July, 19, 2015 India: Cut in EU wine duty an option

(TI) - India is willing to lower the import duty on European wines, provided it is given greater access in IT, officials said here. Talks with the European Union for a free trade agreement are set to resume next month after a gap of two years, marked by a quid pro quo approach by the parties. ...

July, 19, 2015 Dwyane Wade Launches Wine Label Called 'Wade' on Chinese Tour

(BleacherReport) - Dwyane Wade is a cultured man, so it’s appropriate that he’s starting his own wine label. The Miami Heat guard got super creative with the name, too, calling the brand—wait for it—“Wade.” SI’s Extra Mustard has more on the launch, w...

July, 18, 2015 Canada: FedEx accuses NLC of set-up to protect wine monopoly

(CBC) - FedEx is accusing the Newfoundland Liquor Corporation of a set-up, saying the provincial crown corporation engaged in underhanded business in order to protect its monopoly over wine in the province. Two years ago, the NLC charged FedEx for bringing a private shipment of wine from British...

July, 18, 2015 Vineyard Needs Prompt Action Over Illegal Workers

(Wine-Searcher) - A plan to legalize illegal farmworkers could be a boon for California vineyards and the wider agricultural industry. In a move certain to raise the blood pressure of right-wingers outside the state, California's legislature is considering a bill that would allow illegal immigra...

July, 18, 2015 Temecula's First Wine Cave Nears Completion

(Wines&Vines) -  The first wine cave constructed in Temecula Wine Country using tunneling methods more commonly used at Northern California wineries is expected to be ready for use in August . Oak Mountain Winery will use its new cave to increase barrel-aging capacity and expand hospitali...

July, 18, 2015 Think you know Douro Valley wines?

(WP) - The Hyundai tractor’s talon slammed into the rock again and again, chopping large pieces of schist into smaller one. It resembled a bucktoothed dinosaur attacking its prey. Then the driver rolled back and forth over the debris, using the vehicle’s treads and weight to grind stone...

July, 18, 2015 Olivia Newton-John Gets Enological

(WineSpecator) - Long after Sandra Dee took her first swig of Italian Swiss Colony "port" at the Pink Ladies’ sleepover, Olivia Newton-John has returned to wine, but this time for a cause more commendable than trying to fit in with Rizzo, Frenchy and the gang. The actress, singer and philanth...

July, 17, 2015 Sonoma County: California Native American tribe plans resort, winery in Windsor

(NVR) - A casino-owning Native American tribe has plans for housing, a resort and a winery around a small Northern California town, and some locals are not happy. Dozens of residents of the Sonoma County town of Windsor turned out at Wednesday night's city council meeting to demand the city ...