June, 05, 2013 Nicki Minaj Gets Set To “Revolutionize the Wine Industry” With Myx Fusions

(XXLMag) - Nicki Minaj is getting in on the adult beverage game, announcing today that she has become part-owner in the fruit-infused wine line Myx Fusions. As part of this new business venture, Nicki will become the focal point of the brand’s marketing campaign, which will be spread across p...

June, 05, 2013 Parker moves into branded wine cases

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Bordeaux négociant Bordeaux Wine Selection is to release limited edition cases of 100-point claret from the 2009 vintage signed by US wine critic Robert Parker. Named “100/100”, Wine Searcher reports that the “Robert Parker selection” will in...

June, 05, 2013 China hits back at EU wine over solar panel duties

(Reuters) - China hit back at European wine exports on Wednesday in response to the European Union's decision to impose duties on imports of Chinese solar panels, as tensions mounted between two of the world's biggest trading partners. In a step targeting southern European states such as Fr...

June, 04, 2013 US: Woodinville Wine Village Emerges

(Wines&Vines) - The way is now clear for a new owner to assume title to a troubled development site slated for a wine village in the heart of Woodinville, Wash. King County Superior Court dismissed claims by the town of Woodinville against Woodinville Village Partners LLC, the entity that ac...

June, 04, 2013 NZ: Chinese investors buy 300ha in Marlborough

(Decanter) - Chinese investors have acquired more than 300 hectares of vineyard land in Marlborough, according to local reports. The purchase of the Otuwhero Estate vineyards (pictured), mostly planted to Sauvignon Blanc, comes after the investors, operating as O:Tu Investments, bought the r...

June, 04, 2013 The world's celebrity-owned vineyards

(Independent) - Niagara-on-the-Lake is one of the strangest vinous areas on earth. Flat as a tabletop, the region is distinctively rural. It seemed like a picture-perfect place to live and raise a family. And yet, it did not seem like a place that would entice a celebrity. Dan Aykroyd...

June, 04, 2013 Beyond Bubbly: A Wine Industry Grows in Champagne

(Time) - The centuries-old, staunchly conservative wine making region of Champagne has long been dominated by a handful of historic, heavily-financed Champagne houses, whose legendary brands like Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Krug are fêted the world over. They buy up millio...

June, 04, 2013 Archaeologists find evidence French winemaking had roots in Italy

(Telegraph) - The earliest evidence of wine in France suggests that it came from Italy, and that it was mixed with basil, thyme and other herbs, according to new research. This early wine may have been used as medicine, and likely was imbibed by the wealthy and powerful before eventually becomin...