November, 04, 2010 Hong Kong to be region's wine hub

Hong Kong is keen to establish itself as the wine hub of the region as it kicks off on Thursday, the third annual Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair. Officials also predicted Hong Kong would surpass New York as the world's biggest wine auction centre this year. The wine event attracted a ...

November, 04, 2010 Dallas Voters Endorse End to "Dry" Districts

DALLAS – Dallas voters decided by a wide margin that the "dry" areas of Dallas should instead be "wet," so beer and wine can be sold in retail stores throughout the city, WFAA TV reports. It does not apply to previously dry areas regarding the sale of hard liquor, and it only applies to sales of o...

November, 04, 2010 Italian wine Canti launches £1 million ad campaign

Italian wine brand Canti is launching a £1 million ad campaign in the run-up to Christmas.Fratelli Martini, parent company to Canti Wines, is supporting the brand’s first-ever ad campaign, which plays on the meaning of Canti - Italian for song. The campaign strapline will be “Music to your Tast...

November, 04, 2010 Smart Wine Investors Trade Online, Avoid Auctions

$230,000 could buy you a brand new Ferrari Italia or 2 weeks at the Ritz in Paris. You could spend it on a bottle of Dalmore 64, the world’s most expensive whisky and still have $70,000 in change to spare. Instead a private Asian bidder decided to spend it on a bottle of Bordeaux at an auction in ...

November, 03, 2010 NZ: Ban of 2,4-D may be needed in the end - wine industry

Members of the wine industry say a ban of the hormone-based weedkiller 2,4-D could be the only way to stop more cases of grape vines being damaged by spray drift. In Hawkes Bay, Brian Howard, from Howard Vineyard at Bay View, says at least six hectares of his crop and his neighbour's has been wip...

November, 03, 2010 Foster's sees sparkle in US wine business

Foster's is predicting the US wine market should recover in the next 12 months, returning it to the rosy trading environment before the onset of the global financial crisis that decimated wine sales in North America and led many consumers to opt for cheaper and low-margin bottles of wine. The com...

November, 03, 2010 Can Your AVA Reduce Your Taxes?

Washington, D.C. -- A Chief Counsel Advice ruling issued Oct. 8 by the IRS appears to allow some vineyard owners to depreciate the added value provided by a recognized American Viticultural Area designation. But the ruling is as yet unproven: It will not apply to everyone, and everyone who wants to ...

November, 02, 2010 Coastal California Winegrape Harvest Wraps

Napa,Calif. - It’s been a nail-biter of a year for California Coastal grapegrowers, but it will be all over before the rains forecast for the coming weekend. On Monday, Randy Ullom, winemaster for Sonoma County-based Kendall-Jackson Winery (4 million cases), said, “We’re not done yet,” but e...