May, 14, 2011 Vietnam tightens control over cell phone, wine imports

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a new rule requiring all cell phone, wine and beauty product imports to go through one of three major seaports in Hai Phong, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. The new regulation, effective June 1, means importers are no longer allowed to bring these produ...

May, 14, 2011 Wine allergy buster

The dreaded wine headache could be a thing of the past thanks to a lipstick-sized spray that claims to neutralise the allergy-causing preservatives in wine. Importers of So2Go vials and spray bottles say the product has been flying off the shelves since it was introduced last year. But wine exper...

May, 13, 2011 Moet Hennessy to make bubbly in China

(AFP) – Moet Hennessy, the wine and spirits arm of France's LVMH luxury group, said on Thursday it was planting its first vineyard in China to produce a premium sparkling wine. The 66-hectare (163-acre) vineyard will be planted as a joint venture with the publicly-owned agricultural development...

May, 13, 2011 Hedonistic Fruit Bombs: The debate over wine alcohol levels is getting out of control.

One of the hottest issues in wine circles these days is heat—as in, too much alcohol. Obviously, wine wouldn't be wine without the alcohol, and the buzz it delivers is part of the pleasure. But alcohol levels have been climbing, much to the chagrin of some oenophiles, who find higher-octane wines ...

May, 13, 2011 UK: Government to auction off most expensive vintage wines

Ministers are planning to auction off vintage wines worth tens of thousands of pounds from the Governments cellars deep under Whitehall. The sales of the most expensive bottles from the Government Wine Cellar are likely to start later this year. Over the past four years ministers have spent nearl...

May, 12, 2011 AUS: Food and wine labels planned to certify origins

Food and wine producers will be consulted about a plan to label local produce in South Australia to certify its origins. SA Food Marketing Minister John Rau has announced a plan to introduce what is said to be Australia's first food and wine appellation controls. Mr Rau says the labels would b...

May, 12, 2011 Red wine offers clue to superconductive future

(AFP)- Japanese scientists at a boozy office party stumbled across a discovery they hope will help revolutionise efficient energy transmission one day: red wine makes a metal compound superconductive. The researchers plan to showcase their surprise findings later this year, the 100th anniversary ...

May, 12, 2011 Canada: B.C. Winery Ferments Water

A municipal-grade water-treatment system promises to yield irrigation water for a British Columbia winery this year. Tantalus Vineyards installed a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) last year as part of the development of a new, 13,000-square-foot winery building that’s seeking LEED (Leadership in En...