May, 22, 2011 The Big Picture: 10 Dynamic Forces Impacting the Consumer Wine World Pt. 2 of 2

We are living in a “Golden Age” of wine. Twenty years from now we will look upon this period of time in the domestic wine world as the end of a simpler era and the beginning of a new chapter of complexity for the most global of drinks. In part two of this two-part series (part one can be fou...

May, 22, 2011 UK: New deal for Oddbins creditors

Wine merchant Oddbins’ creditors are likely to be paid with just 6p for every pound owed, it has been reported. The chain had proposed a rescue deal which would have paid 21p in the pound but this was rejected by HM Revenue & Customs, forcing it into administration. A statement of affairs fi...

May, 21, 2011 How green is my wine?

THE DILEMMA I like a glass of wine or two, but how do I choose a variety that is sustainable, doesn't deplete the planet and isn't full of chemicals? The responsible drinking debate in the UK tends to be one note, centering on teenage drinking and white ciders. But there are other factors: wine m...

May, 21, 2011 Pennsylvania Bill: Allow wine, spirits to be sold at beer distributors

HARRISBURG — The days of having to travel one place to buy beer and another to purchase wine may be coming to an end, but proposed legislation could be paving the way for the privatization of state-owned liquor stores. A bill expected to be introduced in the state House of Representatives in th...

May, 21, 2011 How Evolution Made Nature's Perfect Winemaker

Scientists discover how one species of yeast came to dominate wine, beer and bread.Yeasts are diverse—biologists estimate that there are at least 1,500 different species of the fungal microorganisms. But when it comes to fermenting wine, one yeast is much more common than any other. The same is tr...

May, 21, 2011 Italians are pushing their noses out in front of rivals for the British market

Italy is now second only to Australia as a supplier of wine to Britain. I am very pleased to hear this because to me, Italian wine represents limitless diversity and flavours uniquely suited to partnering food. But according to Nielsen, the research company which has just announced the news, Ital...

May, 21, 2011 Not enough wine in France to satisfy Chinese thirst

Xavier de Eizaguirre, who manages Chateau Mouton Rothschild, one of France’s five “Premier Cru” estates, said it has been a “huge struggle to stay fair” to his customers. “When the Chinese are willing to buy your entire year’s production, it is difficult to resist,” he said. The f...

May, 20, 2011 Wine sellers find thirsty buyer in Bill Foley

(MarketWatch) — For visitors to California wine country, Chalk Hill Estates would be a dream property to own if you just happened to have the tens of millions of dollars in your bank account to even consider buying it. Chalk Hill, outside the town of Windsor in Sonoma County, is a 1,400-acre es...