July, 30, 2015 Hopes rise for 2015 Port wine harvest

(Decanter) - The head winemaker for the company that owns Taylor's, Croft and Fonseca Port has compared 2015 growing conditions to those of the highly rated 2011 vintage.  Hot and dry weather means the 2015  wine harvest  is set to begin early in the  Douro , and possibly b...

July, 30, 2015 DIAGEO SIGNALS TURNAROUND AS SALES RISE

(TDB) - Diageo has reported a 5% rise in net sales for 2014/15, signalling a turnaround in the company’s fortunes after a challenging few years. Releasing its preliminary end of year results this morning, Diageo reported a 5% rise in net sales to £10.8 billion ($16.85 billion), ...

July, 30, 2015 The Great Convergence? Changing Patterns of Global Alcohol Consumption

(WineEconomist) - The  Economist  magazine’s current issue includes a brief  article on  “Booze Around the World: The Changing Demography of Drinks,”  which features  this interesting info-graphic. It is interesting to see that alcohol consump...

July, 30, 2015 Low Doses Of Cancer-Fighting Compound In Wine Can Reduce Disease Risk, Study Finds

(IBTimes) - Resveratrol, a cancer-fighting compound found in red grapes and wine, helps prevent bowel cancer if taken in small doses, a University of Leicester, England, study showed. The latest research specifically found that small doses of wine were more effective than higher doses,&nbs...

July, 30, 2015 Climate change might make your favorite wine disappear

(BusinessInsider) - Wine, as we have seen once again this week, seems to be a handy way to galvanise concerns about the future ill-effects of climate change. It’s perhaps telling that the prospect of losing a favourite tipple attracts media coverage so readily, when the bigger issue is surely...

July, 30, 2015 Wine Exports Healthy as Value Rises

(Wine-Searcher) - We might be drinking a little less, but we're drinking better quality, according to the latest export figures. French, Italian and Spanish wines continued to perform well on the export market, as the global thirst for wine remains seemingly unquenched. Figures released this ...

July, 30, 2015 B.C. Wineries May Sell Each Other's Products

(Wines&Vines) - B.C. wineries will be allowed to offer a full range of liquor under the latest reform implemented following a 2013 review of the province’s liquor policies. On July 28, The B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch issued a policy directive, which “allows wineries,...

July, 30, 2015 The real reason red wine is good for your heart

(BusinessInsider) - Oenophiles rejoiced the day doctors officially advocated for the daily glass of red wine. And for good reason — studies seemed to suggest that regular wine drinking was healthy for the heart. But the question of  why  it's beneficial has puzzled scie...