August, 01, 2013 Napa Valley: Stag's Leap Wine Cellars unveil $7m design for new visitor centre

(Decanter) - Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley unveiled the design for a new visitor centre that's been 10 years in the making at a ceremony held at the estate this week. Ted Baseler , president and CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, who, along with Marchesi Piero Antinori , purchased...

August, 01, 2013 World's biggest wine brands are capturing new markets

(Rediff) - W hile major producers of wine continue to be Italy, France, Spain, the United States and Argentina, some new players are entering the market and capturing the markets extending from China to South Africa. Let's take a look at some of the biggest wine brands in the world. Casille...

August, 01, 2013 US: Good grape harvest means economic benefits for Missouri

(ConnectMidMissouri) - After last year's devastating drought, mid-Missouri's grape growers are on the rebound - this year's grape harvest in the region is expected to be a good one. A harvest goes beyond the good grapes, however. When the grapes grow, so does mid-Missouri's economy. This ye...

July, 31, 2013 Grape Growers Brace for Syrah Decline

(Wines&Vines) - Syrah, touted as a potential signature red grape for British Columbia’s Southern Okanagan, and a focus of presentations at this year’s British Columbia Wine Grape Council meeting, faces challenges. More than 546 acres of Syrah grow in B.C., where it forms a c...

July, 31, 2013 DIAGEO PROFITS AND SALES GROW IN 2013

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Diageo has announced net sales growth of 5% and an operating profit growth of 8% in its preliminary results for the year ending 30 June 2013. The growth was helped by a strong performance in North America, where net sales were up 5% and the operating profit grew by 9%....

July, 31, 2013 Chinese authorities destroy over 2,000 bottles of 'poisonous' Spanish wine

(Decanter) - Chinese officials have seized and destroyed thousands of bottles of Spanish wine after a health scare involving excessive levels of iron.  Reports from  Xiamen Port  said the wine, thought to be solely dry-whites, could have caused 'iron poisoning' and ‘...

July, 31, 2013 Wine: Warm California weather is good news for 2013 vintage

(YDR) - There's no such thing as "normal" weather in California wine country, and vineyard operators say this year that truism could mean good news for wine lovers. After cool temperatures slowed ripening and kept grapes on the vine until fall in recent years, growers in the nation's premier win...

July, 31, 2013 Climate changes will produce wine winners and losers

(Phys) - In the not too distant future, your favorite French wine may not come from its namesake region or even from France! Climate change is altering growing conditions in wine producing regions and in coming decades will change the wines produced there, in some cases shifting to new areas the...