December, 19, 2010 Chilean wine industry booming: sales up 10% and exports 11.7%

Between Jan and Oct 2010, 83 of the top 100 Chilean wineries increased their sales of bottled wine. According to figures from Wines of Chile, 68 of these wineries increased sales by more than 10%. Exports have increased by 11.7% compared to figures during the same period in 2009.Among the 30 largest...

December, 19, 2010 Winemakers Introduce Cheaper, Artificial Ice Wines

Ice wine, made from grapes that were allowed to freeze on the vine, has long been one of the most expensive dessert drinks because of the risk involved in its production. Winemakers must harvest the grapes under precisely the right weather conditions and extract the high-sugar juice before they thaw...

December, 19, 2010 Boosting Resveratrol in White Wines

St. Louis, Mo.—The well-known antioxidant health benefits in red wines may be shared by white wines in the not-too-distant future, if experimental yeasts under development at a St. Louis laboratory find commercial acceptance. Dr. Oliver Yu, adjunct associate professor at St. Louis Community Colleg...

December, 18, 2010 No wine recession

IN another sign that the world economy is in the midst of a recovery, Christie's auction house reported global wine sales topped US$71 million for 2010, or about what they were in 2007 before the recession began. "Recession? Not in the wine business," Charles Curtis, head of Christie's wines said on...

December, 18, 2010 Wastewater to Irrigate More Vineyards

Vineyards around Healdsburg in northern Sonoma County will soon be irrigated with recycled water, the latest such project to put wastewater to practical use. Vineyards in other parts of Sonoma and Napa counties also receive recycled water, and plans are under way to expand that usage significantly.H...

December, 16, 2010 UK:Wine value grows in pub market

Wine sales are growing in value in pubs, clubs and restaurants as well as in supermarkets, despite a fall in volume.On-trade wine sales were up 3.5% and off-trade sales were up 2.7%. Spirit sales in shops were strong with value growth increasing by 6.6%, but overall spirit sales were down in the o...

December, 16, 2010 Christie's wine sales rebound

In another sign that the world economy is in the midst of a recovery, Christie's auction house reported global wine sales topped $71 million for 2010, or about what they were in 2007 before the recession began. "Recession? Not in the wine business," Charles Curtis, head of Christie's wines said. "Wi...

December, 16, 2010 Wine by-product found to make a great sunscreen

Marlborough's sauvignon blanc grapes may have produced their cheekiest bottle yet. Researchers have found the grape seeds make an excellent sunscreen lotion, to protect the skin from the sun's harmful UV rays. Marlborough produces the bulk of the country's sauvignon grapes - once the wine's be...