March, 01, 2013 Could wine be embroiled in a similar scandal to horsegate?

(independent) - Is there an ideal wine match for horse? Of course we all prefer a spot of dressage or a flutter at William Hill to eating them, and the sentimental taboo creates panic when we find horsemeat in our processed foods. How could you eat a Black Beauty, an Arkle or a Dobbin? I was horrifi...

March, 01, 2013 US: Red Hook Winery Reopens in Brooklyn

(Wines&Vines) - After four months of intensive effort to clean up the mess Hurricane Sandy left at Red Hook Winery in Brooklyn, the winery’s tasting room is reopening for visitors today. “It’s not perfect, and we have a long road ahead of us,” Red Hook owner Mark Snyder told Wines & Vines. W...

March, 01, 2013 Bulk wine slump hits Australian Vintage

(TheShout) - Australian Vintage Limited (AVL) has posted a year-on-year decline in net profit after tax for the six months ended December 31, which the company says is due to weaker sales in the UK and US markets. AVL chief executive, Neil McGuigan, said that while net profit was down from $3.7 ...

March, 01, 2013 Nomacorc prepares plant-based closure launch

(Decanter) - Nomacorc is on the brink of launching new wine closures that are partially made from plant-based polymers. The synthetic cork giant has spent the past two years honing the closure. It will be officially unveiled at the Intervitis expo in April and is currently pegged for a full commerci...

March, 01, 2013 Vinotherapy: all the benefits of wine without the health risks?

(Guardian) - Treating wine as medicine isn't a new idea, but is rubbing the raw ingredients into your skin really the best way to get the health effects? There have been many different studies into the health benefits of wine. Governments have run programmes that have lasted for decades, examining t...

March, 01, 2013 Britain's government sells French wine to pay its drinks bill

(Reuters) - Britain's government is selling vintage French wine at around 5,000 pounds a bottle ($7,500) in a bid to make its wine cellar self-funding as part of a national austerity drive and clamp-down on extravagant expenditure. The government wine cellar, located in the basement of Lancaster ...

March, 01, 2013 US: Wineries pour efforts into targeting younger drinkers

(LATimes) - Increasingly, Chardonnays, Pinots and Cabernets are sharing shelf space at your local store with some unusual names — such as Bodacious Brunette red and Buxum Blonde and Angel Food whites. Veteran wine collectors might turn up their well-trained noses. But the wineries promoting suc...

March, 01, 2013 Treasury Wine Readies China Gifts Modeled on $168,000 Ampul

(Bloomberg) - Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (TWE), Australia’s largest winemaker, plans to boost Chinese gift sales with trophy products similar to its $168,000 bottle of 2004 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon released last year. The Cabernet, contained in a glass ampul mounted inside a wooden cabinet, ...