multi-buy discounts on wine. The Alcohol Bill also restricts alcohol advertising around premises, and brin...

September, 30, 2011 Worldwide Issues With Winegrape Contracts

(Wines&Vines) - Members of the International Wine Law Association convened in Rioja from Sept. 29 until Oct. 2 to share expertise and advise about “Agreements Between Producers and Suppliers.” The program for the annual conference suggested that conflicts between winegrape buyers and sellers are...

September, 30, 2011 Wine: Talking sense

(NZherald) - Blind winemakers may bring an added skill to the industry.Many wine lovers will be familiar with the concept of tasting wine blind - obscuring a wine's identity to arrive at an unprejudiced judgment - but what about making wine blind? Well, that's what the Lazarus wine label is all abou...

September, 30, 2011 Lafite Leads $347 Million Hong Kong Sale Amid Stock Swings

(Bloomberg) - Eight days after global equity markets lost $3.5 trillion in a week, Sotheby’s begins a Hong Kong sale of wine, art and jewels that will test the strength of China’s growing market for luxury goods. It takes 12 catalogs weighing a total of 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms) to detail th...

September, 30, 2011 US: Michigan's grape and wine industry receives $225,733 to enhance viticulture program

(Mlive) - The state’s grape and wine industry got a boost with the award of $225,733, over the next four years to Michigan State University, to get workers educated to meet more of the industry’s needs. The National Science Foundation awarded Michigan and 16 other states money for the Viticul...

September, 30, 2011 US: House bill worries Calif. wineries

(News10) - Wholesalers want legislation to affirm state control over alcoholic beverage sales, but wineries in California and nationwide say it's an attempt to limit direct sales to consumers, a rapidly growing segment of the wine market. HR 1161, the Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Ac...

September, 30, 2011 Does wine really breathe?

(NapaValleyRegister) - Last week while having dinner with friends at a favorite local restaurant, we ordered a young sauvignon blanc to start and an older cabernet for the main course. As he was opening the sauvignon blanc, the server asked if he should open the cabernet as well to let it breathe. A...

September, 30, 2011 Global wine auctions, investments to slow in 2012

(Reuters) - Global wine auctions and investments will slow next year as the euro zone crisis and slowdown in the U.S. economy take their toll on the wine industry, but Asia may prove slightly more resilient, said Pancho Campo, a Spanish wine expert. Fears of a Greek default that have roiled the w...