October, 05, 2013 Reinventing Spanish wine

(IrishTimes) - Telmo Rodriguez revolutionised Spanish wine by using his country’s old, forgotten grape varieties and making the stunning wines we have come to love. Telmo Rodriguez has played as large a part as anyone in all of the good things that have happened to Spanish wine over the pa...

October, 05, 2013 US: New AVAs won't confuse consumers, insist winemakers

(Decanter) - Wine producers in the newly-created American Viticultural Areas of Moon Mountain and Ballard Canyon have insisted the new sub-appellations will help consumers, not confuse them. This week, before succumbing to the US Government shutdown, the US Tax & Trade Bureau approved four...

October, 04, 2013 Viansa Winery snapped up by Vintage Wine Estates

(PD) - Vintage Wine Estates, the fast-growing Santa Rosa wine company, announced a deal late Thursday to buy Viansa Winery and Marketplace, located at the southern gateway to Sonoma's Wine Country. “They have a tremendous hospitality business, and a tremendous draw being so close to Sa...

October, 04, 2013 EU: Tobacco giant spent €1.5mn to wine and dine MEPs

(EUObserver) - Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) is said to have spent €1.5 million on lunches and dinners in an effort to woo MEPs into weakening the revised EU legislation on tobacco products up for a vote at the next Strasbourg plenary. The figure, unveiled on Thursday (...

October, 04, 2013 Trip Advisor's top 10 American wine tours

(FoxNews) - These travelers know their wine. One of the internet's most popular travel sites, TripAdvisor, has compiled a list of the top 10 wine destinations based on user reviews and opinions. Each of these outstanding tours offer the opportunity for wine aficionados and novice tasters alike ...

October, 04, 2013 Apartment for wine lovers unveiled in Tokyo

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A new wine apartment with a temperature and humidity-controlled basement that can hold 10,000 bottles of wine is now available to rent in Tokyo. The 18-unit, 10-floor apartment block, in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, has been designed “for wine connoisseurs who hav...

October, 03, 2013 State of emergency declared as late frost hits Chile wine production, fruit crops

(RTE) - Chile declared a state of emergency after a late frost caused an estimated €1 billion worth of damage to fruit crops, potentially hitting wine production as well. The affected central region is the main fruit and wine producing area in Chile and includes vineyards owned by promin...

October, 03, 2013 Constellation Brands' wine sales weaker than expected

(Decanter) - Beer has boosted half-year profits for Constellation Brands, but the firm's wine business had a mixed six months. Wine drinkers in the US are continuing to trade up to higher-priced brands, but industry giant Constellation Brands sold less than it expected in the first half of i...