December, 04, 2013 EU wine producers in limbo as China probe continues

(Decanter) - Bordeaux's wine council hopes the French prime minister's visit to China this week can help ease tension over an ongoing anti-dumping investigation into European wine shipments, but a quick resolution looks unlikely. The Chinese government's anti-dumping probe continues to cast a sh...

December, 04, 2013 Wine stocks: The real North Pole is in Napa Valley

(CNBC) - Yeah, the holidays. The wonderful time of the year when we force ourselves to have conversations with family and artificially act like we care. Other than hearing the occasional entertaining tale about a cousin sleeping with his secretary, most stories are a dud. But, thank God we have bo...

December, 04, 2013 Drinking red wine could be good for your SIGHT: Chemical in grape skin prevents eye disease in later life

(DailyMail) - Forget carrots - drinking red wine is good for eyesight and can prevent eye disease in later life, according to a leading surgeon. Consultant ophthalmologist Milind Pande says the drink is beneficial because of its resveratrol content. The substance is found in the skin of grapes an...

December, 04, 2013 France: Pommard producers step up grand cru promotion push

(Decanter) - Producers in three premier cru areas of Pommard have stepped up their quest to achieve grand cru status by submitting a 150-page support dossier to the local INAO office. The Dijon office of the French national appellation authority, INAO, is examining the report, which covers the a...

December, 03, 2013 DtC Expert: Cater Outreach to Winery Customer

(Wines&Vines) - The wine industry is abuzz with talk of direct-to-consumer (DtC) sales – shipments increased 10% in value for the 12 months ending in October -- but a DtC expert says many wineries have their priorities misplaced. Boutique winery owners and managers realize that most sm...

December, 03, 2013 Ca' Momi winery buys Napa vineyards

(Bizjournals) - Ca' Momi Napa Valley, a winery owned by three Italian partners, has acquired two prime Napa Valley vineyards, officials said Monday. That includes a 10.5-acre pinot noir vineyard from Napa winemaker Kent Rasmussen, and a neighboring nine-acre vineyard planted with chardonnay, pin...

December, 03, 2013 Say it ain't so...Is there a global wine drought?

(CNN) - Global wine production is booming with vineyards springing up everywhere from China to the United States, Chile and New Zealand. But when a recent report authored by Morgan Stanley Research predicted a looming global wine shortage, vinophiles took to social media to express their dismay ...

December, 03, 2013 Sip It or Cellar It? The Basics of Wine Investing

(Forbes) - Visitors to Liv-ex might be forgiven for thinking they were on a typical financial and trading news site. The site is peppered with charts and graphs showing commodity prices and performance over time. There’s even a ticker at the top of the page with stock prices scrolling by. But...