December, 07, 2010 NZ: Squeeze goes on smaller wine players

A new wine industry report shows the financial situation is getting grimmer for smaller wineries and grape growers. Often new players or heavily in debt, smaller wine companies are continuing to watch their profitability eroded, according to a report on the 2010 vintage by accounting firm Deloitt...

December, 07, 2010 Water War: Wine Industry vs. Local Salmon

The article on a wine industry study on the front page of the Nov. 23 STAR should have been on the opinion page, rather than masquerade as a news article. It is biased against a State Water Resources Control Board proposed regulation that would defend endangered salmon from deadly practices by the w...

December, 07, 2010 US: Domestic Wine Sales Up

Domestic table wine sales at major U.S. food and drug stores grew 6% from last year in the four-week period ending Oct. 3, totaling $320 million, according to data from Symphony IRI (SIRI). Imported table wine sales, in contrast, stayed flat from the year before. “October is traditionally one of ...

December, 07, 2010 Château 7-Eleven: Could Convenience-Seeking Millennials Cause the Next Wine Boom?

Winemakers and retailers have begun stalking millennials, Ad Age reports: The generation, loosely defined as Americans born between 1980 and 2000, has a "taste for adventure, quirkiness and convenience" that "will drive the market in the coming decade." The best part for industry? Millennials appare...

December, 07, 2010 Over 30 Million Wine Labels in Circulation Using the AVIN

(PRWEB) - By becoming a central repository for wine information, the AVIN helps to address internal wine trade issues as well as having customer marketing benefits. To date, over 30 million wine labels have been printed with the AVIN and distributed internationally. The AVIN code is a unique technol...

December, 07, 2010 Missouri grapes hold key to improving world grape production

In a few years, a sip of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Pinot Noir may include a taste of the "Show-Me" State. The state grape of Missouri – the Norton variety grown at many vineyards around the state – is resistant to powdery mildew, a fungal pathogen that affects winemaking grapes around the wo...

December, 06, 2010 AUS: Falling grape crush falls short of fixing wine glut

The Australian wine industry has made more progress in wiping out the grape glut. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the 2009-10 national grape crush fell 7.5 per cent to 1.6 million tonnes. White wine production dropped by 7.5 per pent, while red and rose production only fell modestly. ...

December, 06, 2010 Twitter’s Putting Its Fledgling Wine Up for a Holiday Auction

Twitter is getting ready to auction off signed bottles of its own Fledgling wine — along with some face time with co-founder Biz Stone — just in time for some holiday charitable giving.Proceeds will benefit the Room to Read literacy program, specifically volunteers in Uttarakhand, India. Twitter...