September, 28, 2013 Bordeaux begins lucrative global wine pitch

(PRWeek) - One of the world's best-known wine regions has launched a multimillion-dollar global PR pitch. Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux, which represents Bordeaux wine sellers, has kicked off a review for work worth as much as €3 million, or about $4.1 million. The acco...

September, 28, 2013 Surprising Reasons You Drink Too Much Wine

(Discovery) - Wine enthusiasts take note: you may be unknowingly serving yourself more than you think. Exactly how much wine you pour into your glass can vary depending on the size of the wineglass, whether the glass is on the table and even the color of the wine, a new study finds. In the ...

September, 28, 2013 France – Wine industry protests against planned restrictions on advertising and new taxes

(Journee-Vinicole) - According to industry organisation Vin & Société, the French government is planning a raft of new measures that would jeopardise the wine industry’s future. Stricter legislation on advertising and new taxes are among the changes currently being mulled. ...

September, 27, 2013 Paso Robles AVA producers apply to form sub-appellations

(Decanter) - Winemakers in California's Paso Robles have applied to split the 24-hectare American Viticultural Area into 11 new sub-appellations to highlight its diversity to consumer. The 59-member Paso Robles grower and vintner alliance has applied to the US Tobacco, Tax & Trade Bureau ...

September, 27, 2013 France – Damming report on pesticides doesn’t tell the whole story

(Journee-Vinicole) - It’s the kind of news story that sends a chill down the spine of wine growers around the world: revelations about traces of pesticides in wines. French consumer magazine ‘Que Choisir’ announced in a report published this week that it had found pesticides in ea...

September, 27, 2013 Spain: Late hail devastates Contino

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Rioja producer Contino has lost nearly 90% of its crop after localised hail struck a number of villages in Alavesa earlier this month. On the evening of 6 September – just 15 days before harvest was due to begin – vineyards around the villages of Lapuebla de ...

September, 27, 2013 Bordeaux chateau changes name to bypass Chinese trademark 'squatters'

(Decanter) - Chateau Listran in the northern Medoc has changed its name after falling victim to a growing problem of trademark 'brand squatting' in China. The 28-hectare Cru Bourgeois estate’s Chinese owner has changed its name to L’Estran . The term Listran was pre-registered by ...

September, 27, 2013 Over the limit: ISU researchers test how size, shape and color of wine glass affect how much you pour

(BrightSurf) - Pouring a glass of wine is rarely an exact measurement, especially in a social setting. While most people think of a glass as one serving, in reality it could be closer to two or three. Just how much one pours is influenced by a variety of environmental factors, researchers at Iow...