January, 14, 2014 V2 Wine Group and Bouchaine Vineyards Announce Sales and Marketing Agreement

(BusinessWire) - V2 Wine Group of Sonoma, California and Bouchaine Vineyards of Napa, California are proud to announce a sales and marketing partnership between the two companies effective immediately. Under the terms of the agreement V2 Wine Group will provide sales and marketing services and mana...

January, 14, 2014 PLCB seizes $150,000 in rare wines from Chesco attorney

(Philly) - More than 2,420 bottles of fine wines valued at $150,000 were seized last week from the home of a Chester County attorney who allegedly ran an underground mail order wine network, authorities said. Arthur Goldman, 49, allegedly has sold rare wines - all unavailable from the state-owned ...

January, 14, 2014 France: Chateau de La Riviere owner keen to 'move forward'

(Decanter) - The Chinese firm now in control of Bordeaux’s tragedy-hit Chateau de La Riviere is moving forward with development plans, to include tea tasting and a spa at the estate, after an 'enormously difficult' few weeks. Disaster struck Chateau de La Riviere (pictured) on 20 December, w...

January, 14, 2014 Wine and Warfare part 14: The Molotov Cocktail

(TDB) - The fortunes of an army in battle or even a nation in arms are dependent on several factors; discipline, training, morale and technology being chief among them. Since David and Goliath, one side has usually been mismatched on the technology front, sometimes the problem is overcome and th...

January, 14, 2014 South African wine exports hit record in 2013

(Decanter) - Exports of South African wine hit a new record volume in 2013 thanks to rising consumer interest in the UK, Germany and US. South Africa's wineries exported 525.7m litres last year, beating the previous high achieved in 2012 by 26%, show official figures released by trade body Wines o...

January, 13, 2014 BREAKING NEWS: Suntory acquire Beam in $16bn deal

(TDB) - Japanese drinks company Suntory Holdings has acquired US Beam Inc. in a deal worth $16 billion. Suntory Holdings Limited, based in Osaka, and US based Beam Inc. announced today they have entered into a “definitive agreement” whereby Suntory will acquire all shares of Beam for...

January, 13, 2014 Santorini, Greece: Fine vines among the fiery volcanoes

(Telegraph) - For many the Aegean island of Santorini means one thing: sun. But Nina Caplan is attracted by its distinctive wine. Surely the best antidote to the unending grey (and rain) of a British January is a vision in bright white, topped with azure and studded with fuchsia: a hot-climate c...

January, 13, 2014 Timberlake to launch new Sauza Tequila

(TDB) - Pop superstar Justin Timberlake is pushing further into the Tequila trade by teaming up with Sauza to launch a new premium Tequila. The Grammy award winning singer and premium Tequila brand have teamed up with global spirits distributor Beam Inc to launch Sauza 901 super premium Tequil...