April, 11, 2013 Business: Buying Your Wine from Amazon? Say Hello to Texas

(WebProNews) - Back in November of last year, Amazon launched the Amazon Wine Marketplace. It would be wrong to say that they did so quietly – they announced it, and it received moderate coverage. But for some reason it just seemed like it launched, and then we kind of forgot about it. Maybe ...

April, 11, 2013 US: Oregon Offers Incentives for Efficient Vineyard Sprayers

(Wines&Vines) - While growers in the Pacific Northwest prepare to apply the first fungicide sprays of the season now that bud break has occurred, Michael Crabtree, senior conservation technician with the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District, is busy overseeing a $75,000 grant designed t...

April, 11, 2013 US: California wine shipments dip for first time in 11 years

(NBBJ) - The volume of California wine shipments to U.S. markets last year dipped for the first time in 11 years, but retail value of that wine rose by more than 8 percent for the second straight year, according to recently released figures. Meanwhile, shipments of wine to the U.S. from all sour...

April, 11, 2013 5 Wine Myths Busted

(LAMag) - The wine world can be an intimidating place. So many rules! You hear them from your oenophile friends, the guy at the wine aisle in Trader Joe’s, and know-it-alls standing around a wine table at a party. And, without realizing why, you grow to accept that only cheap wines use screw ...

April, 10, 2013 TOP 10 LOW-CALORIE WINE BRANDS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - With around 20% of Americans on a diet, low-calorie wine brands are booming in the US, and particularly where celebrities are involved. The Skinny Vine is endorsed by Christine Avanti, a celebrity nutritionist and author of Skinny Chicks Eat Real Food Kick-starting the trend w...

April, 10, 2013 Finance: Constellation Brands 4th-Quarter Net Down 21% on Tax Costs

(FoxBusiness) - Constellation Brands Inc.'s (STZ) fiscal fourth-quarter profit shrank 21% as the wine and spirits maker's sharply higher tax rate and increased expenses offset its stronger revenue. Results topped Wall Street's expectations, with wine and spirits sales jumping 8% on an organic co...

April, 10, 2013 US:NY WINE BILL SPARKS OUTRAGE

(TheDrinksBusiness) - New York wine distributors are fighting to stop a State Senate bill that they fear would drive many out of business and force up prices for the end consumer.  Initial objections to the “At Rest” bill when it was proposed last year have now turned to outrage af...

April, 10, 2013 Bordeaux 2012: Dry whites to offer Sauternes producers cash flow

(Decanter) - In a year where even the successful Sauternes and Barsac producers made incredibly low yields (the average in Sauternes was just 2.5hl/h), the trend for dry white wines from the region is proving an important source of cash flow. Increasing numbers of Sauternes producers have said t...