July, 12, 2013 Fancy a glass of white wine – made from durians?

(TheStar) - WITH its buttery and savoury notes, it is a wine that could be served at any dinner party or restaurant. Yet guests might get a surprise when they find out its special ingredient –durian. The white wine – created by two students from the National University of Singapore &...

July, 10, 2013 Australia 2013 harvest 'biggest in five years'

(Decanter) -  Australia's 2013 wine harvest was the biggest in five years, rising more than 10% on 2012 to hit an estimated 1.83m tonnes, according to the Winemakers' Federation of Australia (WFA). The increase in grape tonnage came despite reports of average to below average yields, on the...

July, 10, 2013 US: Washington Wine Builds on Diverse Climates

(Decanter) - A month ago Precept Wine Brands LLC acquired the 174-acre Skyfall vineyard near Benton City, the company’s latest deal in an expansion that promises to take sales to 1 million cases this year. Planted with just 32 acres of vineyard as well as 88 acres of sweet cherries and o...

July, 10, 2013 Political instability affecting French winemakers in Argentina

(Decanter) -  Political instability in Argentina is pushing up production costs for French winemakers based in the country, prompting questions over the rationale for making wine there. Vincent Wallard , co-owner of Terroir restaurant in London, has just left Argentina after six years...

July, 10, 2013 What Napa Valley’s most famous grower is thinking and doing today

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Standing in the middle of his historic Georges III vineyard, Napa Valley’s most renowned grape grower, Andy Beckstoffer, answered the question “how do you know a vineyard is great?” with the response “You have to taste the wines”. Beckstoffer o...

July, 10, 2013 US: Craft beer now 30% of Costco’s beer sales

(TheDrinksBusiness) - US retail giant Costo has announced that craft beer now accounts for 30% of the company’s total beer sales. Though it’s not only at Costo that craft beer is gaining shelf space – sales of micro brews are on the up in supermarkets and licquor stores in Ne...

July, 10, 2013 US: Kroger to buy Harris Teeter chain in $2.4B deal

(USAToday) - The nation's largest grocery store chain is getting even bigger -- and possibly, tonier. Kroger said Tuesday it's buying Harris Teeter Supermarkets in a $2.4 billion deal, which will increase by three the number of states in which it operates to 34. The deal will be the fourth...

July, 10, 2013 Brunello scandal: Argiano aquitted of adulteration

(Decanter) - Brunello di Montalcino producer Argiano has expressed its 'satisfaction' after a Siena court acquitted it of all charges related to the long-running Brunello tainted wine scandal. The Tuscan winery, sold to Brazilian investors earlier this year, said the Giudice del Tribunale di ...