January, 20, 2014 Red wine ingredient linked to lower diabetes risk

(Telegraph) - Ingredients found in foods including red wine and chocolate could help prevent the development of diabetes, researchers have claimed. People who have a high intake of flavanoids, compounds also found in herbs and berries, had lower insulin resistance and better controlled blood sug...

January, 17, 2014 Wine & Sex: The New Tupperware Party

(Wine-Searcher) - Wine and sex seem like a natural pairing and are, in fact, the reason that many of us are on the planet. But beware casual conversational usage, as "wine&sex" is a trademarked brand, as well as an annual event in the Canary Islands. Bodegas Monje in the Canary Islands began r...

January, 17, 2014 Impact Databank Exclusive: U.S. Wine Market Rises 1.5% In 2013

(SND) - The U.S. wine market continued its long-term growth streak in 2013, as a solid off-premise performance offset tougher conditions in the on-premise. The market added nearly 5 million cases over the past year, according to Impact Databank. Overall growth slowed slightly to 1.5% in 2013, from ...

January, 17, 2014 Special yeast reduce alcohol, improve wine

(Phys) - A team of Australian researchers has taken a giant step towards controlling a growing problem in the wine community. They have identified special yeast that produce a lower level of alcohol, helping to preserve the flavor. Their research is published ahead of print in the journal Applied a...

January, 17, 2014 Liv-ex launches Fine Wine 1000 index

(TDB) - Liv-ex has launched a new fine wine index covering more wine regions to reflect the changing shape of what is now a US$4 billion market. The new index, the Fine Wine 1000, is for merchants, investors and consumers and monitors Champagne, the Rhône, Italy and the New World as well...

January, 17, 2014 Beaujolais producers unite to stop 'loss of vines'

(Decanter) - Three major Beaujolais producers have created a joint investment company to buy vineyards in Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages to guard against the 'worrying loss of vines in the region'. ‘The surface area of vines in Beaujolais (pictured) and Beaujolais villages has dropped by...

January, 17, 2014 Monks’ 100-year-old brew lands in US

(TDB) - A group of Massachusetts monks known for their jams have set up a brewery steeped in more than 100 years of European tradition. For more than a century the Trappist monks have been brewing and selling what many consider some of the best beer in the world exclusively at just eight ...

January, 17, 2014 Global Champagne demand dips in 2013

(Decanter) - A late Christmas surge in consumer demand failed to prevent global Champagne sales dropping by 1.5% last year versus 2012, to 304m bottles, new figures show. Weaker demand in Europe was the main reason for the dip, which follows a drop of around 4% in volume in 2012. Value sales in 2...