March, 19, 2014 Victory as UK alcohol super tax is scrapped

(TDB) - Campaigners are toasting the success of a hard-fought campaign  after it was announced that the “unfair” alcohol duty escalator on wines and spirits is to be scrapped and duty on all spirits frozen. Earlier this month dozens of MPs and representatives from the wine and spi...

March, 19, 2014 Torres: The World's Most Admired Wine Brand?

(Wine-Searcher) - Wine industry professionals cast their votes for the most admired wine brands, Zara Tempest Coleman reports. Spanish brand Torres is the most admired wine brand in the world, a recent poll suggests. After coming close to the top spot in the Drinks International poll for the past...

March, 19, 2014 Berger: Reading for the dedicated wine fan

(PD) - Wine is a subject that lends itself to words. From the technical to the romantic, from the philosophical to the idyllic, the subject is almost endless. As a result, any review of recent wine books can range from the enjoyable beach-side reader to the analytical, chemist-oriented tome worthy...

March, 19, 2014 China slowdown knocks Bordeaux wine exports in 2013

(Decanter) - A new restraint towards fine wine in China was largely responsible for a drop in Bordeaux exports last year, according to new figures released by the CIVB. Bordeaux’s wine council, the CIVB, said wine exports to China dropped by 16% in volume and 18% in value last year,  a ...

March, 19, 2014 Today Host Launches Latest Celebrity Wine

(Wine-Searcher) - Which style will win it: refreshing Chardonnay, or Vanilla Puddin'? Do you like a refreshing glass of white wine while watching TV in the morning? Then perhaps you'll enjoy the new Chardonnay from NBC's "Today" hostess Kathie Lee Gifford. Or, would you rather drink something but...

March, 18, 2014 Did the Romans produce wine in Cambridge? 2,000-year-old irrigation system for vineyards unearthed on farmland

(DailyMail) - The earliest example of Roman irrigation in Britain, dating back almost 2,000 years, has been discovered in Cambridge - and it may have been used to produce wine. A network of ditches and ridges was found on the site of a proposed new £1 billion development on farmland at the e...

March, 18, 2014 What Percent of Tasting Room Visitors Buy Nothing?

(SVB) - One dark and stormy night (yes I used that one) ...early in my banking career in Mendocino County, I attended an internal banking event where Jim Miscol; one of our senior executives would speak. He told us what a great a job we were all doing then asked us to help change the culture of the...

March, 18, 2014 Strategies for growth and internationalisation of the Spanish wine sector

(FoodBev) - In a new report published by Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group, Rabobank says that an improvement in the Spanish wine industry's productive structure and orientation to the international market is necessary for the country to remain globally competitive. Re...