May, 06, 2011 U.S. wine exports to Canada booming

U.S. wine exports to Canada increased by 30 percent last year and were valued at $269 million in 2010, due in large part to interest generated from promotional events throughout Canada. As a result, the United States is now the third largest supplier of wine to Canada, surpassing Australia last ye...

May, 05, 2011 AUS: Winemakers fear cancer report backlash

Winemakers say a report released by the Cancer Council linking even a small amount of alcohol to the disease is likely to hurt the wine industry. The report, released earlier this week, suggests that any amount of alcohol increases the risk of cancer. Steven Strachan from the Winemakers Federa...

May, 05, 2011 NZ: Foley Family to buy Rangatira's stake in winery

American billionaire Bill Foley's Foley Family Wines is buying Martinborough's loss-making Te Kairanga Wines, which has hosted several Toast Martinborough events. Wellington investment company Rangatira is selling its 34 per cent stake in Te Kairanga Wines. No price was disclosed. Foley Wines als...

May, 05, 2011 US: Wine Rides the Rails

Vallejo, Calif.—Napa’s long-running Wine Train may have trademarked the name, but that hasn’t dimmed the popularity of wine-themed trains across the United States. The season is just starting for trains from California to New Jersey, bringing people to the wine, and wine to the people. Nile...

May, 05, 2011 US: Fortune Brands upbeat on FY as Beam Global Spirits & Wine shines in Q1

Fortune Brands has hailed the performance of its Beam Global Spirits & Wine unit in the first quarter, ahead of the proposed separation of the group. The company, which announced last year that it will become a standalone spirits business, posted its figures for the first three months of 2011 ear...

May, 05, 2011 Red wine, grapes and nuts can fight radiation sickness

Scientists have found that an antioxidant found in red wine, grapes and nuts - a substance similar to resveratrol - could protect against radiation sickness.The finding is a major achievement, given the ongoing concerns about radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Mi...

May, 05, 2011 On the grapevine: British royals to make wine

(AFP) – After serving English wine at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, the royal family has now set its sights on producing bubbly. More than 16,000 vines will be planted next week in Windsor Great Park, the former hunting park of Queen Elizabeth II's favourite residence Windsor Cas...

May, 04, 2011 Grape growers are pioneers of the sustainability movement

In viticulture, as in other produce farming, organic methods are becoming more desirable, and seeking out organic and sustainable wines is easier than you might think. Ever stop to think about where your wine comes from? Not Old World or New World, Burgundy or Napa, but the earth, the soil that nour...