May, 04, 2010 Weather hits SA grape harvest but quality of wine

Despite adverse weather resulting in a smaller grape harvest than usual, South Africa is producing some outstanding wines this year, according to listed company Distell, which accounts for a third of South Africa's total wine production. Erhard Wolf, the executive responsible for grape and wine sup...

May, 03, 2010 Wine seller sues "Hell's Kitchen" star for skipping bill

(Reuters) - A U.S. wine merchant went beyond just cursing Gordon Ramsay on Monday and filed a lawsuit against the television celebrity chef who is known as much for his command of swear words as he is for his sauces. The merchant, Wineberry America LLC accused Ramsay, his private equity backers the...

May, 03, 2010 Bank study sees 2010 improvement for wine

NORTH COAST — The high-end part of the wine industry will start to recover by the end of this year, with revenue growth this year for wines retailing for more than $20 a bottle of 8 percent to 12 percent from that of last year, according to an economic forecast released today by Silicon Valley Ban...

May, 03, 2010 Ontario to Support VQA Wines

Ontario -- On April 28, the province of Ontario announced that through the year 2014 it will invest a total of CAD $57 million in the success and long-term sustainability of its Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wines. Both VQA wines and Ontario grapegrowers will receive support through three initiati...

May, 03, 2010 English wine production doubles to 3 million bottles

The number of bottles produced by English wineries jumped from 1.04 million in 2008 to 3.17 million in 2009, according to official figures released by English Wine Producers, the trade body.Though many remember last summer as a washout, the conditions were good for grape growing and substantially be...

May, 03, 2010 Foster's wants wine tax reform

AU - BEVERAGES giant Foster's Group has called for wine tax reform after the federal government rejected the Treasury's recommendation for an immediate overhaul of alcohol tax. Cheap wine producers and brewers were the main winners from the government's decision, with spirits and expensive wines at...

May, 02, 2010 Wine grape growers relieved at volumetric tax reprieve

The Australian wine industry has welcomed the news that the Federal Government has rejected one of the recommendations of the Henry tax review, that considered the way wine is taxed. The review suggested a move toward volumetric tax, which would have dropped the price of expensive wine, but dramati...

May, 01, 2010 Wine into water as vintage dozen auctioned off

AU - Funds raised in the auction of 12 bottles of wine will be used to fund a 'water bank' for South Australia. The bottles of 2005 Penfolds Grange vintage were released yesterday and are retailing at more than $500 each. The Murray Darling Association in South Australia has purchased a dozen to a...