February, 02, 2011 US: ND wine makers may sell directly to stores

(AP) — North Dakota wine makers have taken a step toward selling their product directly to stores. North Dakota law now allows wine makers to sell directly to consumers. But to sell their wine in stores, they have to go through a liquor wholesaler first. The state House on Tuesday voted 62-3...

February, 02, 2011 Constellation sells Hardys, Kumala, Banrock Station

Constellation Brands has completed the sale of a host of popular wine names including Hardys, Kumala and Banrock Station to private equity company Champ. he business, which includes substantially all of Constellation’s wine businesses in Australia, Europe and South Africa, has been renamed Accolad...

February, 01, 2011 Bulgaria Celebrates Vine and Wine Day

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors on February 1, the Day of Saint Trifon, the patron of vine-growers, wine-producers and tavern-keepers. The holiday is widely known in Bulgaria as Trifon Zarezan - from the Bulgarian verb "zariazvam" meaning to prune vines. Saint Trifon was born in 225 AD in...

February, 01, 2011 California vintners consider producing sweet wine

Sweet wines may be a new revenue stream for Central Valley wineries and grape growers as consumer desire for easy-to-drink libations isn't being met by the current stable of dry chardonnays, cabernets and merlots. "We haven't been having an honest conversation about sweetness and what people like...

February, 01, 2011 Treasury pulls support from Wine Australia

Treasury Wine Estates has withdrawn its support from generic body Wine Australia — saying the body does not do enough to “promote and represent our total portfolio of brands”. The Australian wine giant, makers of Wolf Blass, Rosemount and Lindemans, said it had not taken the decision light...

February, 01, 2011 ARGENTINA: Wine industry breaks export record in 2010

Argentina has reported record wine exports in 2010, boosted by stronger demand for Malbec in the UK and US and also favourable exchange rates.Argentina exported US$864.5m of wine in 2010, beating its previous record of $860m set in 2008, Wines of Argentina announced today (1 February). However, expo...

February, 01, 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol estate bought by state-owned Chinese company

Philippe Raoux, owner of Chateau d'Arsac in Margaux and wine tourism complex La Winery, has become the latest Bordeaux winemaker to sell property to a Chinese buyer. He last week completed the sale of his 20-hectare Lalande-de-Pomerol estate, Chateau Viaud, to Cofco, a company 100% owned by the Chin...

January, 31, 2011 Red Wine Polyphenols Slow Rat Blood Vessel Aging

The endothelium is the inner lining of our blood vessels and normal functions of endothelial cells include enabling coagulation, platelet adhesion and immune function. Endothelial dysfunction is associated with reduced anticoagulant properties and the inability of arteries and arterioles to dila...