July, 29, 2011 US: Domestic Wine Sales Up 9%

an Rafael, Calif.—Domestic wine sales in July grew nearly as fast as the economy of China, reaching $440 million, according to check stand scan data from major U.S. food and drug stores. The four-week growth rate for wine was 9.1% higher than the same period last year, nearly matching China’s 9....

July, 29, 2011 US: Napa Valley Grapegrowers Report: What makes this valley different

Recently, I had the opportunity, along with three other members of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, to ride my bicycle across the United States. During the two-month journey from San Diego to St. Augustine, Fla., we visited town after town that unfortunately were either dead or dying. This observa...

July, 28, 2011 Canada still in its youth as a winemaker

If you took a poll around the world and asked people to name a wine producing country, you would get many different answers. However, the vast majority of answers would be countries like France, Italy, the United States and Australia. There might even be good representation from Chile, Argentina, G...

July, 28, 2011 US: Pennsylvania State wineries seek respect

NORTH EAST, Pa. - Vineyards perched on hillsides overlooking Lake Erie lie at the heart of the second-largest grape-growing region in the United States. But few highbrow wine lovers mention the region in the same breath as the Napa Valley, Tuscany, or Bordeaux. More than four decades after Penns...

July, 28, 2011 Portugal: Low Port yields expected after hail, sunburn

Port producers in the Douro Valley expect yields to be down this year after being hit by hail, and extreme heat, in the past two months. After an unusually hot May and a cool early June, temperatures soared into the low 40s Celsius during the last weekend of the month, inflicting the worst sunburn i...

July, 28, 2011 US: Analyzing N.Y.'s New Wine Law

Albany, N.Y.—Small changes in state regulations may be more important than they seem at first glance. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recognized this when he signed Senate Bill S04143 on July 22. “This bill,” he stated, “is a huge boost for wineries across the state. Reducing the regulatory bu...

July, 27, 2011 India Winemakers Tap Growth as Duties Boost Imports’ Prices

(Bloomberg) -- Patrons at the Polo Bar in India’s Hyatt Regency Delhi pay $147 for a bottle of 2010 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc. That’s more than at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in the world’s most-expensive city. Wine and spirits imported into India are subject to duties of at least 150 percent a...

July, 27, 2011 US: Missouri Wineries Cultivate Economic Growth

(KMOX) – We heard it through the grapevine that Missouri’s wine industry is doing exceptionally well, even in the down market . . . or maybe it’s because of the down market. “I think some folks are . . . embracing our heritage and seeing that this is rich soil, and we have the ability to ...