March, 04, 2013 NZ: Organic is Booming– and Wine is Leading the Way

(Scoop) - Organic is Booming in New Zealand – and Wine is Leading the Way. The latest New Zealand organic market research report (to be launched in Parliament on March 6) finds that the organic food and agriculture sector has grown around 25% in the past three years – an impressive feat during ...

March, 04, 2013 Two glasses of wine a day could help heart attack patients live LONGER

(DailyMail) - For years, research has suggested a daily tipple of wine may help to prevent heart disease. Now it seems it even has benefits for those who have already suffered a heart attack. New research shows patients who have had a heart attack are less likely to have another one - and stan...

March, 04, 2013 Danny Glover launches African Passion wine

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover has teamed up with South African producer KWV to launch a new range of wines called African Passion. Ten percent of the proceeds from sales of the wines will go to the TransAfrica Forum, an advocacy group in Washington DC focused on improving A...

March, 04, 2013 Armageddon… don’t let it happen in your cellar! (Part 1)

(NWWB) - On 15 February 2013, asteroid 2012 DA14 missed earth by a mere 27,700 kilometers. This ancient 130,000 ton asteroid, spanning 45 meters in diameter, would have released the same amount of energy as a detonating 2.5 megaton atomic bomb, had it collided with the earth. It looks like 15 Februa...

March, 03, 2013 US: Wine Road Barrel tasting: Crowds down, civility up

DeLoach Vineyards was prepared Saturday for the opening weekend of the 35th annual Wine Road Barrel Tasting event. Photo Galleries The smell of Chicago-style hot dogs wafted across the entrance to the Olivet Road facility. Inside the cellar, Boston's “More than a Feeling” blasted on a stereo a...

March, 03, 2013 SA: Tax increase to dilute brandy's market share

THE 10% increase in excise duties on brandy will further hurt distillers who are struggling to win back the drink's market share from more attractively priced whisky and vodka brands, industry players said this week. Retailers will be reluctant to pass on the increase in excise duties - from R36 ...

March, 01, 2013 US: Bill would help Utah beer, wine makers up production

(SLTrib) - Utah-based breweries, distilleries and wineries would be allowed to make more of their alcoholic beverage without taking a major financial hit under a bill advancing through the Senate. Under existing law, breweries can make 60,000 barrels of beer, distilleries 30,000 gallons of spirit...

March, 01, 2013 US-CA: Some wine leaders pleased with pending demise of forest-to-vineyard project

(PressDemocrat) - Sonoma County wine industry representatives and grape growers are voicing some relief over news this week of the tentative conservation deal that would shield nearly 20,000 acres in northwestern Sonoma County from a disputed forest-to-vineyard conversion project. The large propo...