April, 10, 2014 Latest evidence the party is over in China? Chinese are drinking less wine

(QZ) - These austerity-stricken years have been tough on the world’s winemakers. In the oenophile hubs of France and Italy, consumption of red wine has fallen 18% and 5.8%, respectively, since 2007. That’s why China’s emergence as a wine-buying powerhouse has been a godsend for t...

April, 10, 2014 Water management tops wine grape challenges

(WFP) - On April 1, Mendocino County wine grape grower Zac Robinson was feeling more upbeat about the prospects for his 2014 crop than he was two months earlier. Since then, the rain has returned to his Anderson Valley vineyards. That includes a total of about 3 inches that fell just in the last si...

April, 10, 2014 Spain overtakes France as world's second-biggest wine producer

(FoxNews) - Spain last year became the world's second-largest wine producer, moving ahead of France - but still behind Italy - thanks to a 31 percent production increase over 2012 to 42.7 million hectoliters (about 1.13 billion gallons), the International Organization of Vine and Wine, or OIV, said...

April, 10, 2014 More wine, less beer, Canadian drinking data shows

(CBC) - Canadians are drinking a lot more wine, a little bit more liquor and less beer, Statistics Canada data released Thursday shows. Beer and liquor stores across Canada sold $21.4 billion worth of booze in the fiscal year that ended March 31, the data agency said. That was 2.2 per cent highe...

April, 09, 2014 More wine being produced, but who’s drinking it?

(EuroNews) - World wine production rose sharply last year, even as global consumption stagnated. South Africa, Chile, New Zealand and Spain increased their output the most. Total production was up by 8.5 percent compared to 2012. Three European countries – Italy, Spain and France – a...

April, 09, 2014 Another Reason To Legalize Hemp: Make A Wine Cellar With It

(Forbes) - Chateau Maris’ 9,000 square foot wine cellar in southern France maintains a stable temperature year-round without the use of air conditioning or heating; it’s sustainable, organic, all-natural, odorless, and acts as a carbon sink–able to absorb carbon dioxide for up to ...

April, 08, 2014 Treasury Wine poised to cut jobs, slash costs

(SMH) - The world's biggest listed wine company, Treasury Wine Estates, could be set to shed jobs and slash its costs in the face of a protracted downturn in its key markets. In his opening remarks to analysts and investors this morning, Treasury Wines boss Michael Clarke admitted ''there is a l...

April, 08, 2014 Wine to benefit from Australia-Japan deal

(TDB) - A major new trade agreement between Australia and Japan could help open up a new avenue in Asia for Australian wine. The deal – which was seven years in the making – was struck today, Monday 7 April, between the two Pacific powers and will see Japan eliminate tariffs for Aust...