May, 03, 2013 ARGENTINA FACES COMPETITION CRISIS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Soaring grape prices and an overvalued peso have raised concerns about the ability of Argentina to compete at the lower end of the bottled wine market. According to a new report by Rabobank, some wineries are reporting an increase in production costs of more than 100% ...

May, 03, 2013 Italy's Collio wine route: top 10 guide

(Guardian) - Italy's north-eastern Collio region offers a startling array of little-known wines, with small, friendly vineyards to visit and a selection of cosy places to eat and stay between gulps. An hour's drive north east from Venice, the rolling vine-clad hills of the Collio region boast an...

May, 03, 2013 SPAIN STILL STRUGGLING IN THE ON-TRADE

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Despite increased listings, outside of the Spanish restaurant scene Spanish wines are still not well represented in the on-trade. Ribera del Duero and Albariño have appeared in increasing numbers to challenge Rioja’s dominance in recent years but the numbe...

May, 02, 2013 Fab Offers Online Wine Sales

(Wines&Vines) - Online retailer Fab, which sells a wide variety of products all featuring hip and creative design, is now selling wine. The site already features high-end food products and wine accessories such as bottle racks, decanters and pourers, and as of today it is offering bottles of wi...

May, 02, 2013 Unfiltered: Celebrating Celebrity Vineyards (the Book)

(WineSpectator) - "When they showed up, I just thought they were hard-up for celebrities," joked Robert Kamen at the April book launch of Celebrity Vineyards at the Bowery Hotel in New York. Kamen protested to Unfiltered that, as a screenwriter—albeit the screenwriter of the Karate Kid ...

May, 02, 2013 California: Tank Garage Winery coming to Calistoga

(NapaValleyRegister) - Design plans were approved for the former Wine Garage on Foothill Boulevard that will turn an “eyesore” into a wine tasting room reminiscent of a 1935-era gas station. The new Tank Garage Winery, owned and operated by James Harder and Jim Regusci, will have two...

May, 02, 2013 TOP 10 NEW PRODUCTS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Château Brown in Pessac-Léognan has branched out into rosé, releasing its inaugural 2012 vintage in the UK market this month. Small parcels of the estate’s 29-hectare vineyard were singled out to be hand-harvested specifically for the rosé, ...

May, 02, 2013 AUS: Grange price war triggers tit-for-tat discounting

(SMH) - RETAILERS GO TO WAR OVER FINE WINE. When you think of Costco your first thoughts probably aren't of the world's best wine but the US retailer is in a price war over the newly released Grange Hermitage 2008. A price war has broken out among retailers hoping to lure buyers of the &...