March, 08, 2010 Vineyard Defaults Surge as Lost Land Values Undermine Napa Wine

(Bloomberg) - In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands. As many as 10 wineries and vineyards in Napa will change hands in distressed ...

March, 07, 2010 Praise for Tasmanian wine

Tasmania has been touted as the 'most exciting wine area in Australia' by national industry group Wine Australia. Representatives from the organisation recently toured the state and praised the high quality of Tasmania's cool climate wines. They say Tasmania has escaped the effects of the wine...

March, 07, 2010 Wines: Will global warming affect wine?

The importance of climate for winegrowing is unbelievable. Although there have been many advances in winemaking, climate has remained the one element growers cannot control and which will determine the overall style of a wine as well as the quality of any given vintage. According to climatologists ...

March, 07, 2010 Wine doesn't make women fat, report claims

Researchers found that regular moderate female drinkers were less likely to become obese after a 13 year study of more than 19,000 women. The finding seems to contradict received dietary wisdom which has it that alcohol consumption leads to weight gain. The body may use calories from alcohol in...

March, 06, 2010 Dealcoholised wine launched to combat alcohol abuse

A new dealcoholised wine has been launched onto the Italian market, in an effort to combat alcohol abuse. The 0.5% wine is made from fully fermented wine that is vacuum distilled to reduce the alcohol content. The release of wine, called Winezero, follows Italian Agricultural Minister Luca Za...

March, 06, 2010 Northern Sonoma County Wine Road - Barrel Tasting weekend

The Northern Sonoma County Wine Road region, in Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Alexander Valley, is hosting their 32nd annual Barrel Tasting weekend on two weekends this year, March 6-7 and March 13-14, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. Over 100 great wineries in this area are open ...

March, 05, 2010 'Pinotgate' controversy gives grape a bad name

Could bungling by French vintners finally end our tortured love affair with Pinot Noir? The fallout of what we'll call Pinotgate began last month with 12 fraud convictions in a French court for selling to E&J Gallo wine labeled as Pinot Noir that was nothing of the sort; it was actually Merlot an...

March, 05, 2010 Wine export gap after Chile quake

AT THE risk of insensitivity, the earthquake that has affected Chile's previously robust wine industry has provided a rare glimmer of opportunity for an Australian sector that mostly has gone backwards. There are more than 100 million cases of Australian wine languishing in storage without throat...