November, 29, 2010 Hypoallergenic Wines? Not so Fast

Newly reported research from European scientists suggesting that the source of allergic reactions to wine may be found in glycoproteins has roused worldwide interest. Genetic scientists in California, however, caution that the results are preliminary: More study is required, and the production of lo...

November, 29, 2010 S. Africa Must Boost Wine to China, Standard Bank Says

(Bloomberg) -- South African wine producers need to look at increasing exports to China, which is set to become the seventh largest consumer of wine by 2012, Standard Bank Group Ltd. said. China “offers real opportunities for South African wine makers,” Willie Du Plessis, director of agricultura...

November, 29, 2010 Chr. Hansen launches frozen yeast for easy wine-making

Directly inoculated Viniflora® FrootZen™ helps wineries meet consumer demands for natural, authentic and fruiter wines Pursuing its strategy of offering natural, high value specialty yeasts and malolactic cultures to the wine industry, Chr. Hansen once again launches a breakthrough innovation wi...

November, 29, 2010 Xu Lei confirmed as Mouton 2008 artist

Chateau Mouton Rothschild has just revealed its wine label for the 2008 vintage – confirming Chinese painter Xu Lei as the artist. Xu is artistic director of Today Art Museum, Beijing’s leading contemporary art gallery, and a graduate from the prestigious Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts. For the l...

November, 29, 2010 SA wine industry needs to ensure sustainability

Agriculture in general and wine production in particular need to change to ensure profitability and long-term sustainability, Standard Bank said on Monday. Pressure on the South African industry was intensifying as vineyards aged and international competition for market share increased, the bank's d...

November, 29, 2010 U.K. Considering Moves to Cut Tobacco And Alcohol Consumption

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said he’s looking at ways to cut tobacco and alcohol consumption as he tries to improve public health, with the focus on the poorest people.The government will ban “below cost” sales of alcohol, Lansley told the BBC’s “Andrew Marr Show,�...

November, 28, 2010 Could 50% of Russian wine be fake ?

A top Russian alcohol market official says half of all wine and 70 percent of the cognac on that country’s store shelves is counterfeit.Vladislav Spirin, a policy official at Reh Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation, says the fake wine and cognac is made out of “concentrates, aromatiser...

November, 28, 2010 Canada: Feds Pouring Money Into Wine Industry

It could spell good news for the our Local Ontario South Coast Wine Organization.... The federal government is pouring almost half a million dollars into Canada's wine industry. More than 200-thousand dollars will go towards boosting exports to new international markets. There's also money to upgrad...