January, 18, 2011 A wine bottle that prevents sediments is now available

A Spanish company Estalpackaging has started to distribute a revolutionary bottle designed by the basque restaurateur Martin Berasategui.This bottle called the “Martin Berasategui System” was designed to prevent wine sediments from reaching the wine glass during decantation. The company was awar...

January, 17, 2011 AUS: Police probe suspected wine scam

Police in Sydney say they have been alerted to suspicious wine transactions affecting suppliers across the country. They believe an international company registered in Sydney's west called World Wide Trading Company has received large quantities of wine on invoices which allegedly have not been p...

January, 17, 2011 US: $1.3 million grant to boost eastern wine industry

Unpredictable rainfall, overly fertile soils, new varieties and a young industry -- these are but some of the challenges in producing quality wine in the eastern United States. Cornell has been awarded $1.3 million to address these problems in East Coast vineyards, wineries and tasting rooms as part...

January, 17, 2011 Vinexpo wins 'economic parasitism' case

Vinexpo has won its case against the Italian promoter it accused of unfair business practices. Bordeaux's commercial affairs tribunal fined Ital-Assist €150,000, according to Sud-Ouest newspaper, upholding Vinexpo’s charges of ‘economic parasitism’, a French law that prevents businesses fr...

January, 17, 2011 US: Domestic Wines Up 6% at Retail in 2010

Off-premise sales revenue reached $4.4 billion at major stores. Wine sales at major food and drug stores ended 2010 on the same positive trajectory it had been following all year. Domestic table wines grew 6% in dollar sales over 2009 for the four-week period ending Jan. 2, 2011, and the same 6% app...

January, 17, 2011 US: Wine Institute eyes export boost with new campaign

California's Wine Institute is to launch a global branding campaign featuring a new "California Wines" logo in an effort to boost exports. The Discover California Wines campaign will use images of well-known landmarks, rural vistas and seasonal cuisine that are linked to the region to promote the wi...

January, 17, 2011 UK: Wine investment company boss jailed

Wine investment company director Benedict Moruthoane has been jailed for 7.5 years for fraud. Moruthoane, who set up and ran Templar Vintners Ltd, was sentenced at St Albans Crown Court on 5 January after a two-month trial. The fraud related to two wine investment companies: Templar Vintners Ltd ...

January, 17, 2011 Uncorking B.C.'s wine industry

B.C. wineries have come a long way since their days of providing the local market with fortified plonk. But a variety of forces are at work that could put a cork on growth in the industry, says a research paper released Thursday by two Simon Fraser University scholars. The industry suffers "fr...