June, 06, 2013 Napa Valley to replant up to 15% of vineyards

(Decanter) -  A massive replanting that will uproot 15% of vineyards in Napa Valley over the next five to six years has begun, according to Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Jennifer Putnam, the group’s executive director, said nurseries were completely sold out of vines until 2015, and t...

June, 06, 2013 Northwest Wine: Idaho wine country coming into its own

(YakimaHerald) - Idaho’s wine industry is finally coming of age — and overcoming a haunting slight by none other than The Muppets. June marks the fourth annual Idaho Wine Month. This year, it is making progress thanks to wineries, restaurants, retailers and wholesalers. That sup...

June, 06, 2013 China-EU Trade Spat II: The Wine Wars

(TheDiplomat) - Given the strong national-level political pressure emanating from various European capitals (especially Berlin) and the slightly threatening rumblings from Beijing in no small part driving them, it was always going to be difficult for EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht to impose ...

June, 06, 2013 Drink Up or Auction Off? The Business of Investing in Wines

(FoxBusiness) - Buying and selling wines can provide a big payday for collectors, but experts say it isn’t for the faint of heart or budget. Thomas Matthews, executive editor of Wine Spectator magazine, warns the investment can be risky.The ideal wine investor “has to be someone ...

June, 06, 2013 France: Domaine Clarence Dillon makes second Saint Emilion purchase

(Decanter) - Haut-Brion owner Domaine Clarence Dillon has bought Chateau L’Arrosée, a Grand Cru Classé estate in Saint Emilion. The purchase has been made through the subsidiary Quintus SAS , wholly owned by the Dillon family. Chateau L’Arrosée has been o...

June, 06, 2013 Irish government to auction off wines

(TheDrinksBusiness) - The Irish government is set to follow its UK and French counterparts by selling off some of the wine in its hospitality cellar. Tanaiste and foreign affairs minister Eamon Gilmore has decided it is no longer appropriate for the Irish government to buy or own “expens...

June, 06, 2013 Wine. From a can. At 30,000 feet

(PostandCourier) - Spirit Airlines is thinking outside of the bottle. The low-cost carrier known for extra fees and cheeky ads is now pouring wine out of aluminum cans. Starting this week, passengers can purchase white moscato or strawberry moscato wine from Friends Fun Wine, an Aventura...

June, 05, 2013 US: Barefoot Steps Further Ahead in Sales

(Wines&Vines) - Winery giants E. & J. Gallo and Constellation Wines dominated the top 20 wine brands selling off-premise through May, according to market research firm IRI with analysis by Wines & Vines. Each of the industry giants claim five brands in the top 20. Gallo clearly led...