July, 02, 2014 U.S. Breweries are Booming According to Census Bureau

/PRNewswire/ - The number of U.S. breweries more than doubled — from 398 to 869 — between 2007 and 2012, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today from the 2012 Economic Census Industry Series. The breweries industry reported $28.3 billion in shipments in 2012, an increase of ...

July, 02, 2014 Burgundy producers request government aid as 3,000 hectares destroyed

(Decanter) - Producers across Burgundy have asked government officials for help in the form of tax relief, subsidies and funding to increase anti-hail measures, following a devastating hailstorm on Saturday. Some 100 vintners met with Beaune sub-prefect Anne Frackowiak-Jacobs on Monday evening t...

July, 02, 2014 NAPA FORUM MW ASKS ‘IS WINE STILL COOL?’

(TDB) - A group of 80 winemakers, winery marketing representatives and media gathered at the Harvest Inn in Napa Valley’s St. Helena this month for the second annual Wine Conversations: A Global Tasting and Marketing Forum. A majority of the winemaker guests were from Napa Valley but ...

July, 02, 2014 Treasury Wine class action launched

(TheAustralian) - TREASURY Wine Estates has vowed to fight a shareholder class action that claims the wine giant misled the market and spectacularly failed in managing its inventory, prompting the $190 million writedown that saw $35m worth of wine poured down the drain. The long-expected case wa...

July, 02, 2014 Moldova: Where I got my hands on Putin's wine

(CNN) - Judging by the dust on the label, the bottle hasn't been handled for years, yet it feels warm to touch. Perhaps that's because it's part of a wine collection that I'm told belongs to Russian President Vladimir Putin and my palms are perspiring. Turning slowly, I half expect to be conf...

July, 01, 2014 US STATE BANS SALE OF 95% ABV GRAIN SPIRIT

(TDB) - A ban on high-proof spirits will take effect in the US state of Maryland next week with the aim of reducing binge drinking among students and sexual assaults on campus. As of Tuesday, it will become illegal to sell 190-proof (95% abv) grain alcohol in the state, such as Everclear –...

July, 01, 2014 France: Hailstorm decimates vines across Burgundy

(Decanter) -  Burgundy winemakers have reported widespread damage to the 2014 harvest after a five minute hailstorm destroyed vines across the region on Saturday afternoon. Estates are reporting damage affecting up to 40% of the potential 2014 harvest across Meursault, Pommard, Volnay...

July, 01, 2014 Spam Law Prompts Wineries to Act

(Wines&Vines) - The team is currently traveling Europe looking for teams, investors and exposure, and has so far held pitching events in London, Munich, Venice, Lausanne and Provence. The program will kick off in September, and 33entrepreneurs has already found startups covering everything from...