March, 17, 2010 French law drives country’s first television wine channel into exile

You might think that French officials would have raised their glasses in celebration of a project to create the first Gallic television channel dedicated to wine. Instead, they appear intent on driving the station into exile, possibly to Britain, after deciding that it will fall foul of the toughes...

March, 17, 2010 Asian Fly Detected in Northwest Vineyards

Oregon -Northwest grapegrowers are preparing to fight new invasive pests threatening their vineyards. One of the least understood of these invaders is spotted-wing drosophila (D. suzukii), a species native to Asia that was initially reported in California in 2008. Grapegrowers in Oregon’s Upper W...

March, 17, 2010 RNDC Enters into Agreement with National Wine and Spirits

Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) and National Wine & Spirits (NWS) announced yesterday an agreement in which RNDC will acquire certain assets of NWS, LLC, Indiana. Tom Cole, president of RNDC-USA says, "This is an exciting day for both Republic National and National Wine & Spirits of In...

March, 17, 2010 California vineyards face foreclosure

Some California vineyards are facing foreclosure this year, with many reporting 2009 as their 'worst year' ever. The wine division of the Silicon Valley Bank said some foreclosures could be expected in 2010, continuing a trend which began last year. 'We expect to see more “bargain transition...

March, 17, 2010 French wine sales falling; will crisis bring changes?

The faltering economy has been hard on wine businesses. Althoughwinemakers hope things are beginning to turn around, the news is not good for France, the world's largest wine and spirits exporter. The Federation of French Wines and Spirits Exporters reported last week that exports of French w...

March, 16, 2010 U.S. wine exports, revenue fall in 2009

SACRAMENTO -- Wineries toasted a little less success abroad in 2009, but this year shows more promise. U.S. wine exports -- with California accounting for 90% of that total -- were down by volume and value in 2009, according to the San Francisco-based Wine Institute. The institute said 2009 ex...

March, 16, 2010 Grants to Promote Monterey Wine Country

Monterey,CA - The Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association has snagged two major government grants that with matching funds total almost $600,000 to increase consumers’ awareness of Monterey as a major wine producer and a wine country destination. Both competitive grants are designed to...

March, 16, 2010 What is it about Sonoma and Wine and Women?

(Reuters) - There must be something in the air. Maybe it's the fog? Maybe it's the soil? But there has to be something that has led so many women to make wine in Sonoma, California.There is, of course, Helen Turley. America's answer to France's flying winemaker Michel Rolland. This grande dame of Ca...