April, 20, 2013 South Australia's $1.3m logo not visible six after launch

(TheAustralian) - Have you spotted the logo? Let us knowSIX weeks after the gala launch of South Australia's new state brand, it is barely on the map. The $1.3 million logo - featuring SA as a doorway in an origami-like Australia - does not appear on the home pages of major state government website...

April, 19, 2013 The Brains Behind Some of the Finest Cellars

(WSJ) - THIS PAST MONDAY afternoon, a vast apartment on New York's East End Avenue was swarming with caterers, musicians, bartenders, furniture movers and decorators. The scene in the wine room, by contrast, was relatively serene, as Robert Bohr carefully removed the cork from a 6-liter bottle of...

April, 19, 2013 Constellation Brands Receives DOJ Clearance to Proceed with Acquisition of Grupo Modelo's U.S. Business

(CBrands) - Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI; NYSE: BUD), and Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: GMODELOC), have reached a final agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on the terms of a settlement of the Department of Justice's litigation ...

April, 19, 2013 US: Wine firms warned as California supply chain faces pressure

(Just-Drinks) - Wine companies in California that fail to plan their future sourcing strategies will face a struggle to grow brands, as the region's supply chain becomes "tighter", a new report argues. The study, published by Rabobank this week, says that the dynamics for securing wine supplies ...

April, 19, 2013 US: Winery Executives Discuss Acquisitions

(Wines&Vines) - An overflow crowd filled the largest conference room at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek hotel today in Santa Rosa during the North Bay Business Journal’s annual Wine Industry Conference. They heard presentations from prominent industry figures discussing mergers and acquisitio...

April, 19, 2013 Jacob’s Creek launches wine for Japanese food

(DrinksInt) - Jacob’s Creek, the Pernod Ricard-owned Australian wine brand, has launched a wine specifically designed to complement Japanese cuisine. The wine is called “WAH”. The company says it was co-created with leading 4 th generation Japanese sushi chef and owner of Mich...

April, 19, 2013 BSAS: Could Wine Industry Waste Be Used in Broiler Houses?

(ThePoultrySite) - Waste products from the food industry represent growing challenges as consumer consciousness develops about the environmental, social and political context of meat production. This was the remit of a study presented by Eleni Kasapidou at the British Society of Animal Science (...

April, 19, 2013 US: Wine Ice Cream Illegal in Louisiana

(AP) - Rum-laced fruitcake and boozy bonbons can be sold in Louisiana, but wine ice cream will need action by legislators before it can hit grocers' freezers. State Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Troy Hebert said Thursday that he consulted legal experts after Mercer's Dairy, of New Yor...