February, 20, 2013 California Winery Ages Wine in Ocean

(ABCNews) - A winery is aging it’s wine where no U.S. bottle has gone before: at the bottom of the ocean. Mira Winery, based in the Napa Valley, will drop four cases of 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon off the coast of the Charleston, S.C., harbor in specially-designed cages today. “It was born of ...

February, 20, 2013 Research in Focus - Wine: Tribal Instincts

(Just-Drinks) - Consumer behaviour has been transformed by technology, but the main consumer trends all have their roots in mankind’s most primeval impulses. There are some important lessons for drinks marketers, as Wine Intelligence explains. Our lives are changing fast. When asked why this mi...

February, 20, 2013 China: Top 10 improvements

(TheDrinksBusiness) - The Chinese wine boom has been well documented. But are people being given a good deal? Gabriel Suk suggests 10 steps to improving customer appreciation. CHINA’S RECENT surge in wine consumption is unique in many aspects. The rate of development, the thirst for first growt...

February, 20, 2013 AU: Turning women on to wine

(CanberraTimes)- Now that she's come into money, Mary Retallack is going to spend it on other women. She's the proud winner of the National RIRDC Rural Women's Award and carries out her duties this year. The award brings with it a bursary of $10,000 and, last night, in her keynote speech at the w...

February, 20, 2013 Export of Georgian wine to Russia discussed with wine producers

(Trend) - Agriculture Minister Davil Kirvalidze and Chairman of the National Wine Agency Levan Davitashvili met on Wednesday with wine and spirits producers. The meeting was also attended by the Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Georgia for Relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze and ...

February, 19, 2013 French study finds pesticide residues in 90% of wines

(Decanter) - Pesticide residues were found in the vast majority of 300 French wines tested, say researchers. A study of more than 300 French wines has found that only 10% of those tested were clean of any traces of chemicals used during vine treatments. Pascal Chatonnet and the EXCELL laboratory ...

February, 19, 2013 Oregon, Washington wine industries stand to benefit from cooperative ventures, CEO says

(OregonLive) - Oregon’s and Washington’s commercial wine industries stand to benefit tremendously by working cooperatively to promote their brands, a leading Washington wine executive says. Ted Baseler, president and CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, a wine-giant based in Woodinville, sa...

February, 19, 2013 Margrit Mondavi sketches a lifestyle

(ChicagoTribune) - Robert and Margrit Mondavi personified the glamorous wine country life during their high-profile 28-year marriage. As America's most famous winemaker, Robert Mondavi proved what California vintners could achieve, while Margrit deftly wove wine, the arts, food and celebrity togethe...