December, 14, 2010 BELGIUM: EU ministers delay wine label demand decision

Wine-makers selling in the European Union have been granted a delay in having to detail the presence of casein and ovalbumin in their wines.The European Commission yesterday (13 December) acquiesced to a request from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) that wine producers be exempt...

December, 14, 2010 Harvest of Pa. ice wine grapes beginning

ERIE, Pa. — If you spotted these grapes, brown and frozen like rocks, in the dark recesses of your refrigerator, you'd probably throw them out. Bob Mazza knows better. Since 1984, he's been making ice wine, a specialty dessert wine that is pressed from frozen-on-the-vine grapes that are prized f...

December, 14, 2010 Diageo looks to double liquor sales in Middle East

(Reuters) - British drinks group Diageo (DGE.L) wants to double its liquor sales in the Middle East and North Africa region over the next five years, as part of a focus on new emerging markets.Diageo, which makes Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka, said liquor sales in the MENA region grew 16 ...

December, 14, 2010 DBR (Lafite) ends relationship with Summergate

Domaines Barons de Rothschild is ending its seven-year relationship with Chinese importer Summergate. From 1 January 2011, distribution of exclusive DBR wines will be held by ASC Fine Wines. DBR (Lafite) said in a statement that ‘after years of successful collaboration, this will permit to both c...

December, 14, 2010 FUND VIEW-Wine retains punch amid global turmoil

(Reuters) - A fund investing in fine wines is outpacing other asset classes as Asian drinkers develop a taste for the finest vintages and compete for supplies with aficionados in Europe and the United States. The Wine Investment Fund buys up fine wines from the Bordeaux region of France where the...

December, 14, 2010 Schoolbook calls Jesus "Wine-guzzling vagrant" and "socialist"

(MyFOXBoston.com) - Some New Hampshire parents are upset after finding out a schoolbook refers to Jesus as a "Wine-guzzling vagrant and precocious socialist." The book in question is Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, written by Barbara Ehrenreich. The account of working minimum-wage...

December, 13, 2010 Ontarians return 1 billion wine, booze bottles

Officials say Ontario residents have returned one billion wine and spirit bottles to beer stores for recycling. The Bag It Back program was introduced in 2007. Bottles used for products sold at provincial liquor stores can be returned to beer stores for a deposit refund. Officials say 370,0...

December, 13, 2010 Clean Vines Growing in New Davis Vineyard

Foundation Plant Services (FPS), the National Grapevine Importation and Clean Stock Facility located at the University of California, Davis, is developing a new 20-acre vineyard to meet the new national standard for grapevine foundation material established by the National Clean Plant Network. Perso...