April, 15, 2013 Business: Major alcohol suppliers, local distributors face off in court

(STLToday) - A battle brewing in local courtrooms and in Jefferson City could dramatically reshape the way wine and spirits are distributed in Missouri. Lawsuits involving the country’s largest liquor suppliers began piling up in federal court in St. Louis in recent months as they seek to ...

April, 15, 2013 Australia's Wheat, Wine Most Vulnerable to Climate Change-Abares

(FoxBusiness) - Australia's wine and grain production, two of its most important farm industries, will be hit hardest by extreme weather and rising temperatures caused by climate change, the head of the government's forecasting agency said Monday. Farmers could be displaced from traditional land...

April, 15, 2013 It's a vine way of life at wine-making châteaus

(Telegraph) - It has never been easier – or cheaper – to own part of a French wine-making château. The prospect is guaranteed to turn the head of even the most businesslike Briton: go to France, buy a vineyard, and spend your days in the open, tending vines beneath the Mediterr...

April, 14, 2013 Treasury ripe for slim pickings in US wine market

(TheAge) - Treasury Wine Estates has re-entered the flourishing low-calorie wine market in the United States, launching three slim wine brands endorsed by a celebrity nutritionist to target the estimated one in five Americans on a diet. Sourcing grapes from its northern Californian vineyards to ...

April, 14, 2013 Baffled by wine buffs? You're not alone

(Telegraph) - A study has found widespread bewilderment among wine drinkers at the "pompous" terms used by producers, retailers and critics to describe how a bottle tastes. From a "nervy" red to a white boasting a subtle hint of "spring hedgerows", if you have ever been baffled by the descriptio...

April, 14, 2013 Technology: Vino2Go Portable Wine Glass

(Coolest-Gadgets) - I am quite sure that we have all heard of coffee to go, especially with the number of tumblers from Starbucks and other gourmet coffee chains, but who would have actually ordered a glass of wine to go? Certainly not on this side of town, as most of the time, the entire glass wil...

April, 13, 2013 Wine critics say cheers to Bordeaux's new vintage

(AFP) - Wine professionals declared themselves "pleasantly surprised" with the 2012 Bordeaux vintage but demand from China was expected to be weak due to losses on 2010 wines. China is currently Bordeaux's biggest market in terms of volume and second in value, but Chinese buyers were expected to...

April, 13, 2013 Billionaire William Koch wins $12m in courtroom wine fraud battle

(Guardian) - A jury has awarded the Florida billionaire Bill Koch $12m in his long-running dispute over phony vintage wine. Vowing to do more to expose wine frauds, Koch proclaimed the court win on Friday to be his happiest day since winning the America's Cup in 1992. "Out of sight. Over the moo...