April, 10, 2010 2009 vintage uncorks fears of rising wine fraud

Experts are warning that the high quality of the 2009 Bordeaux vintage could lead to a rise in wine fraud. Simon Staples, sales director with Berry Brothers & Rudd, supplier to the royal family since the reign of George III, said: "The quality of 2009 wines is absolutely fantastic. But I'm concer...

April, 10, 2010 Is Constellation Brands Worth a Shot?

THE STARS AREN'T ALIGNING for Constellation Brands (ticker: STZ) Friday morning. The wine and spirits maker forecasted adjusted earnings of $1.53 a share to $1.68 a share for fiscal 2011, which started March 1, well below the Street's estimates of $1.78 a share. The company's fourth-quarter ...

April, 09, 2010 RIVERCAP and SPARFLEX Merge their Capsule Operations

BUSINESS WIRE--The Spanish wine capsule company, RIVERCAP SA, is joining forces with its French counterpart, SPARFLEX SA, to better serve their wine and spirits clients. This operation is the result of a common vision of the world capsule market for cork-finished wines and spirits, where both com...

April, 09, 2010 Constellation Brands Sales Fall

Constellation Brands Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter sales dropped, although the company's loss narrowed amid fewer one-time charges compared with the year earlier period. But the company's shares dropped 5% to $15.99 in premarket trading after it gave a forecast that missed analyst views. The bigg...

April, 08, 2010 Officials Confirm Grapevine Moth In Sonoma County

SANTA ROSA, CA (AP) ― Sonoma County agriculture officials say additional land in the state's premier wine region will likely be added to a quarantine area after more European grapevine moths were found.Agricultural Commissioner Cathy Neville said Thursday the confirmation that three moths found n...

April, 08, 2010 Membrane processing: Natural antioxidants from winemaking by-products

Winemaking by-products are a low-cost and rich source of valuable phenolic compounds with widely recognised health benefits. Membrane separation processes are ideal for recovering these compounds, ensuring high quality of the extracts produced. ...

April, 08, 2010 2009 California wine ‘exports’ to rest of U.S. rise modestly, but value falls 3 %

Wine shipments by California wineries to the rest of the nation were up an extremely “modest” 0.2 percent last year, while the value of those shipments fell 3 percent, the Wine Institute said Thursday, “as consumers traded down to lower-priced wines.”The San Francisco-based Wine Institute re...

April, 08, 2010 North American Wineries Top 7,000

San Rafael,CA - The total number of wineries in North America has grown by 361 in less than one year, and swelled by 1,961 since January 2005, according to data released today on Wines & Vines IndustryBase. There are a total of 7,011 bonded and virtual wineries in the United States, Canada and Mexic...