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May, 10, 2011 Mystery collector to sell rare wines

(Reuters Life!) - An anonymous French wine collector is giving new meaning to the term spring cleaning - at least when it comes to emptying out his cellar. He is selling 315 bottles spanning more than 60 vintages from the top Bordeaux houses at Christies in Geneva on May 17 and was also behind th...

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May, 10, 2011 Special Feature: Brown-Forman flies the flag for US wines

Few people in the travel retail industry don’t know Jack – Jack Daniel’s that is, venerable Tennessee whiskey and flagship of the Brown-Forman stable of brands. Fewer, however, will be familiar with Brown-Forman’s range of Californian wines, which the supplier views as a further opportunity ...

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May, 09, 2011 UPDATE 1-Foster's spin-off Treasury Wine targets global growth

(Reuters) - Treasury Wine Estates , the wine business spun-off by Foster's Group , is set to debut on the Australian bourse on Tuesday, with analysts expecting it to trade at a market value of around A$2 billion ($2.2 billion). The spin-off of the world's second largest wine company behind Conste...

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May, 09, 2011 Another Reason to Drink More Wine: Added Protein!

Fish and wine together may be divine, but what about fish IN your wine? Fish bladders, to be exact, and a host of other crazy "ingredients" are apparently swimming around in our vino, and here I thought it was just some stomped-upon grapes in my glass. Alas. Sad (and seemingly gross), but true. I...

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May, 09, 2011 AUS: Foster's Recognizes A$256.7M Receivable After Winning Tax Case

(Dow Jones)--Australian beer and wine maker Foster's Group Ltd. (FGL.AU) said Monday it has won a legal battle with the Australian Commissioner of Taxation that will see the company record a receivable of 256.7 million Australian dollars ($276 million). Foster's said in a statement that the Commi...

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May, 09, 2011 Hong Kong: Home of fine wine, deep pockets, big cellars

Could China's thirst for fine wine, empty the cellars of the western world? That's the question being asked ever since Hong Kong has become the centre of the global wine trade, with more money raised at wine auctions there than in London or New York last year. Whether they're top officials who wa...

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May, 09, 2011 US: HR 1161 could deny wine lovers their wine clubs, imports

Should HR 1161 pass, it will essentially give States the power to deny wine lovers from purchasing imported wines, wines through clubs, rare wines, and auctioned wines. This achieved by putting in place bans on shipments of wine from out-of-state retailers. HR 1161 is a direct threat to existing leg...

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May, 09, 2011 Decanter: California momentum lies in marginal varieties

The vibrant heart of California winemaking lies in the marginal varietals like Grenache, Albariño – and Chardonnay. Writing in the June issue of Decanter magazine, US wine critic Jon Bonné says the ‘real momentum’ in California comes from smaller wineries. ‘The state’s established la...

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