September, 14, 2011 Asia's thirst for wine cheers investors

(FinanceAsia) - Asia's growing thirst for fine wine has helped Hong Kong become the world's biggest centre for auction sales, and makes a compelling case for investment, according to wine auctioneer Acker Merrall & Condit.Europeans are spending less money on wine these days, due to a change in drink...

September, 14, 2011 The Other Side of Terroir

(PalatePress) - The sense of place extends beyond just the winemaking process. It should also extend to the wine consumption process. The word terroir describes the many unique aspects of a location that influence a wine specific to a region, or as Jancis Robinson describes in the Oxford Companion t...

September, 14, 2011 UK: Consumers still dubious about lower-alcohol wines

(Harpers) - Consumers are still wary of lower-alcohol wines despite a mini-boom in the fledgling sector, according to new research. A study commissioned by the Wine & Spirit Trade Association found that 55% of red wine drinkers and 51% of white wine drinkers have concerns about the taste of lower-a...

September, 14, 2011 Off The Vine: It’s harvest time in Napa Valley

(Sun Herald) - While it is enjoyable to visit wine country throughout the year, September and October are two of the most exciting months because harvest is under way, the growing season has ended and now it is time to begin the winemaking process. Good wine begins in the vineyard with all of the...

September, 13, 2011 On the up: The remarkable rise of the organic wine industry

(NZ Herald)- Whether for ecological or commercial reasons, organic and sustainable winegrowing is taking off.Wine is now available in three colours: red, white and increasingly in fashionable shades of green as New Zealand's vineyards undergo a natural revolution. Not only are the majority of our wi...

September, 13, 2011 Google buys Zagat restaurant guides

(Decanter)- Google has bought Zagat Survey restaurant guides for an undisclosed sum but which could be in the region of US$200m. The move is a bid to increase Google’s hold on the local marketplace – the guides, founded in 1979, rely on customer reviews of restaurants in some 100 countries from ...

September, 13, 2011 Absolut and Brancott produce vodka-Sauvignon blend

(Decanter) - Swedish vodka producer Absolut has paired up with Pernod Ricard stablemate Brancott Estate to produce a 'sparkling fusion' of vodka and Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. A spokesman for the new blend, called Absolut Tune, said he would not be 'sharing the specifics' on how the sparkle was cr...

September, 13, 2011 South African wine-making most European of the 'new worlds'

(EUobserver) - Red soil, breezy air, steep mountains and an all-embracing sun. It's still the end of winter in the wine-making region around Cape Town, so work in the vineyards is yet to begin. But inside the caves, barrels are being cleaned, wine-tanks are being monitored and bottles are lining up ...