January, 30, 2014 Wine Economy to Improve This Year

(Wines&Vines) - The stage is set for the U.S. wine industry to enjoy a better year in 2014 than it did in the slow-growth year of 2013, according to a panel of industry analysts who addressed the Western Hemisphere’s largest audience of winemakers and grapegrowers Wednesday at the Unified...

January, 30, 2014 Price Becoming "No. 1 Weapon" in U.S. Wine Market

(Wine-Searcher) - Here’s the good news for consumers: as the number and range of outlets selling wine proliferates, prices are not likely to rise any time soon. In fact, wineries may end up cutting prices in a bid to win shelf space, meaning a lower bill for shoppers at the checkout. The bad...

January, 30, 2014 Australian wine grape growers being 'forced into insolvency'

(Decanter) - Wine grape growers in Australia's Murray Valley have complained to the country's competition watchdog over price cuts that they claim could push many of them out of business. Key wineries have cut grape prices by between 20% and 50% on the upcoming 2014 vintage, according to leaders o...

January, 30, 2014 US: 2013 was another solid year for wine industry, but drought looms

(SacBee) -  As much-needed rain fell outside the Hyatt Regency on Wednesday morning, a standing-room-only crowd was treated to more good news at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium’s “state of the industry” presentation. According to Allied Grape Growers, a Fresno-based g...

January, 29, 2014 Italy: Giant boulder rips through vineyard

(TDB) - An Italian vineyard and 300-year old building owned by an order of the Catholic Church has been left in tatters after a giant boulder crashed down a mountainside and slammed into it. Dramatic imagery shows the extent of the damage following the landslide on 21 January in Tramin-an-der-Wein...

January, 29, 2014 Vinexpo chief: 'We need to modernise'

(Decanter) - Vinexpo's new chief executive has said he is listening to the show’s critics and that next year in Bordeaux will be a 'really different experience'. Speaking to decanter.com in London, Guillaume Deglise (pictured) said that he is keen to address past criticisms of the show, wh...

January, 29, 2014 Kurniawan film goes into production

(TDB) - A documentary about the life of recently convicted wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan has gone into production. According to Screen Daily, the film, due to be called Sour Grapes, is scheduled for completion at the end of the year. The film is being directed by Jerry Rothwell, whose credits...

January, 29, 2014 Wine Enthusiast: A Wine Star Awards Gala to Remember

(WineMag) - Not even a chilling polar vortex dimmed the excitement surrounding Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s 14th annual Wine Star Awards gala on January 27, 2014, at The New York Public Library—an event that honors outstanding achievements of leaders in the world of wine and spirits. N...