March, 21, 2014 China Reaches Deal to End Wine Spat With EU

(WSJ) - China said it has reached a deal with the European wine industry to end a trade dispute over wine imports from the European Union. The two sides will instead "resolve the dispute through cooperation," Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said in a statement posted Friday on his ministry's website...

March, 20, 2014 Tennessee: Haslam Signs Wine In Grocery Stores Bill

(WREG) - Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has just signed the wine in grocery stores bill.. Voters will now decide by referendum if they’ll allow the sales in their own towns and cities across Tennessee. In addition to allowing retailers and wholesalers to sell wine, liquor stores can sell be...

March, 20, 2014 California: VJB Vineyards Purchases Wellington Winery

(Wines&Vines) - The Belmonte family, owners of VJB Vineyards and Cellars in California’s upper Sonoma Valley, has acquired nearby Wellington Vineyards. The purchase adds a production winery and hospitality center plus 21 acres of grapevines to the Belmonte’s existing 18 acres of e...

March, 20, 2014 Dubourdieu: ‘Old vines are not better’

(TDB) - French wine consultant Denis Dubourdieu has blasted the theory that old vines lead to better wines. Speaking to the drinks business during a tasting at Castello d’Albola in Chianti, owned by Zonin, Dubourdieu said: “We often have better results with young vineyards than old ones...

March, 20, 2014 Get Ready To Drink Wine And Beer At Starbucks

(BusinessInsider) - Starbucks is planning to start selling beer and wine at thousands of its stores to boost sales in the evening, Bloomberg reports. The stores that start selling alcohol will also have an expanded food menus in the evenings, including Bacon-Wrapped Dates With Balsamic Glaze, or ...

March, 20, 2014 California wine country worker allegedly stole $400,000 in wine

(FoxNews) - A worker at a Napa County wine warehouse was arrested Tuesday after police say he stole more than $400,000 in fine wine and sold some of it on the black market, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. Police searched Jose Pina’s apartment and say they found $73,150 and 55 case...

March, 20, 2014 UK: Majestic Wine shares slide after profits warning

(TheGuardian) - Majestic Wine has surprised markets with a profits warning after a slowdown in consumer spending took the fizz out of its sales. The news sent its shares tumbling nearly 20%. Its chief executive, Steve Lewis, said: "Christmas went pretty well, but immediately Christmas finished the...

March, 19, 2014 Spain becomes world's biggest wine producer

(TheLocal) - In their fields of vines in deepest Spain, the winemakers at the Jesús del Perdón cooperative smiled last August: the blend of rain and sun promised a bumper grape crop. They just didn't realize how big it would be.   The massive crop vaulted Spain to the world's big...