February, 23, 2011 South African Wine Producers See Crop Cut by Flood, Fungus

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s wine producers, with a history dating from 1655 and the Dutch East India Co., expect flooding, fungus and disease to cut the grape crop this season. “Estimates are that at least 36,000 tons of grapes from the initial anticipated wine grape harvest were destroyed ...

February, 22, 2011 AUS: Harvest holds promise of aromatic wines

Wine makers in the South West have reported a promising start to this year's harvest. The region is about two weeks into harvesting, with Chardonnay grapes being picked in Maragaret River at present. The Wine Industry Association of WA says recent dry weather has led to ripe, disease-free grap...

February, 22, 2011 Wine in Two Words

I’M not one to go overboard in describing the myriad aromas and flavors in a glass of wine. In fact, most of the gaudy descriptions found in tasting notes will not help a whit to understand the character of a bottle of wine or to anticipate the experience of drinking it. While it may seem heretica...

February, 22, 2011 NZ: Earthquake spares Canterbury wine industry

Canterbury wine producers are reporting being largely unaffected by the latest Christchurch earthquake. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit at 12.51pm local time but wineries are reporting little damage, with the epicentre to the east of the city in Lyttelton, rather than in the wine growing areas west o...

February, 22, 2011 5,000 Wine Bottles Recycled Into Acoustics-Improving Ceiling At Buenos Aires Restaurant

Diego Valentin, an engineer who owns the place(Ginger Restaurant), explained that the idea to build this lower ceiling (there is an actual ceiling above it) came before opening the restaurant last year. They built a metal net that could hold the bottles, and began filling it when they started pillin...

February, 22, 2011 California Boosts 2010 U.S. Wine Exports To Record Year

/PRNewswire/ -- U.S. wine exports, 90 percent from California, rebounded to a new record of $1.14 billion in winery revenues in 2010, an increase of 25.6 percent over 2009 wine exports. Volume shipments rose 1.9 percent to 425.5 million liters or 47.3 million nine-liter cases. "This positive ne...

February, 22, 2011 Chilled red wine from E&J Gallo

Californian wine company E&J Gallo is hoping to tempt consumers with a chilled glass of red wine this summer, as it launches a new wine concept under its Gallo Family Vineyards brand.Summer Red is a blend of Zinfandel and Pinot Noir grapes especially blended to be enjoyed chilled, said the company. ...

February, 21, 2011 Timeless Tips: Marketing your wine

The world of wine can be complex and intimidating. In fact, wine aficionados like it that way - they have their own sensory language that revolves around taste, smell and terroir that separates them from everyone else. And for the most part, real wine connoisseurs are few and far between, the rest ...