November, 08, 2013 Rotting Grapes From Bordeaux to Burgundy Cut French Wine Outlook

(Bloomberg) - France cut its outlook for wine production for a fourth time after botrytis rot due to wet weather caused grape losses in Bordeaux and Burgundy, adding to damage from poor flowering and summer hailstorms. The volume of the 2013 vintage may rise 2.2 percent to 42.3 million hectoliters...

November, 07, 2013 Does wine investment still have fruit to bear, or is it past its best?

(Spearswms) - A report has noted that although the Liv-Ex Investables wine index had fallen by 27 per cent in a year by mid-2012, it has since reclaimed some of the loss and steadied, says Alex Matchett. Wine has been toasted as a profitable asset class for years now, and a new report from the...

November, 07, 2013 AUS: China, US drive wine export value, but volumes down

(Just-Drinks) - The average value of bottled Australian wine exports is at its highest point in the last five years, with China, Hong Kong and the US driving the market, according to a new study. A report from Wine Australia revealed that China is Australia's biggest market for exports in the...

November, 07, 2013 Thriving Hong Kong wine scene can be 'good for the bank account', says Tsang

(Decanter) - Hong Kong’s fine wine market is thriving and will continue to grow, was the message from the region’s authorities as the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits fair opened this morning. Top of the agenda for the region is selling Hong Kong as a destination for fine win...

November, 07, 2013 Beer helping to drive Canadian economy

(TDB) - The Canadian economy is heavily underpinned by beer according to a recent report, with the beverage accounting for 45% of all drinks sales. The Conference Board of Canada recently released a report which showed that beer directly supports 163,200 jobs in the country – three times big...

November, 07, 2013 Parker's Perfect Napa Dozen

(Wine-Searcher) - Returning to the role of Napa Valley reviewer for The Wine Advocate following Antonio Galloni’s shock resignation earlier this year, the world’s most influential wine critic, Robert Parker, has dished up 12 perfect scores. Listed in the latest edition of the Advocate,...

November, 07, 2013 Top 10 most fattening beers

(TDB) - As brewers around the world push the beer boundaries more extreme and stronger beers are being brewed and the calorie count has gone up as well. While techniques and styles can make stronger beers taste better than ever, there is no hiding from the calories some of these cracking beers c...

November, 07, 2013 Canada threatens higher tariffs on US wine imports

(Decanter) - US wine producers have become indirectly embroiled in a trade dispute between the US and Canada that could hamper access to their second biggest export market. Canada's agriculture minister, Gerry Ritz, warned this week that his country may impose 'retaliatory tariffs' on a range of...