March, 25, 2013 Amazon Eager to Build Wine Market

( Wines&Vines ) - Amazon is committed to wine for a “long, long time,” says Peter Faricy, the executive in charge of the firm’s marketplace, who adds the web retailer is enjoying success with its latest foray into the wine business. Opening the second day of last week’s ...

March, 25, 2013 German wine exports continue downward trend

( Decanter ) - German wine exports slid by 15.2% in 2012 compared to 2011, continuing a declining trend from the previous year, according to statistics released by the German Wine Institute. The drop in the volume of exports in 2012, to 1.3m hectolitres, follows an 11.8% drop in exports in 2011. Wh...

March, 25, 2013 1 Billion Dollars in acquisitions in the label industry

( PackagingEurope ) - The four biggest acquisitions ever in the label industry are unfolding right now starting 1.5 years ago, according to Label Companies for Sale.com. Two acquisitions made by the leading label companies CCL Label and Multi-Color and two by large companies from industries offerin...

March, 25, 2013 Israeli producers fight EU pressure

( TheDrinksBusiness ) - Israeli winemakers on the West Bank are facing a growing battle with the European Union over how they label produce from this politically sensitive region.EU officials are urging member states to label goods produced from Israeli settlements as either “Produce of the W...

March, 24, 2013 The ice wine cometh

( Yahoo ) - A maverick Margaret River winemaker who could soon be dubbed ice man is causing a stir with a side project this vintage. Fraser Gallop Estate’s Clive Otto is trying to create the region’s first ice wine, a style more commonly made in the cooler regions of central Europe and ...

March, 24, 2013 Treasury Wine opening wine bars in China

( WAToday ) - Treasury Wine Estates, the world's largest pure play winemaker, is toying with the idea of opening bars, restaurants and entertainment venues in China as part of a new strategy to win over drinkers in the region. An online article in the  Wall Street Journal  quotes Treas...

March, 24, 2013 Wine fraud lawsuit is a test of bottle for billionaire Bill Koch

( Guardian ) - Court case due to begin in New York brings to light claims of widespread counterfeiting in the world of fine and rare wines. It has aged for six years, but the uncorking of a wine-fraud lawsuit in a Manhattan court on Monday looks set to leave a rather nasty – a...

March, 24, 2013 UK and worldwide wine buyers head to Prowein 2013

( Harpers ) - Prowein 2013 opened today in Dusseldorf looking to cement its increasingly respected position as the most important business wine event in the global wine industry. Well over 2,000 members o f the UK wine trade are expected to travel to Dusseldorf over the next three days looking t...