March, 14, 2011 AUS: Dubbo wine grapes wiped out

A wine maker in western New South Wales says the loss of hobby grape growers from the Dubbo region could help strengthen the Australian wine industry. The Chairman of Macquarie Valley Food and Wine, Ken Borchardt, says the entire grape harvest in Dubbo, worth around $3 million, has been wiped out...

March, 13, 2011 The grapes of cash: Tennessee liquor stores feel squeezed by grocers' push to sell wine

If a grocery store owner sells a bottle of wine in Tennessee today, he or she could sit behind bars for 11 months and 29 days, get a $2,500 fine, or receive both penalties. It's now a Class A misdemeanor. It has been against the law since Prohibition. That would change if grocers get their way...

March, 12, 2011 AUS: Winter Wine

A Queensland winemaker with a passion for quirky drops is producing the southern hemisphere version of a rare Italian winter wine. Ian Henderson says the unusual micro-climate on his Granite Belt vineyard means his grapes can be picked in the dead of winter, several months after the last fruit in th...

March, 12, 2011 NZ Wine: The vintner's luck

Some of our most experienced wine entrepreneurs are among New Zealand's richest people.With so many tales of wineries struggling to survive in a tumultuous sea of oversupply and plunging profits, one would be forgiven for thinking everyone in the wine industry is on the verge of insolvency.Take a lo...

March, 12, 2011 Spanish fine wine smoothes the way to property ownership…

Beaches, sunshine and bargain prices may be the main attractions of Spain for most property buyers, but the country’s great wines help make holidays and living in Spain so much more enjoyable… The 22nd Annual Wines from Spain Trade Fair in London included all the favourite Rioja brands like M...

March, 11, 2011 US: Montana a New Wine Destination?

Kalispell, Mont.—Of all the U.S. states bordering Canada, Montana tops only its eastern neighbor, North Dakota, in total wineries: 13 and eight respectively, according to WinesVinesDATA. With abundant acreage, water and labor force, a highly educated, prosperous population and a long-establishe...

March, 11, 2011 Forbes: Jackson turns over K-J ownership

Jess Jackson, who built a wine empire that made him a mainstay on Forbes magazine's list of the richest people in the world, reportedly has restructured his vast holdings and is turning the Santa Rosa company over to new leadership.Jackson, 81, the only resident of Sonoma County to make the Forbes l...

March, 11, 2011 Spain: Rioja exports rise and rise

Last year was a record one for exports of Rioja, with strong growth in numerous markets driven by demand for reservas and gran reservas. Rioja imports to the UK grew by 23% in 2010 with imports of reserva and gran reserva wines rising 56% and 29% respectively. Globally, 267 million litres of Rioja w...