September, 05, 2011 Improving the color and the antioxidant activity of wine with natural tannins

Even the tannins obtained from the grape seeds can be useful to ameliorate the phenolic composition of wine. A cooperative research by a Portuguese and a Chinese team evaluated the effect of adding tannins from seeds to the wine. They analyzed two factors: the chromatic and the antioxidant characte...

September, 05, 2011 US: Privately held wine companies snap up properties

Even as the global economy has faltered in the past four years, a handful of privately owned wine companies have become active in acquiring wine operations, brands and vineyards. “The one consistent trend in the market has been the increased acquisition activity of privately held wine companies...

September, 04, 2011 Singapore investors aim to uncork fine wine profits

A growing number of Singaporeans have taken to investing in fine wine, lured by heady profits that can be as high as five times the initial investment cost. This is according to wine brokers, who say Singaporeans are among their most enthusiastic clients. Managing director of wine brokerage Au...

September, 04, 2011 AUS: Wine grape growers taking steps to deter disease

Wine grape growers are already thinking about how to tackle disease, five months out from harvest. At Tumbarumba in south-west NSW, growers are looking at trying to improve the health of the soils after a disastrous season with powdery mildew and botrytis. (buh-TRY-tuhs) Cathy Gairn, from the ...

September, 04, 2011 US: Arizona's Verde Valley next mecca for wine aficionados?

COTTONWOOD, AZ - The red rocks of Sedona drew Steph Houser from Bloomsburg, Pa., to the Verde Valley. Then a tip from a friend, a brochure and a little curiosity led her to a winery. Glass of white wine in hand, she strolled the grounds of Alcantara Vineyards , accompanied by her husband and mother...

September, 04, 2011 Lafite-Rothschild 300-Bottle Collection Fetches $540,000

A 300-bottle collection of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, spanning every year from 1981 to 2005, fetched HK$4.2 million ($539,291) at the start of a two-day Hong Kong auction. The price, including fees, made it the most expensive single lot of wine auctioned this year, London-based auction house Christ...

September, 03, 2011 B.C. wines under fire over prices

Local wine is in the news this week, and surprise, surprise, the story isn’t all that positive. It seems consumers are balking at the price of B.C. wine in general and high-priced “trophy” wines are not moving at all. Local wine has had a good run for more than a decade, so in many ways it’s...

September, 03, 2011 Saakashvili: 'Wine - Georgia's Passport in Civilized World'

Speaking with government officials at a televised outdoor meeting in a vineyard in eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, President Saakashvili said that grape and wine was “a matter of identity” for Georgia, which was more than just agriculture. “[Grape] harvest is not an usual event,” he t...