April, 08, 2013 MEXICO: SEVEN WORKERS DIE IN BEER TANK

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Seven workers have been killed in Mexico City while cleaning a beer tank at the Grupo Modelo brewery, where Corona beer is brewed. Authorities in Mexico City confirmed that the seven died in the tank and that investigations are underway to find the cause of death. Early report...

April, 08, 2013 Franco Biondi Santi - The gentleman of Montalcino dies

(JancisRobinson) - Franco Biondi Santi, arguably Montalcino’s most iconic producer, has died today at the age of 91. The sad news broke on the second day of Italy’s most important wine fair, the biggest of its kind in the world, Vinitaly. Biondi Santi had been struck by a particularly v...

April, 08, 2013 There’s more than price to consider when purchasing a winery asset

(NBBJ) - Assessing the value of a wine investment opportunity is the key to a good purchase. The value of a wine asset exists on many levels. A buyer might begin assessing an investment by considering global economic conditions, the current state of the wine industry, and whether or not a particul...

April, 08, 2013 2012 Wine Sales In U.S. Reach New Record: Record California Winegrape Crop To Meet Surging Demand

(PRNewswire)  - Wine sales in the U.S. from all production sources—California, other U.S. states and foreign countries—increased 2% from the previous year to a new record of 360.1 million 9-liter cases with an estimated retail value of $34.6 billion," according to wine industr...

April, 08, 2013 ITALY: Wine consumption hits record low, exports up - figures

(Just-Drinks) - Wine consumption in Italy fell to a record low last year, but exports are at an all-time high, new figures show.  Levels in the country last year dropped by 2% year-on-year in 2012, meaning wine consumption in the last decade has dived by 22%, farmer's group Coldiretti said on ...

April, 08, 2013 Getaway: A Big Gulp Of Cool In California Wine Country: Andaz Napa

(Forbes) - In a few short years, Hyatt’s upstart Andaz brand has nailed the urban hotel: sociable, sensible, and full of smart luxuries like free minibars and multifunctional furnishings instead of silly ones like gilded taps and bath butlers. Its city outposts combine a maximum of conviviali...

April, 08, 2013 Napa Valley: Stags’ Leap Winery expansion approved

(NVR) - A 19th-century manor at Stags’ Leap Winery will be converted from a bed-and-breakfast to a wine tasting and visitation space as part of a $2 million investment Treasury Wine Estates is putting into the property. The winery, located to the east of Silverado Trail south of Yountville...

April, 08, 2013 Scientists Question Impact as Vineyards Turn Up in New Places

(NYTimes) - For more than a decade, wine experts have discussed the impact of climate change on wine grapes, agriculture’s diva, a marquee crop nurtured and pampered around the world. Now scientists are raising a new question: when grapes are transported to new areas, assuming warming weather...