April, 18, 2013 FUNGUS RESISTANT GRAPE VARIETY UNVEILED

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A Swiss laboratory has unveiled a new grape variety that is resistant to mildew and other fungal diseases. Called Divico, it is a red grape and apparently needs just one to three treatments a year according to Agroscope, the laboratory that developed it, rather than the more u...

April, 18, 2013 Asia set to be largest spirit market by 2018

(TheGrocer) - Sales of beer, wines and spirits will continue to slide in Western Europe, as growth in Asia continues, a report has claimed. Beverage researcher Canadean said that by 2018, 40% of the world’s beer and 80% of spirit consumption would come from Asia, driven by China and India....

April, 18, 2013 Australian exports to China and US point to tentative recovery

(Decanter) -  Exports of higher-priced Australian wine to China and the US are growing, according to new figures – but the industry remains cautious in the face of the strong Australian dollar. In the year to March 2013, 1,395 companies were involved in the export of Australian wine, ...

April, 18, 2013 US: Vineyard, winery buyers talk recent deals at wine conference

(PressDemocrat) - There's no question that North Coast vineyards and wineries have been changing hands at a record pace. But buyers, beware: Not everything that's up for sale makes a good buy, experts say. A panel of some of the industry's most active buyers of vineyards, wineries and brands on ...

April, 18, 2013 Helping the Wine Industry Adapt to Climate Change

(PRWEB) - E-VitiClimate is an EU-funded project to educate grapegrowers and winemakers across Europe on the potential impact of climate change and what measures can be taken to mitigate that impact. The pilot phase is complete and the learning materials are now available, free to use, at www.evitic...

April, 18, 2013 Bordeaux 2012: Nearly 6000 visitors at En Primeur say official figures

(Decanter) - According to official figures, 5,800 people visited Bordeaux for En Primeur week to taste the 2012 vintage from barrel: a 7% increase on last year’s tasting of the 2011 vintage. This was 14% less than those who came in 2011 to taste 2010 from barrel, according to organising bo...

April, 18, 2013 California: Napa Vintner George Vare Dies at 76

(WineSpectator) - Man behind Geyser Peak and Luna Vineyards was a businessman and an innovator. As an entrepreneur, George Vare liked doing new things. As a vintner, he introduced bag-in-box wine to America in the 1970s, fiddled with low-alcohol sparkling cider, helped broker two of the biggest win...

April, 18, 2013 US: Bacchus Pours Growth Capital in Madrigal Family Winery

(DowJones) - Madrigal Family Winery, the recipient of Bacchus Capital Management's latest growth equity investment, is essentially an immigrant's dream come true. The grandparents of Chris Madrigal, president of the vineyard, left Mexico in the mid-1930s. Despite a miscommunication with a tra...