March, 23, 2014 European Artists Collaborate to Sell Wine and Graffiti for Bitcoin

(Coindesk) - Wine connoisseurs and art aficionados looking to spend their bitcoin may be interested in a project called myFINBEC. Now in its third year, myFINBEC is an annual event where street artists from all over Europe collaborate on a unique painting project. This year, artists from Germany,...

March, 23, 2014 Sherry producers shake off years of surplus

(Decanter) - After years of seeing their vineyards diminish due to declining consumer demand, Spain's Sherry producers have found balance, according to the head of the region's trade council. Sherry sales fell once more in the fortified wine category’s largest export market, the UK, in 2013,...

March, 22, 2014 AUS: Cashing in on Asia's agribusiness bonanza

(BS) - There is no doubt many Australian businesses are experiencing a period of transition. In a multi-speed domestic economy, with a high Australian dollar and global volatility, feedback from our customers indicates that some industries are experiencing growth while others undeniably face signif...

March, 21, 2014 China agrees to end anti-dumping probe into European wine

(Decanter) - China has agreed to end its anti-dumping investigation into wine imports from the European Union, in exchange for technical advice on how to improve its own vineyards. The European Commission said today (21 March) that China has agreed to close the investigation, following several mon...

March, 21, 2014 Vital part of Tasmanian wine industry up for sale

(ABC) - A pioneer of the Tasmanian wine industry Julian Alcorso says it's the right time to sell Winemaking Tasmania after 12 years of successful operation. Julian Alcorso originally set the Cambridge based business up to make wine for vineyards around the state. He says the company crushed just ...

March, 21, 2014 Human Nose Can Detect a Trillion Smells

(Sciencemag) - A rose, a fresh cup of coffee, a wood fire. These are only three of the roughly 1 trillion scents that the human nose and brain are capable of distinguishing from each other, according to a new study. Researchers had previously estimated that humans could sense only about 10,000 odor...

March, 21, 2014 Russia’s wine industry begins to flourish

(IndRus) - If Russia is not known as one of the world’s best wine producers, it was traditionally for good reason. The country’s wine has endured a torrid reputation since Soviet times, when products were typically oversweet and unsophisticated. Moreover, demand for wine in Russia has n...

March, 21, 2014 Wales: ‘Largest ever’ haul of illicit alcohol seized

(TDB) - More than 169,000 litres of illicit alcohol has been seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in what is believed to be the largest ever haul in Wales. A man from Cardiff has been arrested following a raid at an industrial business park in Cardiff on Tuesday, 18 March. Officers discovered ...