November, 06, 2013 A Sour Taste for Bordeaux Vintners

(WSJ) - Heavy rain and destructive hailstorms soaked France's most famous wine region this year, and now its vintners are reaping the consequence: One of the worst grape harvests in decades. Mother Nature's ill temper swept through France's prestige wine regions, and Bordeaux has borne the brunt o...

November, 05, 2013 Paper wine bottle to go on sale in US

(TDB) - British packaging firm GreenBottle has launched the world’s first paper wine bottle in the US with California wine producer Truett-Hurst, with a label designed by Stranger & Stranger. While Stranger & Stranger designed the label graphics, GreenBottle partnered with Truett-Hurs...

November, 05, 2013 Indian Casino Set to Open in Calif. Wine Country

(NBCBayArea) - One of California's largest Native American casinos opens Tuesday in wine country, and its owners are counting on its proximity to San Francisco to help bring people through the doors. The $800 million Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park - owned by the Federated Indians of Gr...

November, 05, 2013 UK: Fine wine ‘investor’ banned

(TDB) - A ‘fine wine investor’ has been banned from directing any company for nine years after his business folded with debts of £10 million due to “colossal mismanagement”. an Paul Vanderhook set up Bordeaux UK in 2002 and between October 200 and November 2011 appa...

November, 05, 2013 Hold On To Your Beards: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Wines Are Real

(People) - Red red wine may make you feel so fine—but what about redneck wine? You’ll be able to find out when the first bottles of Duck Commander Wines, the latest venture from Duck Dynasty‘s Robertson family, are released this month. (The labels are camo-patterned—like yo...

November, 05, 2013 U.S. Mail bag could start carrying wine

(Mpnnow) - U.S. Chuck Schumer’s proposal to allow mailing of wine, beer and liquor through the Postal Service has met with praise locally.      Consumers would see a break in the cost because the Postal Service has flat rates for packages, while other carriers ofte...

November, 05, 2013 How To Tell If Your Wine Is Corked: It's Not Always A Smell

(Forbes) - Cork taint is likely the single most preventable wine quality issue in the industry. Mother Nature might assault vineyards with rain, frost and heat but a good winemaker works around climactic whims. All year vines are managed; during harvest equipment is scrupulously cleaned and f...

November, 05, 2013 Indian multi-millionaire buys stake in South Africa's Mullineux

(Decanter) - Multi-millionaire Indian businessman Analjit Singh has bought a stake in top South Africa winery Mullineux from English investor Keith Prothero. The sale of Prothero’s shares in the Swartland producer sees it change its name from Mullineux Family Wines to Mullineux & Leeu ...