March, 24, 2010 Protection of wine prices in Spain

Spain - Ministry of Agriculture to withdraw wine from market in attempt to push up prices Over the next few weeks the Ministry for the Environment and Agriculture will put into action a plan to withdraw two million hectolitres of wine before distillation at a price of around 1.85 euros per hectogra...

March, 23, 2010 Water Issues Get Worse for Wine Industry

Napa, Calif. -- “You’re not being paranoid: You’re being watched.” That was the attention-getting start to a talk about water supply in California by Robert J. Saperstein of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP. Saperstein spoke Friday at the seminar “Best Practices for Owning and Operat...

March, 23, 2010 Larger-than-life wine collection nets $1.2 million

(Reuters) - Lloyd Flatt was a man who lived life large and had a passion for large bottles of wine. One of those bottles - a six-liter Methuselah of Romanee Conti 1976 sold for $42,350 at Sotheby's New York more than double its presale estimate. Flatt, an eye-patch sporting American who began colle...

March, 23, 2010 Walgreens getting more food, wine, electronics

Walgreen stores are about to look different as the drug store chain expands a test to make the stores more open, more colorful and easier to shop. The Deerfield-based company is adding more food and wine, expanding its beauty aisles, and preparing to add electronics this summer. The retailer is ...

March, 22, 2010 S. Oregon wineries enjoy growth

Southern Oregon wineries are toasting success. Besides seeing an increase in tourist traffic each year, regional wines are also seeing local, statewide, and national awards. Sunset Magazine recently named Southern Oregon one of its top destinations for wine in 2010. The Southern Oregon Winery A...

March, 22, 2010 Chardonnay helps California grape crush top 4M tons

Chardonnay led the way last year as California vintners crushed more than 4 million tons of grapes, up from 3.7 tons the year before.Although the white wine grape was the single most popular grape varietal crushed during the 2009 harvest, accounting for nearly 18 percent of the crush, more red grape...

March, 22, 2010 Vinexpo Asia-Pacific expects 750 wine exhibitors in Hong Kong

Vinexpo Asia-Pacific 2010 will take place at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center from May 25 to 27, 2010. After the success of the previous exhibitions in Hong Kong, Vinexpo Asia-Pacific is today recognized as the benchmark event in the region. The exhibition will represent the largest sho...

March, 22, 2010 France likely to ban first wine TV network

France's first wine network is in danger of being banned at home before even filming its first show. Edonys, a French television channel devoted to wine-related programming, has received a discouraging response to preliminary proposals it submitted to the CSA – the authority that regulates Fran...