February, 04, 2013 Huge haul of gold coins discovered in Champagne

(Decanter) - A ‘modest’ Champagne worker who chanced upon a US$1m collection of gold coins stands to pocket half the proceeds when the treasure is auctioned later this year. The employee of Champagne Lanson was remodelling a former grape-drying facility in Les Riceys last February when several o...

February, 04, 2013 CALORIE LABELS FOR BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS CONSIDERED BY UK GOVERNMENT

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Bottles of wine, beer and spirits could soon display the amount of calories they contain under new Government plans to discourage people from binge drinking. According to public health minister Anna Soubry, officials have been in talks with the drinks industry about the possibl...

February, 04, 2013 Jackson Family Wines launching water-saving effort

(PressDemocrat) - Jackson Family Wines, the largest wine company in Sonoma County, is moving ahead with an innovative $1 million pilot project to significantly cut down the water it uses at its Kendall-Jackson production facility north of Santa Rosa. The technology, which holds the promise of bei...

February, 04, 2013 Australian wine industry slams NZ's sauvignon blanc

(NZHerald) - The Australian wine industry has hit out at New Zealand's sauvignon blanc, with one Aussie wine-maker labelling popular Kiwi sav "the McDonald's of wines". Wine Australia last month called for Aussie wine drinkers to "ditch that Sav Blanc from across the Tasman in favour of a top loc...

February, 04, 2013 Fetzer acquisition architect to speak at April wine conference

(NBBJ) - The Business Journal’s 2013 Wine Industry Conference in April will feature the general manager of Fetzer Vineyards and the architect of its acquisition by a large Chilean wine company as well as insights on North Coast wine-related mergers and acquisitions from two of the largest players ...

February, 03, 2013 Italian Wine Makers Get Realistic, Offer Great Buys

(Bloomberg) - When Italy surpassed France in wine production for the first time two years ago, the news was not greeted as a welcome achievement. Aside from bragging rights, Italian vintners were faced with having to sell more wine than ever at a time when regional consumption was dropping. It mean...

February, 03, 2013 Water, wine to lubricate Russian talks with war foe Georgia

(Reuters) - If there's a way to dilute the bitterness in relations between Russia and Georgia after a 2008 war, it may lie in a lush valley south of the Caucasus Mountain border between the feuding former Soviet republics. Here flows Borjomi, a naturally carbonated mineral water of volcanic origi...

February, 03, 2013 BEST DRINKS FOR SUPERBOWL XLVII

(TheDrinksBusiness) - This Sunday sees the San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens for the title of 47th Superbowl champions. The 49ers are the favourites to win the game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The head coaches on either side are brothers, John and Jim Harbaugh...