July, 14, 2014 Penfolds owner fighting trademark battle in China

(Decanter) - The owner of Penfolds has said it is confident of winning a legal battle to protect the wine label in China, after it emerged the group has been targeted by brand squatters in the country.  A Chinese individual using the name Li Daozhi has claimed trademark rights to Penfolds' ...

July, 11, 2014 French Cremant de Savoie appellation moves closer to reality

(Decanter) - Sparkling winemakers in France's Savoie region are set to join an elite club able to use the term 'Cremant' on labels, after gaining approval from officials. France's appellation body has said that  Savoie  wineries producing sparkling wines by the traditional  Champa...

July, 11, 2014 Wineries May Lose Internet Domain Dispute

(Wines&Vines) - —It appears that wine companies may suffer collateral damage in a policy dispute between European agencies and the United States over control of the Internet. Specifically, European agencies want to loosen the grip that the U.S. nonprofit Internet Corporation for Assign...

July, 10, 2014 Top 10 Wine Brands 2014

(TDB) - Within a notoriously fragmented wine industry, a number of brands have succeeded in building a presence that makes them household names. This year’s list of the 10 biggest wine brands by global volume sales shows little movement within the rankings, although with nearly all the featu...

July, 10, 2014 Wider Use for Ozone in Winemaking

(Wines&Vines) - Although aqueous ozone is commonly used in the cellar as a sanitizer, a few companies are seeking to expand its role in winemaking. Some see it as an effective foliar treatment for crops, and another firm is touting a process that uses gaseous ozone to eliminate the use of sul...

July, 10, 2014 Booze billionaires top US rich list

(TDB) - A wealth of family dynasties have made a fortune in the drinks industry, according to a new Forbes report on America’s richest families. The report, an update of that which we reported on recently, ranks the Busch family of St. Louis as the number-one beverage billionaires (they plac...

July, 10, 2014 UK Government strikes deal for weaker wine in pubs

(Decanter) - Thousands of pubs and bars across the UK have agreed to offer 'house' wine weaker than 12.5% abv, following government pressure to dissuade harmful drinking. Key drinks industry associations in the UK, including the British Beer & Pub Association and Wine & Spirit Trade Associ...

July, 10, 2014 A Casino in Napa Wine Country?

(Wine-Spectator) - Three million visitors come to Napa every year to enjoy great wine, food and gorgeous scenery. But some vintners are worried a casino may join the landscape, and the issue has created a bitter legal and public relations battle. A group of Native Americans, the Mishewal Wappo Tri...