June, 09, 2011 Brown-Forman profit more than doubles

(Reuters) - Brown-Forman Corp (BFb.N) reported sharply higher quarterly profit on Thursday after selling several wine brands, and forecast growth in the new fiscal year as the global economy recovers. The maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Finlandia vodka said it expects sales to increase in all ...

June, 09, 2011 AUS: Wine crush tops 1.63M tonnes: WFA

Winemakers’ Federation of Australia has reported a 1 per cent rise in the national crush, defying predictions disease pressures would result in a significant drop. The WFA 2011 Vintage Report was released today and puts this year’s vintage in excess of 1.62 million tonnes, despite some grower...

June, 08, 2011 US: Washington State Hopes for More AVAs

Yakima, Wash.—Plans are afoot for more AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) in Washington state. The proposed Naches Heights AVA north of Yakima is the next most likely candidate for the designation. “We had a very easy time delineating the differences between soil, elevation, geology, geography, ...

June, 08, 2011 US: State urges support of Texas wine industry

AUSTIN — From Texas Department of Agriculture - The Texas Department of Agriculture this week launched a new program called GO TEXAN or Go Thirsty, designed to promote local restaurants and retailers that carry Texas wines and support the Texas wine industry’s $1.7 billion impact on the state’...

June, 08, 2011 Canada: Ontario sets maximum bottle weight limit

Canadian province Ontario is leading the move toward lightweight bottling by setting a maximum weight on the wines it approves. The state-controlled Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has said it will not stock any wines packaged in a bottle weighing more than 420g from 1 January 2013. In a l...

June, 08, 2011 NZ: New label shows carbon footprint of wine

A wine company hopes adding a label that specifies greenhouse gas emissions will help consumers make environmentally conscious decisions. The label looks at the carbon footprint for the life of the wine including growing, wine making, bottling, distribution, retail, use and disposal. The New Z...

June, 08, 2011 UK: Fake wine seized in Barking and Dagenham

A total of 220 bottles of counterfeit Jacob’s Creek was found by trading standards officers at 56 different businesses in the borough. A council spokesman said: “An independent scientific analysis of the wine revealed that it is not genuine Jacob’s Creek,” “The wine is poor quality with an...

June, 08, 2011 AUS: Cask Wine sales may Hit the Floor

Health Minister Nicola Roxon is investigating the feasibility of a nationwide ‘floor price’ for alcohol that could impact heavily on cask wine sales. While the Minister called reports of a system that would make selling alcohol below a price per standard drink illegal premature, she has taske...