February, 14, 2013 Pernod Ricard reports half-year growth despite European slowdown

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Pernod Ricard has reported a rise in profits and sales for the first six months of its financial year “despite a less buoyant economic environment than in 2011/12″. Pernod-RicardSales for the six months, ending 31 December, totalled 4,907 million euros (£4,217m), which ...

February, 14, 2013 Total Wine & More owner prepared to enter Pennsylvania liquor market

(PennLive) - In the world of liquor sales, David Trone is king. He and his younger brother, Robert Trone, own Total Wine & More. For those who have never stepped foot into a Total Wine – and, there are more than 85 stores in 15 states, including Maryland and Delaware, but not Pennsylvania - they a...

February, 14, 2013 Bulgarians Celebrate Love and Wine

(Novinite) - Bulgarians celebrate Thursday two holidays in one - the Day of Love and the Day of Wine. Bulgaria has been marking the two holidays on February 14 since the fall of Communism in the late eighties, when the day of the sweethearts came to the country. Previously completely ignored b...

February, 14, 2013 English wine gets Royal stamp of approval

(OffLicenceNews) - The Duchess of Cornwall declared English wines will one day rival their French counterparts after tasting a range of homegrown sparklings, whites and reds last night. The Duchess became president of the United Kingdom Vineyards Association last year. She enjoyed her first so...

February, 14, 2013 Australian wine industry legend Wolf Blass blasts lack of global marketing and financial support for industry

(Adelaidenow) - WINE industry legend Wolf Blass has warned Australia will be left behind if strong marketing support with financial support from government is not thrown behind the sector. The Wolf Blass Foundation is helping to fund a comprehensive review of the issues facing the wine sector, wh...

February, 14, 2013 Arizona wine industry growing strong

(TucsonCitizen) - The Arizona wine industry celebrated a banner growth year and hopes to maintain the momentum. “Since year-end 2010,” said Peggy Fiandaca, recently re-elected as president of the Arizona Wine Growers Association, “AWGA has experienced a 27% increase in total revenues and membe...

February, 14, 2013 Introducing Aromella and Arandell

(Wines&Vines) - Dr. Bruce I. Reisch, director of the grape-breeding program at Cornell University's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, announced the naming of two new grape varieties developed at the station. Arandell is a mid-season red winegrape with a high degree of natural...

February, 13, 2013 US: Viticultural Area Designation Will Boost Indiana Wine Industry

(HoosierAgToday) - Two million acres of Southern Indiana has been designated by the Federal Government as a viticultural area. This federal designation highlights this part of Indiana as a great place to grow grapes and produce wine. Jim Butler, with Butler Winery, says Southern Indiana has the soi...