November, 19, 2010 World's oldest wine sale enters the internet age

The medieval and the ultra-modern will join hands tomorrow when the world's oldest and most prestigious annual wine auction enters the age of Facebook and Twitter. The annual auction of the Hospices de Beaune, which sells wines from fragments of leading Burgundy vineyards bequeathed to charity over...

November, 19, 2010 Winemaker creates sea-bed wine cellar

MASLENICA (Croatia) - A SLOVENIAN winemaker on Friday revealed his unique technique for maturing wine when he retrieved 600 bottles that he laid six months ago in clay-made amphorae on the Adriatic seabed.The sparkling wine, named Poseidon after the Greek god of the sea, was placed at a depth of 30m...

November, 19, 2010 Red wine packed with antidiabetes compounds

Red wine is a potent source of antidiabetic compounds – but they might not get past your gut. The finding is sure to enliven the ongoing debate over the drink's health benefits. Alois Jungbauer and colleagues at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria, tested 10 r...

November, 19, 2010 Focus - Georgia targets wine quality to move beyond Russia

An over-reliance on one market is always a danger. Georgia's wine producers found this out only too well, when Russia closed its doors to Georgian wine in 2006. Since then, however, the country has looked to expand wine exports past its eastern neighbour. What was initially a problem has become an o...

November, 19, 2010 Moldova Gets EU Loan For Winemaking Sector

CHISINAU -- The European Union will lend Moldova 75 million euros ($102 million) to help it modernize its winemaking facilities, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Moldovan Deputy Agriculture Minister Vasile Bumacov told RFE/RL today that the loan would come from the European Investment Bank, the...

November, 19, 2010 PA: Liquor board shelves fee increases on booze, wine

HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Thursday shelved a plan to increase the handling fees that it levies on manufacturers of liquor and wine. The board said it would impose a six-month moratorium on any increase in the fee and any price increases proposed by distilleries an...

November, 19, 2010 Chinese billionaire buys Chateau Chenu Lafitte, in Cotes de Bourg

A Chinese billionaire, together with a group of investors, has bought a Bordeaux estate called Chateau Chenu Lafitte, in Cotes de Bourg, as a gift for his son. One of the minority shareholders, Guolong Yin, has been running the estate since April 2010, when the purchase was complete - although negot...

November, 18, 2010 A Challenge to the Wine Industry

There are many positive factors that have parlayed wine into the adult beverage most associated with good taste, sophistication and style. Wine quality, at all price levels, has improved dramatically. The range of wine types and styles available today is complete enough to satisfy every possible con...