June, 04, 2010 Sierra Foothills Wine Association Planned

CA - After years of marketing and promoting grapes and wines through more localized county and sub-appellation associations, producers within the Sierra Foothills American Viticultural Area (AVA) are planning to pool resources and collectively market the products and attributes of the entire Foothil...

June, 03, 2010 Foster vs Foster’s Battle Hits Australia Wine Goliath

(Bloomberg) -- Adam Foster’s annual wine production of 2,500 cases is a fraction of the sales of Foster’s Group Ltd., the world’s second-largest producer. Yet it’s a factor in breaking up the rival he shares a name with. Foster’s Group, the Australian brewer that sells lager in 150 countri...

June, 03, 2010 Illinois wine industry blooms with new Litchfield winery

Illinois’ wine industry continues to grow with the recent opening of the Wooden Nickel Winery & Saloon, nestled in 48 acres of a scenic resort area just north of Litchfield in Montgomery County.“Wineries are like mushrooms. They keep popping up,” said Bill McCartney, Pittsfield-based executiv...

June, 03, 2010 European wine popular as prices plunge

Australians are developing a taste for high-end European wine as prices plunge by more than 10 per cent.Official statistics show the price of imported table wine from around the globe fell by more than a dollar per litre, or about 13 per cent, in the year to March."The strength of the Australian dol...

June, 03, 2010 Funds for British Columbia Wine Industry

B.C. - Research funding totaling more than CAD$2 million will flow to the British Columbia wine industry from the federal government under a program designed to support innovation in the agriculture sector.Coupled with CAD $700,000 from industry, the funding from Canada’s federally sponsored Devel...

June, 02, 2010 Walgreen Serving Up Wine, Beer Again

Drug-store chain Walgreen Co. is reversing a roughly 15-year-old alcohol sales ban by returning beer and wine to its shelves.The Deerfield, Ill., retailer is hoping offering alcohol will boost its sales and market share, making it a one-stop shop without affecting its community-friendly image. Up u...

June, 02, 2010 Grapegrowers Get Federal Water Funding

Washington, D.C. -- The United States Department of Agriculture has given $7.2 million in funding to help grape growers reduce water demand while producing comparable yields and quality.The grant is from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to the National Grape & Wine Industry (N...

June, 02, 2010 Ohio Wineries Big Business For Ohio

OHIO - It's a business you normally think of being based on the West Coast. But growing grapes and producing wine is big business in Ohio.Coshocton County wine producer Lee Wyse is the owner of Rainbow Hills Winery and he has been making wine for 23 years."The interest in wine and in Ohio, the inter...