June, 13, 2010 Finger Lakes wineries aim to squash unruly visitors

Two violent incidents this year at a Seneca County winery have sent shockwaves through the Finger Lakes wine industry.The attacks on bystanders, winery personnel and a police officer, which occurred Feb. 13 and May 29 at Three Brothers Winery in Seneca County, have forced winemakers throughout the r...

June, 11, 2010 Foley acquiring Chalk Hill Winery

Chalk Hill Winery, the high-end wine estate of famed class-action attorney Fred Furth, is being sold to insurance magnate William Foley, Furth confirmed Thursday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources estimate the sale price could approach $100 million, making it one of the largest deals ...

June, 11, 2010 Bordeaux 2009: high prices risk 'alienating' US market

As American merchants express concern over pricing trends for Bordeaux 2009, a Bordeaux chateau representative says that the US market is being alienated. At Sherry Lehman in New York, owner Chris Adams says that there is 'great excitement' for the vintage but he calls the futures campaign 'uneven'....

June, 10, 2010 SVL Group buys Chateau d'Avize

A Russian entrepreneur has unveiled plans to buy Chateau d'Avize in Champagne. Boris Titov's SVL Group says it intends to turn around the fortunes of the Cote de Blancs based property, formerly owned by the LVMH group. SVL also owns the 100-year-old Russian sparkling wine house Abrau-Durso in the No...

June, 10, 2010 Bordeaux 2009 sales 'on knife edge': Liv-ex

Sales of Bordeaux 2009 are 'balanced on a knife edge', Liv-ex has warned, though merchants disagree. The web-based trading platform, on which a case of Lafite 09 was traded last month for £10,000, before the chateau had priced or released the wine, says in its latest market report there is 'a very ...

June, 10, 2010 Asia Beckons Idaho Wines

Idaho -- Idaho wineries aren’t being left behind as Northwest wines gain traction in Asia. Washington and Oregon signed a memorandum of understanding in late May with the Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau that promises to “strengthen co-operation in promoting wine-related tradin...

June, 10, 2010 More regulations for wine producers

COLUMBUS - Although no one is disputing the need to ensure quality and safety in food and drink products, a recent push by the Ohio Department of Agriculture to step up its inspections of the state’s wine wholesalers has some local business owners concerned.Wine producers in the area have been wor...

June, 09, 2010 U.S. adds $1.75M to fight grape moth

Federal agriculture officials say the government will spend another $1.75 million to fight a pest that has imperiled California's signature fruit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said Tuesday that it will use funding from the 2008 farm bill to arrest t...