March, 29, 2011 Macedonia: Name row shows up on wine bottles

Inside the vast, stainless steel tanks of the Skovin winery, 17 million litres of smooth red and white wine slowly mature. This winemaker is the unlikely victim of a dispute over names between Macedonia and Greece, a long-running disagreement that is currently being played out before the internat...

March, 29, 2011 AUS: Wine lovers taste and tweet

Winemakers around Australia have taken part in a tasting event using social media site Twitter. It was used to bring together wine lovers for what was called a 'Taste and Tweet' session. Using the common hashtag '#wcatt', tasting notes could be shared among drinkers in regions including the Co...

March, 29, 2011 US: Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Introduces New Extra Dry Sparkling Wine

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fast on the heels of the successful launch of its first sparkling wine, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi announces another exciting introduction: Woodbridge Extra Dry Sparkling Wine. Aimed at wine drinkers who enjoy a lightly sweet style of wine, Woodbridge Extra Dry offers flexibility ...

March, 29, 2011 AUS: Lion Nathan expands range for European market

Lion Nathan Wine has used the ProWein exhibition to release new products to the European trade including the new Cellar Key barcoding system. According to Lion Nathan Wine regional manager UK/EU Matt Roberts, the key announcements at the show include the redesigned packaging for Wither Hills, the...

March, 29, 2011 US: Sheep shot in attack at Mt. Veeder vineyard

Three sheep were shot dead and six are missing from a Sebastopol winemaker's vineyard high above Napa Valley on Mount Veeder in a rare attack on livestock, Napa County sheriff's officials said.The dead and missing animals were rented from a Suisun Valley rancher to munch down the grass and weeds on ...

March, 29, 2011 AUS: Wine industry to boom again

The Barossa has a strong future as a grape growing and winemaking region, says the Barossa Grape and Wine Association (BWGA). Their comment is in response to the Wine Grape Council of SA’s latest forecast which warns grape growers that there is a high risk of the current downturn in the wine in...

March, 29, 2011 Victory of German Greens offers hope to Mosel bridge opponents

Opponents of the controversial Mosel Bridge project are hoping the German Green Party’s spectacular recent successes at the polls will swing the debate their way. Sarah Washington, spokeswoman for opposition grouping Pro-Mosel, said federal transport minister Peter Ramsauer might use the new balan...

March, 29, 2011 France: Chateau Margaux launches third wine

Chateau Margaux will launch a third wine this year, alongside Chateau Margaux and the second wine, Pavillon Rouge. The name of the wine has not yet been revealed but it is likely to be ‘simple and to the point’, Margaux managing director Paul Pontallier told Decanter.com. ‘We have been ever...