February, 09, 2011 AUS: SA dithering on wine region protection: MP

South Australia's government is dithering on development protection for the Willunga basin where the key McLaren Vale wine region lies, Family First MP Robert Brokenshire says. Premier Mike Rann has suggested his Labor government is thinking about legislated protection for both McLaren Vale and t...

February, 09, 2011 Record month for fine wine investment

Year-on-year, the indices were up 40.8 per cent and 52.4 per cent with the positive returns coming at a time when most stock markets were relatively weak. The Wine Investment Fund (TWIF) claimed evidence has emerged that the market is in a new phase in terms of favoured brands. Lafite, in particul...

February, 09, 2011 MRI scanner for wine to detect explosives at airports

Hold on to your bottled water: a machine originally designed to check the quality of wine could soon lift the current restrictions on taking liquids aboard aeroplanes. In 2002 Matthew Augustine, a chemistry professor at the University of California, Davis, US patented a device to determine wheth...

February, 08, 2011 AUS: Constellation sale 'positive' says AV chief

McGuigan wine producer Australian Vintage says the sale by Constellation of its Australian and European businesses of to private equity firm Champ is positive news for the industry. Australian Vintage was itself in talks about a merger of its Australian and UK operations with those of Constellati...

February, 08, 2011 California: Leafroll Talk Draws Crowds

St. Helena, Calif.—An overflow crowd of growers, vineyard managers and viticulturists got an update about leafroll viruses this week at the Napa Valley Vineyard Technical Group’s monthly meeting. Area growers have been concerned that leafroll virus is on the rise, and many wondered if there were...

February, 08, 2011 Grape expectations: Introducing Marquette wine in Iowa

Marquette wine may be the most highly anticipated new product to ever hit Iowa's commercial wine industry. And it's time has arrived. Now aging in wine cellars across Iowa, the Marquette is a descendant of the popular pinot noir and can survive 35 degrees below zero. It was developed at the Un...

February, 08, 2011 SPAIN: Rioja wine region threatened by power lines

Some of Rioja's most prestigious vineyards may be under threat from plans to build an extensive network of electricity lines across the Spanish wine region. Winemakers in the region are protesting against a series of high voltage lines that will run from Haro to Burgos in North West Spain. Construct...

February, 08, 2011 Climate change may cool Napa Valley, says study

The Napa Valley may be set to become cooler as a consequence of climate change, according to a new in-depth study carried out for the local vintners’ association. Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) was prompted to commission the study – Climate and Phenology in Napa Valley: A Compilation and Analysis of...