August, 10, 2010 US: Foster's' Treasury Wine Estates signs distribution deal

Foster's Group's newly named global wine arm, Treasury Wine Estates, has signed exclusive distribution deals with Southern Wine & Spirits of America in several US states. Southern Wine & Spirits is to become the exclusive distributor for Treasury Wine Estates in South Carolina, Kentucky, Alaska, Haw...

August, 10, 2010 Advice to U.S. job seekers: drop the Merlot

(Reuters) - Job applicants who drink alcohol are perceived as less intelligent and less hireable by American bosses, a bias dubbed the "imbibing idiot bias" in a study published on Monday. In a series of six related experiments, researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Penn...

August, 09, 2010 Northwest wineries seek growing Chinese market

SEATTLE — Hong Kong and mainland China are developing a strong thirst for wine, and Washington and Oregon are hoping for a taste of those growing markets. So far, only a trickle of Northwest wines make it to Asian countries outside of Japan. But experts say as affluence grows in China's booming ec...

August, 09, 2010 Sonoma growers face nervous wait

Wine growers on the Sonoma Coast and in the Russian River Valley face a nail-biting wait to discover if 2010 will be a great vintage – or ruined by rain.A low pressure system sitting off California's north coast has created highly unusual weather conditions in the area this summer, with coastal fo...

August, 09, 2010 Government keeps wine cellar contents under wraps

Foreign and Commonwealth Office claim full disclosure of £864,000 collection could 'influence the wine market' The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is citing the coming visit of the pope to strengthen its ongoing opposition to disclosing the contents of the government's wine cellar. The FCO has so ...

August, 08, 2010 Has Australia’s wine surge stalled?

Vineyards occupy a tiny fragment of the Australian landmass: less than 0.02 per cent of the continent. Their psychological importance, though, is wildly disproportionate to their size. The unparalleled export success of Australian wine over the past two decades has won more friends for the nation th...

August, 07, 2010 Wine world contemplates a PET bottle revolution

For centuries, they have been part of the experience of wine drinking--the rasp of the cork as it twists from the bottle, the pleasant glug as the liquid rushes into the glass--but if some of Japan's biggest wine companies have their way, they may soon be a thing of a past for many drinkers. ...

August, 07, 2010 Wine sector looking to beat recession 

Grape growers and winemakers plan to focus on economic recovery and a continued drive to lift the quality of wine production at the sector's major conference later this month.The annual Romeo Bragato conference on technical issues for the viticulture and wine sector will be held in Blenheim ...