March, 19, 2013 'No chance of a glut' say NZ winemakers as they celebrate bumper crop

(Decanter) - Many New Zealand winemakers, excited at the prospect of an outstanding 2013 vintage and a chance to replenish stocks after the low grape haul in 2012, are playing down talk of a glut. 'Stunning' summer weather and a dry autumn may be causing drought issues in some sections of New Ze...

March, 18, 2013 American wine maker whose chardonnay defeated France dies at 86

(RawStory) - Jim Barrett, the American vintner whose chardonnay famously defeated the might of France in 1976 and helped put California’s Napa Valley on the map, has died at the age of 86. Barrett’s 1973 Chateau Montelana Chardonnay won the prestigious “Judgment of Paris,” a...

March, 18, 2013 Wine Terroir by Microbe

(Wines&Vines) -  Could the best indicator of a wine’s terroir be its microbial load? Dr. David Mills is raising the possibility. The professor with the Department of Viticulture & Enology at the University of California, Davis, presented an early peek at research regarding the po...

March, 18, 2013 The secrets of wine importing

(FoxNews) - Imagine being a small winery that dreams of getting its wine everywhere. You just don’t have the budget to do that. Well, maybe you need an importer. Take Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits.  It imports household names like Yellow Tail and Georges Duboeuf. ...

March, 18, 2013 Bigger and better – Prowein 2013 Preview

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Germany’s ProWein is once again expanding into new halls, and accompanying the size upgrade will be a plethora of new business features. LAST YEAR’S preview began with the news that ProWein was expanding into new halls following successive years of growth....

March, 18, 2013 UK: Treasury Wine Estates unveils plans for Wolf Blass Ashes legends match

(Just-Drinks) - Treasury Wine Estates is aiming to recreate its own Ashes rivalry this summer with a 'legends' cricket match backed by its Wolf Blass brand.  The event, being held at Sir Paul Getty’s private ground, in Wormsley, Buckinghamshire, on 17 July, will feature ex-English and ...

March, 18, 2013 There's a Corner on the Internet For Every Wine Drinker

(Mashable) - Unlike the latest gadget, wine is not launched in intervals, with updates from 5 to 5S, or PS3 to PS4. It's not the latest iteration, but rather, the old wine that is better. Instead of coming from heavily marketed brands, good wine often comes from tiny wineries in California with...

March, 17, 2013 Argentine Wines Have Mile-High Taste, Rock Bottom Prices

After nine years of economic boom, Argentina again teeters on its own fiscal cliff. Yet the one continuing bright spot in the country¹s economy is its wine industry, which has record sales abroad based on high quality wine at remarkably modest prices. According to the Wines of Argentina, sales...