March, 10, 2011 NZ: Winegrowers toast increasing sales

An unexpected sales surge that lowered national wine reserves means things are looking up for the New Zealand wine industry. The industry has been haunted by oversupply, which sent grape prices plummeting in the past two years. This year's harvest has already begun for sparkling wine varieties...

March, 10, 2011 Spain: High-Voltage Towers Anger Rioja Wine Industry

Wine producers in Rioja are angrily protesting an extensive network of high-voltage power lines going up across the prized Rioja Alta subzone. They complain that the power lines and towers mar the region’s rugged beauty and could ruin the budding tourism industry. They’re organizing opposition g...

March, 10, 2011 AUS: No profit this harvest, say NE Victorian wine growers

Wine grape growers in north-east Victoria say increased costs and an unchanged price mean they won't make money this year. Alpine valley grape farmers say their chemical and diesel costs have risen this year by up to 70 per cent. Stef Antonello, from the Buffalo Valley near Myrtleford, says it...

March, 10, 2011 US: UP AND DOWN THE WINE ROADS

PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY NEWZ: It was another record-setting year at 2011 Premiere Napa Valley. Nearly $2.4 million was shoveled into the Napa Vintners’ hoppers to support its yearlong activities and to ensure that the world knows Napa Valley remains at the forefront of producing great wines. The high...

March, 10, 2011 US: Fetzer Vineyards is celebrating 25 years of green winery practices

To celebrate a quarter-century of earth-friendly winemaking practices, Fetzer Vineyards is releasing a limited edition Earth Day chardonnay featuring a new label designed by a local artist. And the Hopland, California, winery is also donating $10 thousand to Leave No Trace, a non-profit that promote...

March, 10, 2011 Exports prove bottler for NZ wineries

Booming exports have helped the wine industry reduce its glut by about 40 million bottles. New Zealand Winegrowers now expects exports for the year ending June 30 to be 220m litres – 15m more than originally expected. However the total value of the exports will remain at about $1.1 billion, ...

March, 10, 2011 Califorinia: New Regulation Could Tax Some Wine Grape Growers

The vice chairman of a little-known board that collects taxes and fees supporting state and local government in California is complaining that a proposed regulation crafted by her own agency on wine-based products could end up draining some wine producers and growers of millions of dollars. At th...

March, 10, 2011 New wine anti-fraud measures introduced

Two new wine anti-fraud measures were announced this week, the first being atomic testing which uses radioactive carbon dioxide to help determine the vintage. Australian scientists say that measuring the amount of C-14 – or radiocarbon – in a wine, it can help determine whether it is really from...