December, 30, 2013 French Bulk-Wine Prices Rise, Lift Whites to Three-Year High

(Bloomberg) - French bulk-wine prices rose last week, rebounding from a drop and driving white wines to the highest level in more than three years after two below-average harvests reduced supply. Bulk white wine without a geographic indication gained to 81.05 euros ($111.80) for 100 liters (26.4 g...

December, 30, 2013 Foreign wine companies gain foothold in Chinese market

(CNTV) - China’s wine market has begun to boom as Chinese palettes warm up to foreign wine-makers. In China good wine makers are slim pickings, even if the country is one of the top wine producers and consumers. Fund manager Chris Ruffle wanted to change that. So he built a Scottish-style ...

December, 27, 2013 A Look Back on the World of Wine in 2013

(PNT) - The end of the year is nigh -- presents are unwrapped, recycle bins are overflowing, bellies are bulging. I'm jumping on the bandwagon of ubiquitous end-of-year reflections. It's as good a time as any to take a look at 2013 in the world of wine. Some really great things happened and some pr...

December, 27, 2013 US: Amtrak serving up free wine, food paid for by taxpayers

(WSBTV) - As travelers start to head back from the holidays, many are doing it with free wine and food, paid for by tax dollars. It's a service so unique that many passengers have been pulling out their phones to capture it on camera and upload the videos to YouTube. Passengers have been treated ...

December, 27, 2013 Beer brews up a following in France's wine country

(PRI) - In the southern port city of Marseille, France, one man is brewing up a bit of a beer culture, in a country traditionally valued for its wine. At an outdoor terrace in Marseille, three couples bring their glasses together to make a toast — with beer — regular, old, watery, ta...

December, 27, 2013 Napa Valley: A look back at 2013

(NVR) - The Napa Valley is alive with the holiday spirit. Red velvet hats with white “snowball” toppings are de rigueur for the season. The shops and restaurants in all the towns are decked with strings of holiday lights, and the wineries are brightly lit for the holidays. This is a fit...

December, 27, 2013 French Bulk-Wine Prices Rise, Lift Whites to Three-Year High

(Bloomberg) - French bulk-wine prices rose last week, rebounding from a drop and driving white wines to the highest level in more than three years after two below-average harvests reduced supply. Bulk white wine without a geographic indication gained to 81.05 euros ($111.80) for 100 liters (26.4 g...

December, 26, 2013 Predictions for the Texas wine industry in 2014

(YHN) - Looking into 2014, I see Texas experiencing several benchmark events in the wine industry. I predict Texas will continue to experience skyrocketing winery growth, reaching more than 400 wineries by the end of the year. In 2005, Texas had only 50 wineries so this growth has been phenomenal....