June, 01, 2011 Decanter publishes 2011 Power List of the 50 most influential figures in the international wine world

Decanter has published its bi-annual Power List of the 50 most influential figures in the international wine world - and Pernod Ricard's chief executive is in top position. Pierre Pringuet, CEO of ‘arguably today’s most diverse, far-reaching major wine producer’ has knocked Constellation's Rob...

May, 31, 2011 Rémy Cointreau completes Champagne sale to EPI in €412 million deal‎

The Rémy Cointreau Group and EPI announce that they have signed today an agreement for the sale by Rémy Cointreau of the entire share capital of Piper-Heidsieck – Compagnie Champenoise to EPI, enabling the latter to assume control of the Champagne operations in Reims, and Piper Sonoma, the spark...

May, 31, 2011 Wine a rapidly growing industry in B.C.—and across Canada

Frank Gregus worked for Pepsi for more than 23 years, but there’s nothing he loved more than a good bottle of wine. So much so, he started making his own, in the garage of his New Westminster home. He joined a winemaking club and met Maurice Hamilton, a dental equipment salesman who also had an a...

May, 31, 2011 REGIONAL WINE – Do you know why it’s great? Or not?

The mainstream wine media may not pay much attention to it, and the three-tier system may consign it to retail and restaurant oblivion, but over the last couple of decades, regional wine has rooted itself in all 50 states. There are 2,765 wineries in the 47 states that aren’t California, Washingto...

May, 31, 2011 New York Legislation Will Wipe Out "Gray Market" For Fine Wine

Proposed legislation in New York State will impose heavy restrictions on the sale of rare, collectable wines. Bill No. A06884, introduced by the New York State Committee on Economic Development, will require restaurants and retail stores to purchase wine from a "primary source" - an authorized dist...

May, 31, 2011 Georgian delegation to visit U.S.

A 15-person Georgian delegation of wine company owners and travel company managers will visit the United States in order to discuss the development of wine tourism. The project was initiated by Betsy Haskell, Chair of the Tourism Department at the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia and Tina Kez...

May, 31, 2011 California wine grape growers concerned about erratic spring weather

Bruce Rominger's Yolo County wine grapes are, in a word, immature. So are his processing tomatoes, languishing in a Winters field. "We're behind, and things are moving slowly," Rominger said of his crops. "I'm not happy about this rain recently." Wine grape growers in the Sacramento region,...

May, 30, 2011 Producers understate true strength of wines

The rise of mighty merlots, stonking sauvignons and potent pinots has been a defining feature of our recent love affair with wine. And as the taste has got ever bigger so too has the amount of alcohol in our glass. Now new research has revealed that the modern breed of stronger wines is even more po...