March, 13, 2013 The Effect of Micro-Oxygenation on Wine Quality and Consumer Preferences

(AcademicWino) - Modern winemaking has discovered many different techniques and technologies to improve upon the quality of wine. One example is the use of micro-oxygenation during the red winemaking process. Simply put, micro-oxygenation of red wine allows a wine to be released to consumers at a ...

March, 13, 2013 UK: Wine smugglers sentenced in £5m wine fraud

(Gov) - Two men guilty of smuggling illicit Italian wine into the UK have been jailed for excise duty and VAT evasion after an investigation by HMRC. Roberto Parma, 54, was sentenced to six years and seven months imprisonment. Alberto Mori, 53, was sentenced to seven years. They imported wine from I...

March, 13, 2013 WINE INDUSTRY SHOULD PAY FOR LABOR HOUSING

(NVR) - Editor: “The rich need to pay their fair share. The wealthy should pay their fair share. It’s only fair!” Have you heard those phrases coming out of the mouths of politicians lately? It seems that every time our president speaks he uses them over and over and over: “The rich shoul...

March, 12, 2013 IRON MAIDEN RELEASES CASK ALE

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Heavy metal group Iron Maiden has released a cask ale in partnership with Cheshire brewery Robinsons. “Trooper” was created by lead singer Bruce Dickinson following an offer from the brewery and is named after one of the band’s most popular songs. Dickinson said: “I...

March, 12, 2013 Homemade alcohol kills 51 in Libya

(Nation) - At least 51 people have died in Libya since Saturday after drinking homemade alcohol, with another 378 suffering from alcohol poisoning, the Libyan health ministry said on Monday. It said 38 people died in Tripoli hospitals while 13 others perished on their way to neighbouring Tunisia,...

March, 12, 2013 California: Grape Broker Forecasts Favorable Demand/Prices

(Wines&Vines) - California grape demand and prices will face a stable to good market until at least 2016, according to Jeff Bitter, vice president of operations for Fresno, Calif.-based Allied Grape Growers. Bitter based his prediction, which he presented March 6 at Clarksburg Grape Day, on wine shi...

March, 12, 2013 Henry Tang to Sell $3.7 Million Wine From Personal Cellar

(Bloomberg) - Henry Tang, whose bid to become Hong Kong’s chief executive suffered after the Feb. 2012 discovery of an illegal wine cellar at his house, is auctioning off part of his collection. An assortment of 810 lots exclusively from Burgundy goes on sale on March 15 and 16 in a Hong Kong eve...

March, 12, 2013 Western Australia's first 'ice wine'

(Decanter) - While Western Australian winemakers have been sweltering in soaring heats, Margaret River winemaker Clive Otto from Fraser Gallop Estate has been working in freezing temperatures to create his own 'ice wine'. Traditionally, ice wine is made in the cooler regions of central Europe and C...