March, 09, 2016 Wine grapes ‘can combat climate change’

(TDB) - The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) is investigating ways to use grape pomace to reduce livestock methane emissions – thought to be a major cause of global warming. Previous studies have shown that grape pomace – a by-product of crushing grapes for&n...

March, 08, 2016 Millennials Drink More Wine Than Any Generation

(TDB) - The Cut is a global destination that combines the beauty of a high-end fashion magazine with the dynamic energy and immediacy of the web. Many sensible young people know that they’re projected to live longer than their parents. Many of them would also like to resemble a toned, porc...

March, 08, 2016 A $20,000 bottle of wine? Welcome to Wall Street

(CNBC) - The sommelier opened and presented the bottle. He poured a few drops in front of Tom, the broker picking up the check. Tom sipped it and then closed his eyes. We all watched in anticipation. Tom opened his eyes ad nodded yes. It was a good bottle. As I took my first sip, the guy to my l...

March, 08, 2016 US Wine Exports Top $1.6bn

(Decanter) - Exports of US wine overcame a strong dollar to enjoy a record year in 2015, with value up 7.6% to US$1.61bn, show figures from the Wine Institute. US wine exports hit 461m litres in volume last year, with about 90% of the totals accounted for by wines from California, said the state...

March, 08, 2016 Willamette Valley Wine Boundaries Expand

(Wines&Vines) - The addition of 18,560 acres to the Willamette Valley AVA may be a small step for the region, but it marks the giant stride Oregon’s wine industry has taken since 1983. King Estate Winery petitioned for the adjustment with the support of its neighbor, Iris Vineyards. Th...

March, 08, 2016 Tour de France appeases winemakers

(TDB) - The organisers of the Tour de France have reached a sponsorship agreement with French winemakers who threatened to block parts of the route in protest. Last month  wine producers in the Languedoc expressed their anger at the news that Chilean wine brand Cono Sur and its &lsq...

March, 08, 2016 France: Chinese investor buys St-Estèphe château

(Decanter) - A Hong Kong company has joined the ranks of Chinese wine estate owners in Bordeaux after securing a deal for cru bourgeois property Château Tour Saint-Fort. Buyer Long Fait International plans to expand estate Recruits ex-director of St-Emilion Cru Class&eacut...

March, 08, 2016 Russian Imports of Georgian Wine Skyrocket After Ban is Lifted

(NewsWeek) - Russia has more than doubled its imports of Georgian wine in the first two months of the year, only three years after lifting a ban on sales of the drink, Georgia’s National Wine Agency reports. Moscow’s relations with Tbilisi were nearing an all-time low in 2006, ...