October, 25, 2010 Chile wine sales toast miners' rescue

UK - Tesco has seen Chilean wine sales spike 325% on the previous year as scenes of jubilation at the miners rescue inspired a thirst for Chilean wine in consumers. The trend was repeated across the trade, both in independents and larger retailers. Nick Room, Waitrose's Chilean wine buyer said: "Chi...

October, 25, 2010 Race to harvest

The strong weekend storm that drenched the North Bay landed a staggering blow on area grape growers, who are now racing to complete the harvest before mold and another looming storm provide a knockout punch.The two-day front walloped Wine Country, dropping 4 inches on many parts of Sonoma County and...

October, 24, 2010 Moldova to draw entire quota on wine supply to EU

Moldovan has almost drawn the wine exporting quota to the European Union market, and the Government will have the possibility to satisfy only 8% of economic agent supply offers for the EU till the end of this year. The statement was made Deputy Economy Minister Octavian Calmic during the Wednesda...

October, 24, 2010 China's wine market uncorks opportunities in Napa Valley

HONG KONG — As wine consumption skyrockets in the greater China region, businessmen here are setting their sights on California. In the wine-rich Napa valley, a growing number of businessmen are looking at vineyards for sale or commissioning bulk wine to bottle in China. Their goal: boost expor...

October, 24, 2010 Carbonic Maceration

Carbonic maceration has been part of my wine vocabulary for years now. I have been able to tell you that it’s commonly used for Beaujolais, lends to fresh and fruity red wines, and involves fermenting whole grapes. I thought that I had a reasonable grasp of the concept. I wasn’t afraid to choos...

October, 24, 2010 Microorganism of the day: Schizosaccharomyces pombe

WHAT: a yeast that divides by fission (division in half, rather than budding like most yeast, hence “Schizo”), ferments sugars (hence “saccharomyces” or “sugar-loving”), and was first identified in African millet beer (hence “pombe” meaning “beer” in Swahili.) Relevance to wine:...

October, 23, 2010 HK strengthens wine co-op with France's Burgundy

Hong Kong signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Burgundy region in France to strengthen their cooperation in wine businesses, said the Hong Kong government on Friday. Burgundy region, located in eastern France, is well-known for its wine making. In the MOU, Hong Kong and Burgundy agr...

October, 23, 2010 HK wine imports grow 73% in first eight months

Hong Kong saw a growth of 73 percent in the value of total wine imports in the first eight months of 2010, continuing to develop as Asia's wine hub, said an official of Hong Kong on Friday.Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Rita Lau said Hong Kong has been making the most of its strengt...