June, 24, 2011 Chile’s Fine Wine Exports Surge 19%

SANTIAGO – Chile’s exports of denomination of origin wines soared 19 percent to $503.9 million in the January-May period, compared to the same period in 2010, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday. Export volume totaled 151 million liters (39.8 million gallons) during the first five months o...

June, 23, 2011 US: Treasury Wine Estates closes Asti tasting room

Treasury Wine Estates is closing its public tasting room at Asti, which is home to its Souverain and Cellar No. 8 brands in the Alexander Valley north of Healdsburg. The company, formerly part of the Foster’s Group until it was spun off in May to form a separate, publicly traded wine business, ...

June, 23, 2011 French wine industry ponders radical shift in marketing strategy

French winemakers are gradually giving in to global marketing trends, focussing on grape type rather than the region of production. Though it may boost sales worldwide, in a country with a proud wine tradition, this shift is a hard pill to swallow. The French wine industry is increasingly focusing o...

June, 23, 2011 'Red wine could have led to Jimi Hendrix's death', says close friend Meic Stevens

The doctor who attempted to save Jimi Hendrix on the night that the guitarist died said it was 'plausible' he was murdered because he 'drowned in red wine'. But the iconic musician may have choked and died because he did not know how to drink the substance, close friend Meic Stevens has revealed....

June, 23, 2011 Synthesising red wine's overlooked chemical secrets

US chemists have discovered how to selectively synthesise a wide range of natural polyphenol compounds based on resveratrol, a stilbenoid consisting of three phenols on two aromatic rings linked by a short hydrocarbon chain. Controlled synthesis of these compounds will allow researchers to probe the...

June, 22, 2011 Music Group Train Launches 'Drops of Jupiter' Wine

The Grammy-winning group Train has been making waves with its wine club, and now, the trio is taking the next step with its own wine. Starting next week, fans will be able to buy Drops of Jupiter Petite Sirah wine from Train's online wine club and other outlets. The name is a nod to one of Train'...

June, 22, 2011 France: Bordeaux, Burgundy expect 2011 harvest to be 'earliest ever'

In common with Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy are preparing for the earliest harvest ever as record sunlight hours and temperatures have advanced the vegetative cycle. Most wine regions have traditionally counted on full ripeness coming 100 days after flowering. With modern viticultural techniques...

June, 22, 2011 Northwest: Environment key in perfect wine

Since the Central Washington and Southern British Columbia climates are somewhat unique in the world we are still learning about the best ways to utilize this arid environment. One such way has more or less been pioneered by British Columbia - ice wines and late harvest wines. B.C. winemakers have m...