September, 20, 2011 UK: Low-alc wine tax band “a long way off”

(TheDrinkBusiness) - Wine and Spirit Trade Association chief executive Jeremy Beadles has admitted that the industry body is still “a long way” from convincing the UK Treasury to introduce a new tax band for low alcohol wines.Speaking to the drinks business, Beadles said he remained “hopeful�...

September, 20, 2011 Australian medical experts slam 'myth' that red wine is good for you

(Decanter) - A group of Australian health bodies has attacked what it calls the ‘myth’ that red wine can have health-giving properties.The Alcohol Policy Coalition, whose members include the Australian Drug Foundation and the Heart Foundation, has challenged the recent body of research that clai...

September, 20, 2011 Indian wines fly off British supermarket shelves

(TheGuardian) - The first Indian wines to be sold by a British supermarket could become a fixture on its shelves after coming close to selling out in record time. Earlier this month, Waitrose became the first UK supermarket to stock the little-known brands from the sub-continent as part of a show...

September, 20, 2011 US: Economy Putting Squeeze On California Wine Grapes

(CapRadio) - If you love California wine, a new report says you can expect to keep seeing good deals on prices. But that could be changing in a few years.For a decade now, Robert Smiley with the U.C. Davis School of Management has conducted a survey of California's leading wine operations. His lates...

September, 19, 2011 Prince Charles celebrates WaterAid's 30th birthday

(Decanter) - The Prince of Wales hosted a reception earlier this month to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of WaterAid. WaterAid is a UK charity dedicated to improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities. Decanter, through the Decanter World Wine Awa...

September, 19, 2011 What Oxygen Research Means to Winemakers

(Wines&Vines) - The world’s leading supplier of synthetic corks decided in 2007 aggressively to commission research about oxygen’s role in wine quality at several international universities. The research yielded dramatic results that not only led Nomacorc, the sponsoring company, to develop new ...

September, 19, 2011 US: Expanding Oklahoma sale of beer, wine opposed

(Forbes) - Allowing for the sale of strong beer and wine in Oklahoma grocery stores will face tough resistance from the state's liquor industry and require a massive overhaul of statutes and changes to the Oklahoma Constitution, lawmakers learned on Monday. During an inaugural meeting of the Join...

September, 19, 2011 US: ‘Sea change’ coming to grape, wine markets

(NorthBayBusinessJournal)- In recent weeks, the East Coast has endured a surprising earthquake and a hurricane. In the meantime, things are also shaking in the West Coast wine business.The world of California wine, in fact, is entering its own storm. This storm is not really a surprise — we have l...