June, 14, 2013 Russia: Watchdog Rejects Another Georgian Wine

(TheMoscowTimes) - The Federal Consumer Protection Service has barred the import of yet another Georgian wine maker's products, a news report said Friday. Head of the consumer rights watchdog  Gennady Onishchenko  said the agency had issued nine more ...

June, 14, 2013 WINE LAUNCH ADOPTS MEDIEVAL METHODS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - South African producer Journey’s End is celebrating the release of its Trebuchet Syrah 2008 by commissioning a full-scale version of the medieval siege weapon. The project has been conceived in partnership with fellow trebuchet fan Huw Kennedy, who lives in the U...

June, 13, 2013 6 great American wine regions

(Yahoo) - While some American wine-producing regions are legendary, all 50 states have at least a handful of wineries. Budget Travel honors six lesser-known areas where Americans are producing world-class reds and whites.  Finger Lakes, N.Y.  Long eclipsed by West Coast wine hubs,...

June, 13, 2013 A Bitter Night for Château d'Yquem

(WineSpecatator) - On April 30, Bordeaux's Château d’Yquem tweeted: “Today, the first cases of 2010 #Yquem are leaving our cellar.” Alas, not all 2010 Yquem left in the usual way. At 3 a.m. this past Monday, an alarm rang at the estate, but the gendarmes speeding down t...

June, 13, 2013 Wines Sales and Jobs Continue Strong Growth

(Wines&Vines) - Strong growth in direct-to-consumer sales and intense winery hiring activity kept all key wine industry metrics positive in May. According to the latest Wine Industry Metrics report by WinesVinesDATA, the Winejobs.com Index grew by 32% over last year. Job offers in the ho...

June, 13, 2013 How Wine Is Helping the West Succeed in the China Market

( Minyanville) - Over the past 20 years, Chinese consumer tastes have changed and developed immensely. One industry that has, somewhat unexpectedly, grown is the wine industry. According to International Wine and Spirit Research, China has become the world’s fifth-largest consume...

June, 13, 2013 Napa Valley: BottleRock seeks cash infusion to pay bills, charities

(NVR) - More than a month after the festival’s conclusion, BottleRock organizers have yet to pay 142 union workers $630,000 in wages as well as a number of other vendors who worked at the five-day music festival. BottleRock co-founder Bob Vogt said he is actively courting investors in h...

June, 13, 2013 US: Buyers out in force for 2013 coastal varieties

(WesternFarmPress) - More 2013 wine grapes from California’s coastal regions are trading hands in the spot market than from the interior valleys. “That’s mildly surprising,” says Jeff Bitter, vice-president of operations for Allied Grape Growers, Fresno, Calif., a ma...