April, 10, 2013 AUS: Cellar door subsidy removal could spell disaster for wine industry

(CessnockAdvertiser) - Hunter Valley wine industry representatives have joined forces with the NSW Opposition to call on the O’Farrell Government to reinstate the cellar door subsidy scheme. Opposition Leader John Robertson, Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment and Regional and Rural Affa...

April, 10, 2013 Outsiders make global inroads from France's unsung wine region

(GMANetwork) - Winemakers from Britain, Australia, the United States and even elsewhere in France are raising the profile of France's largest but most unsung wine region, Languedoc-Roussillon. In southwest France bordering Spain and the Mediterranean, Languedoc used to be a byword for mass quant...

April, 10, 2013 Time to Widen View of U.S. Wine Scene

(HuffingtonPost) - I wonder how many Americans realize their importance in the world of wine. The United States has recently overtaken France and Italy to become the globe's biggest market, drinking a full 13 percent of all the wine produced on the planet, more than any other nation. While wine dri...

April, 09, 2013 US: Napa Winemaker Turns 90

(Wines&Vines) - Celebrating his 90th birthday with a tasting and lunch for media members and friends, California winemaking legend Miljenko “Mike” Grgich reminded his guests about familiar facts from his life and added many interesting tidbits. Grgich, of course, is the immigrant...

April, 09, 2013 FRANCE: MARGAUX TRIALING “VOODOO” BIODYNAMICS

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Bordeaux first growth Château Margaux is experimenting with the “voodoo” of biodynamics, according its managing director Paul Pontallier. During an en primeur tasting of the 2012 vintage at the château last week, Pontallier told the drinks business: &ld...

April, 09, 2013 Study: Wine Production Seen Shifting From Bordeaux to N.Z. on Climate

(Bloomberg) - Areas suitable for viticulture may decline from Bordeaux to Australia as climate change prompts a shift in wine production to higher latitudes and elevations in New Zealand and the Northern Hemisphere, researchers said. Suitable grape-growing areas may drop 68 percent in Mediterran...

April, 08, 2013 US: Pennsylvania Vineyard Terroir Threatened

(Wines&Vines) - If plans proposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are implemented, the size of Bergeist Vineyard will be cut by approximately one-third sometime during the next few years. The construction expansion of I-78 west of Allentown, Pa., calls for changes in elevation ...

April, 08, 2013 Health: A glass of wine a day will NOT affect a woman's chance of beating breast cancer

(DailyMeal) - Women with breast cancer can have a glass of wine a day without fear of damaging their chances of beating the disease, claim researchers. In fact, they may improve their overall chance of survival because modest consumption of alcohol cuts the risk of dying from heart disease. A...