June, 13, 2013 Canada, EU toast free trade agreement on wine, spirits

(GlobalNews) - The Canada-Europe trade talks may be stalled on a number of controversial topics, but in one area — wines and spirits — there’s been plenty of cheer going around. Sources close to the trade negotiations in Brussels say the two sides have had a relatively easy tim...

June, 12, 2013 US: Wine by Design announces wine licensing agreement with Major League Baseball Properties with an MLB All-Star Game wine relea

(MLB) - Wine by Design (WBD) and Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) are excited to announce their new relationship to feature limited edition, collectible baseball wines, featuring an exclusive 2013 MLB All-Star Game themed wine, Midsummer Classic , named after the All-Star Game, plus a c...

June, 12, 2013 Clutch of Chinese-bought chateaux are back on the market

(Decanter) - At least four Bordeaux estates that were sold to Chinese buyers over the past two years are back on the market. Chateau Villepreux, which was announced as sold to the Chinese by the mayor of Beychac-et-Caillau in January 2013, and Chateau Grand Branet in Capian, which was sold to ...

June, 12, 2013 France: Rolland ‘sad’ to sell Le Bon Pasteur

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Bordeaux’s most prominent consultant, Michel Rolland, has admitted that he was sad to have to sell his Pomerol-based family château, Le Bon Pasteur, to a Chinese businessman. Speaking exclusively to the drinks business at the UK launch of his new Spanish wine...

June, 12, 2013 Total crackdown on online alcohol promotion in France, health lobby report will recommend

(Decanter) - The health lobby in France has invoked the Evin Law in a call for stricter limits on what bloggers and social media users can write about wine online. A report on the issues of addiction in France entitled ‘Les Dommages Liés Aux Addictions et les Strategies Valid&eac...

June, 12, 2013 2013 wine blog award winners announced

(BizJournals) - This year's winners of the seventh annual Wine Blog Awards were announced yesterday, led by Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog, which won top honors as Best Overall Wine Blog. The awards, made by a panel of judges and public voting, were announced at the recently concluded Wine Blo...

June, 12, 2013 Chinese hygiene department, not tax, is main concern for fine wine shippers

(Decanter) -  Fine wine exporters are unfazed by China's recent threat to impose an anti-dumping tax on European wine – the real threat, they say, is the Chinese hygiene department. The department has the right to remove two bottles per case for tests, to determine if it is fit fo...

June, 12, 2013 GLASS STOPS ANTI-SOCIAL DRINKERS LOOKING AT THEIR PHONES

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A Brazilian company has designed a glass that only stands upright when it is rested on a mobile phone. Designed by Fischer & Friends, the “Offline Glass” has part of its base cut away which means it can only stand when supported by a mobile phone. Th...