August, 27, 2017 NZ wine industry set to reach $2bn in exports by 2020

(RadioNZ) - The export value of wine has reached a record annual high, surpassing $1.6 billion. Wine is now the country's fifth largest goods export. The annual report of the industry body New Zealand Winegrowers says exports were up by 6 percent in the year to the end of June. It says exp...

August, 27, 2017 Australia's Treasury Wine pays $39 million to settle shareholder class action

(Reuters) - Australian winemaker Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (TWE.AX) said on Monday it will pay A$49 million ($39 million) to settle a class action lawsuit over allegations it misled shareholders about problems at its U.S. business. Law firm Maurice Blackburn filed the suit in 2014 after the worl...

August, 24, 2017 Pay-to-Play Scandal Exposed

(Wine-Searcher) - As Pennsylvania's liquor board reels from a bribery investigation, W. Blake Gray asks how deep the rot goes.   We know shady dealings are going on in the wine and spirits distribution business. The question is, how widespread are they? Southern Glazer's,...

August, 24, 2017 Chinese wine lovers snub screwcap, for now – survey

(Decanter) - Data compiled by research company Wine Intelligence for its Landscapes 2016 and 2017 reports shows that natural cork remains dominant in the US, China and Germany, where 60% of survey respondents chose it as their most favourite closure. The research was based on surveys of 1,000 ad...

August, 24, 2017 Wine is big business in California but how big might surprise you

(OCRegister) - While the harvest for grapes used in some sparkling wines already has begun, the majority of the state’s harvest will occur from now through October. The vines remain in need of a steady dose of hot days and cool nights to improve on the 2016 harvest, which set several records ...

August, 24, 2017 Researchers track down Italy's oldest wine

(NewAtlas) - While it is believed to have originated elsewhere long before, it is thought that Italian wine got its start in the Middle Bronze Age, sometime around 1,300-1,100 B.C. But new evidence found in a piece of ancient pottery now suggests the Italians developed their penchant for vino long,...

August, 24, 2017 So Far, an Average Wine Harvest in Central Coast

(Wines&Vines) - An average harvest is projected to kick off in California’s Central Coast as early as next week, with picks for the area’s growing sparkling wine programs already well underway. Growers throughout the region predicted harvest to continue at a normal pace and deliv...

August, 24, 2017 Wine Access, Releasing Data, Reveals One Of Every 36 Bottles Sold Is Rosé

(Forbes) - In 1999  google.com  was two years old;  AOL , the dial-up leader providing web portal, email and instant messaging, acquired  Netscape  and its stock split 2-for-1 that year as well;  Nokia  released its model  8210 &...