January, 31, 2011 AUS: Scorcher puts heat on wine grapes

Scorching temperatures forecast for the rest of the week have the potential to stall this season's wine grape harvest. Harvesting is expected to begin across South Australia in the next few weeks. But Andrew Weeks from the wine growers group CCW says temperatures over 40 could lead to grape vi...

January, 31, 2011 Red Wine Nutrient Resveratrol to be Investigated in a 4 Year Human Clinical Study in Denmark

/PRNewswire/ -- The Danish Council for Strategic Research has granted $3.4 million for a four year study to investigate resveratrol on the management of metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis and chronic inflammation. This landmark study is to demonstratively prove that supplemental intake of resveratrol ...

January, 31, 2011 Greenland turns water into wine

Greenland to establish a controlled origin designation for one of its primary resources – water.The Greenland government minister for industry Ove-Karl Berthelsen, Destination Avannaa, local premium water producers and Dr Michael Mascha from FineWaters attended the recent Greenland Premium Waters ...

January, 31, 2011 Is Investing In Wine A Good Alternative Asset?

Many investors are looking to alternative assets to invest in to diversify and boost their returns. Some are turning to wine, is this though a good alternative asset to invest in?Investing in wine can beat the returns available from the more traditional investments, such as stocks and shares. In ...

January, 31, 2011 Red wine pill goes on sale in the UK

A £1-a-day red wine pill that claims to ward off cancer, heart disease and diabetes has gone on sale in the UK. The resveratrol supplement, derived from an antioxidant found in grape skins and naturally present in red wine, is as beneficial as exercise, say makers Biotivia. The "wonder drug" is ...

January, 31, 2011 FLASQ Is First U.S. Wine to Adopt Aluminum Bottles

FLASQ, a product of St. Helena, Calif.-based JT Wines, has become the first domestic wine to be sold in quick-chilling, 100 percent recyclable aluminum bottles. Now en route to wine retailers, sports venues, resorts, and restaurants across 20 states, FLASQ’s Chardonnay and Merlot varietals are ...

January, 30, 2011 Wineries in N.J. say court may sour sales

The state lets customers buy directly only from them. An appellate panel has sent foes of the law back to a U.S. judge.A recent federal court decision could sink two New Jersey battleships. That would be Battleship Red and Battleship White, boutique wines made by a Salem County winery in honor of th...

January, 30, 2011 Korbel pledges river cleanup

Thousands of tattered pieces of plastic sheeting hang from trees along the Russian River from the Korbel winery property to Guerneville, the detritus of an old winery dump being eroded into the river.It's an eyesore from the Korbel vineyards, where trash is easily seen in the eroded riverbank, to Gu...