September, 08, 2011 Argentina sweeps the board at Decanter World Wine Awards

Argentina has triumphed at the Decanter World Wine Awards, winning the most International Trophies of any single country in the history of the competition. The Decanter World Wine Awards were presented at a dramatic dinner and ceremony in the Paul Hamlyn Hall at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden l...

September, 07, 2011 Great wine of China

A Chinese cabernet has beaten 560 wines from Bordeaux to win a Decanter award. Some see it as a turning point like the so-called “Judgment of Paris” blind tasting in 1976 that put Californian wines above Old World rivals. Even for those who will not race off to comb Waitrose for Chinese vintages...

September, 07, 2011 Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked To Women's Health

If you love your nightly glass of wine, but also have a nagging sense it’s not the best thing for your body, then take heart: According to a new study, one drink a day may be linked with better overall health as women age. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed nearly 14,...

September, 07, 2011 Kremlin encourages Russia to drink more wine

The Kremlin has dreamt up a novel way of battling Russia's destructive love affair with the vodka bottle: encouraging Russians to drink more wine instead. In the midst of the country's toughest anti-alcohol campaign since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said ...

September, 07, 2011 California: Winegrape Harvest 2011: Crop size likely low, quality high

Tony Linegar smiles as he proudly points to the framed award that hangs on the wall to the right of his desk and explains that in his capacity as the county's Agricultural Commissioner he was the recipient of an Exemplary Service Award at the 2011 Redwood Empire Fair for his efforts in exterminating...

September, 07, 2011 Kate Moss buys £130k vineyard – persuaded by her ex Johnny Depp

IT’S no secret that Kate Moss likes the odd tipple but now she’s gone and bought a whole vineyard – with a little help from old flame Johnny Depp. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, who attended last night’s GQ Awards in London, helped persuade his supermodel ex to splash out £130,000 on...

September, 07, 2011 Tax cuts could set off India wine boom

(Reuters) - Cash-rich emerging Asian markets, especially India, could see an explosion in wine consumption in the future -- if their government scraps import taxes altogether, the way Hong Kong did in 2008, maintains wine expert Jeannie Cho Lee. That move ushered an explosion in fine wine consumptio...

September, 07, 2011 Millennials and wine a whole new dynamic

ITEM: Millennials are more likely to consume wine while socializing, especially at friends' homes, than are their predecessors. REACTION: The Wine Business Institute study cites that generation's values of collaboration and work/life balance. Good on 'em. I'd also like to think that they're smart...