April, 10, 2011 NZ: Put a cork in it if you want to sell red wine in China

The cork might have to make a comeback if New Zealand is to take full advantage of the booming Chinese wine market. Some Hawke's Bay wineries are already enjoying success with exports to China, where the focus is very much on red wine. "China is our biggest export market now," Matariki winery ...

April, 10, 2011 The Timeline: Wine production

5000BC - Iran was the world's first major wine producer. Wine presses and amphora – large vase-like pottery wine flasks – with the preserved residue of tannin and tartrate chemicals, both found in wine, have been found on digs in the Hajji Firuz Tepe region of the country. Carbon dating suggests...

April, 09, 2011 Italy winemakers eye BRIC countries to boost sales

(Reuters Life!) - China, Russia and Brazil, where consumers are discovering the pleasure of wine, will power the growth of Italy's wine exports while the core U.S. market recovers, industry experts say. Wine exports from Italy, which competes with France for the position of the world's biggest pr...

April, 09, 2011 US: The Diablo Foothills Winegrowers Association Is Granted Official Non-Profit Status

(PRWEB)-- Hannah Nicole Vineyards and Winery, Brentwood's first winery, today announced that The Diablo Foothills Winegrowers Association is an official 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. Founded in February, the organization represents a collective effort between commercial winemakers, home hobbyis...

April, 09, 2011 AUS: Over a barrel

Extreme weather, poor prices and a lingering grape glut make for cheap wine, but the industry is close to breaking point, writes Mark Russell.WINE prices could remain at record lows for another five years despite the industry's latest efforts to tackle Australia's six-year grape glut.A report on the...

April, 08, 2011 US: Beer Is Still King, but Wine Gaining With Millennials

Here's more good news for the wine industry, which is counting on millennials to fuel a new wine boom. A new poll shows vino is the drink of choice for 24% of 21-34 year-olds. The generation still prefers beer (at 37%), but more prefer wine compared with older Generation X drinkers (aged 35-46), who...

April, 08, 2011 US: New Mexico Opens Direct Wine Shipping

New Mexico, last of the so-called “reciprocal” shipping states, will open its doors to direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipments from wineries starting July 1. Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law Senate Bill 445, which will allow wineries from throughout the United States to ship their products to adu...

April, 08, 2011 US: Billionaire Donald Trump Buys Virginia Winery

VA. - Billionaire Donald Trump has bought the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyards in Charlottesville. Media outlets report that representatives for Trump bought the winery at a foreclosure auction Thursday. Trump officials say he's interested in making wines and is in talks with former owners William ...