February, 06, 2011 Washington state enjoys record wine grape harvest

KENNEWICK -- Despite a year when weather rarely cooperated, the Washington wine industry still enjoyed a record harvest in 2010. Washington crushed 160,000 tons of wine grapes, up from 156,000 tons in 2009 -- a 2.5 percent increase, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Agric...

February, 05, 2011 237-year-old bottle of wine fetches record price

An amateur wine group has paid a record $77,000 for a 237-year-old bottle of wine from France's eastern Jura region at a local wine festival auction. "Finally, yellow wine has hit the big leagues," said wine festival founder Bernard Badoz of Jura's trademark beverage. "To sell a bottle for 57,...

February, 05, 2011 Portugal: Splendid isolation

Spanish wine may have been riding the crest of a fashionable gastronomic wave, but in many ways Portugal has more to offer the discriminating wine drinker – certainly far more indigenous grape varieties.Not before time, the Portuguese are making a determined effort to tell the outside world just h...

February, 05, 2011 Outcome of federal court case could sour New Jersey's wine industry

The New Jersey wine industry has just experienced a decade of unprecedented growth. Garden State winemakers have begun winning awards in national competitions, and 2010 may be the best vintage year in the state's history. And local growers could not be more worried. The future of New Jersey's ...

February, 05, 2011 Lion Nathan USA buys Sonoma’s MacRostie Winery and Vineyards

Lion Nathan USA Inc. has purchased Sonoma’s 24-year-old MacRostie Winery and Vineyards for an undisclosed amount, the acquiring wine company said Friday. MacRostie, which specializes in “cool-climate” wines such as Sonoma Coast chardonnay and pinot noir, was founded in 1987 by Steve MacRostie....

February, 04, 2011 Saintsbury Sells Garnet to Vineyard Company

Longtime grape supplier Silverado Winegrowers to expand the Garnet brand with Monterey label.As yellow sprays of mustard blossomed between rows of Saintsbury Carneros Pinot Noir vines, modern-day Pinot Noir pioneers Richard Ward and David Graves discussed the sale of their signature Garnet wine bran...

February, 04, 2011 Regulators Push for Nutrition Label on Beer, Wine, and Spirits

Ever wonder how many calories are in your glass of wine, bottle of beer or shot of whiskey? With light-beer makers touting calorie content on their brews and controversies over flavored alcoholic drinks such as Four Loco, the federal Tax and Trade Bureau, which regulates alcohol labeling in the U...

February, 04, 2011 LVMH: Champagne in short supply

Champagne supplies are beginning to run dry after the sector staged a 'remarkable' recovery from the economic downturn, according to luxury goods giant LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton). Announcing 19% growth in wine and spirit revenues to €3.26bn during 2010, LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnaul...