December, 10, 2013 US: Icy Weather Engulfs Western Wine Regions

(Wines&Vines) - With low temperatures reaching the mid-teens to single digits across most of the western United States, growers are monitoring their vineyards for any signs of cold damage. Across Washington, Oregon and in parts of Northern California, clear skies and little precipitation alo...

December, 10, 2013 Portugal: Symington acquires Douro vineyard after 100-year wait

(Decanter) - The Symington family has bought a 30-hectare Douro estate it has been eyeing for the past century, shrugging off concerns about falling global Port consumption. Symington has acquired Quinta da Sabordela for an undisclosed fee. It plans to incorporate the vineyard into its neighbouring...

December, 10, 2013 Top 10 influential wine consultants

(TDB) - Behind many of the world’s most admired wines lies the guiding hand of a winemaking consultant. Ever since Emile Peynaud created the original template for this profession, their influence has infiltrated the international winemaking scene to the extent that the same handful of na...

December, 09, 2013 AUS: Foreign investment nothing new for winemakers

(ABC) - Foreign investment isn't anything new for Australia's wine industry, and the major winemaking representative group says it doesn't rate as a big concern. From the big brands to family run vineyards, deals are happening all the time and no one seems too fussed about it. "Foreign investment...

December, 09, 2013 The grapes of what? World's five most surprising wine producing regions

(News) - BEING a wine-lover doesn't have to limit your travel options. These days wine is being produced in some of the world's most unlikely places, thanks to a combination of innovation, economics and changes in global temperatures. Here are five places you might not have considered for a wine-...

December, 09, 2013 Wine world’s bid to boost production

(FTAdviser) - Reports of a global wine shortage in the near future caused by demand outstripping supply provoked outcry earlier this year, even though numerous wine organisations subsequently dismissed the idea. The growing demand from emerging markets such as China and India, combined with recent...

December, 09, 2013 Wine Makers Forced To Fight Back Against Counterfeiters

(AP) — An FBI agent recently showed Arnaud de Laforcade a file with several labels supposedly from 1947 bottles of Chateau Cheval Blanc, one of France's finest wines. To the Saint-Emilion vineyard's CFO, they were clearly fakes — too new looking, not on the right kind of paper. But cus...

December, 09, 2013 Family farms vital to Sonoma County wine industry

(PD) - On a hillside vineyard in Dry Creek Valley, Rich Mounts maneuvered a tractor through the rows, hauling a few bins of lush zinfandel grapes that had just been plucked from the vine. “I've been on a tractor since I was 12,” said Mounts, a second-generation farmer with an affinity ...