November, 15, 2013 Mexico's Surprising Wine Industry Is In Trouble

(IBTimes) - The Guadalupe Valley, in the Mexican state of Baja California, produces the best Mexican wines. And while “best Mexican wines” is not a phrase that wine aficionados have heard too often -- Mexican beers are arguably better-known --- those grapes deserve attention: Mexic...

November, 15, 2013 California targets China's young professionals

(Decanter) - California wineries are looking to make up for lost time in China by targeting young professionals who are serious about their wine but willing to branch out from an older generation that has eyes only for France. The US sunshine state believes so-called 'young millenials' will be k...

November, 15, 2013 Bolivian forces find $2 million cocaine stash hidden in wine bottles

(CNN) - Bolivian police have seized a massive stash of cocaine diluted inside hundreds of wine bottles, state media reported Thursday. Authorities believe the $2 million worth of diluted and solid cocaine is tied to a drug trafficking organization that made shipments to Italy, the state-run ABI new...

November, 14, 2013 Oregon's wine industry tops 500 wineries in 2012

(SJ) - Oregon’s wine industry had more than 500 wineries and production exceeded 50,000 tons in 2012, according to an annual report produced for the Oregon Wine Board. The North Willamette Valley continued to dominate with about 73 percent of the wine grapes crushed in 2012. The Rogue Valley...

November, 14, 2013 California Wine: Certification Beyond Organic

(KSET) - Ever buy a bottle of wine that featured a little red circle that looked like it was left from a wine glass with the words "SIP Certified" written inside, and then wondered what that logo meant? SIP is short for Sustainability in Practice, and it's the brainchild of a group called the&nbs...

November, 14, 2013 Northwest Winery Dealings Continue

(Wines&Vines) - Constellation Brands Canada has quietly sold its shares in a joint venture with France’s Groupe Taillan in the latest deal to ripple through the Northwest wine industry this year. A deal value wasn’t disclosed for the transaction, which saw the acclaimed Osoy...

November, 14, 2013 Direct Wines sells Virgin Wines in £16m buyout

(Decanter) - The managing director of Laithwaites owner Direct Wines has said his company is not turning its back on the UK, after agreeing to sell its Virgin Wines business in the country. Virgin Wines , which employs 160 people, is to be acquired in a management buyout valued at around &...

November, 14, 2013 US STATES ANNOUNCE JOINT UK TASTING

(TDB) - The US West Coast states of California, Oregon and Washington will be teaming up to create a joint UK trade tasting for 2014. Having previously held their own annual tasting event in January, Oregon and Washington State producers will now appear alongside their Californian counterpa...