April, 29, 2010 Italy: Brunello regains US trust

ROME — Italy's agriculture minister says Brunello di Montalcino wine has regained U.S. trust and no longer needs special approval for shipment to American markets.Two years ago, Italy created a panel of experts to check if the wine, one of Italy's best known, meets production standards. There had...

April, 29, 2010 Wine Label Competition Open

Napa,CA - A panel of internationally recognized judges will honor outstanding wine labels in several categories at the first annual International Wine Label Design Competition. Proceeds from the competition will benefit the Volunteer Center of Napa Valley, which last year provided some $500,000 in v...

April, 29, 2010 U.S. Consumer Direct Wine Sales Steady at $3 Billion in 2009

(PRWEB)- U.S. wineries increased use of social networking and direct marketing to offset a weak economy in 2009 – winery managers remain optimistic about direct sales growth in 2010. U.S. wineries worked harder than ever to maintain their consumer direct wine sales at record levels in 2009, accord...

April, 29, 2010 ABARE warns of more wine woes ahead

AU - A report by the Federal Government's commodity forecaster confirms expectations that the 2010 wine grape vintage will fall, but warns of a return to a near-record harvest in two years.The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics predicts national production will be down by almos...

April, 28, 2010 Small New Zealand harvest welcomed

New Zealand wine producers are welcoming a smaller harvest than expected.Wineries throughout New Zealand are reporting lower yields than originally forecast, leaving some predicting a shift in the industry from oversupply to shortfall.In the country's biggest region, Marlborough, Jackson Estate says...

April, 28, 2010 How Far Does Truth in Wine Labeling Go?

British Columbia - With the rise of each new generation, change overtakes conventional wisdom. As the late Johnny Cash sang, “And the lonely voice of youth cries, ‘What is truth?’” Whether presenters were able to offer definitive guidance to a new generation of consumers last week in Vancouv...

April, 27, 2010 Debut New World wine collaboration a resounding success

The members of the New World grouping, represented by the generic wine-marketing bodies for Argentina, California, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa drew capacity crowds and long waiting lists to their joint in-depth series of lectures, panel discussions and tastings, held under the Down to Earth@...

April, 27, 2010 South Africa: Land of variety

World Cup competition comes to South Africa in June. Start the celebration of soccer's ultimate event a little early with South African wines. In so doing, experience the country's past, present and future.Winemaking in South Africa dates back 350 years to the time Dutch settlers first occupied land...