January, 21, 2013 Will pot join wine as a leading legal product in Yakima Valley?

Now that Washington voters have legalized marijuana, will an Eastern Washington region long recognized as one of the country’s leading fruit bowls, best celebrated for Washington apples, become known as the vice belt? Not necessarily. Irrigation canals line Washington’s Yakima Valley east of the...

January, 21, 2013 Hong Kong's Altaya Wines acquires Rare & Fine Wines

(DBR) - Altaya Wines, a Hong Kong-based full service wholesale wine company that provides services to both private and trade customers, has acquired wine retailer Rare & Fine Wines for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is a part of Altaya's plans to expand its business into the Chinese mainl...

January, 21, 2013 Vinexpo 2013 Global Wine Forecast

(DigitalJournal) - Vinexpo Bordeaux 2013 is scheduled to take place June 16 – 20. China is now third-largest red wine consuming country, surpassing the U.S. for the first time. At a press conference held in NYC last week (January 17th), Vinexpo Chairman Xavier de Eizaguirre and Chief Executive Ro...

January, 18, 2013 Can Red Wine Really Boost Your Fitness?

(WineTimes) - Two studies have come out that seem almost too good to be true: Researchers have found that a compound in red wine may mimic exercise in the body and boost workout performance. Like, whoa. Who wouldn’t want to forgo the gym for a glass of wine with girlfriends? Or toast a glass to ...

January, 18, 2013 Virginia Wines Taking Place on Global Stage

(PotomacLocal) - Gov. Bob McDonnell has good reason to break open a bottle of Virginia wine and celebrate: Wine produced by the state’s vineyards posted record sales last year. Virginia wineries sold about 485,000 cases of wine during the 2012 fiscal year, which ended June 30. That was up about...

January, 18, 2013 Carlsberg signs Premier League beer deal

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Carlsberg has signed a three-year deal to become the “Official Beer Partner” of the Barclays Premier League. The new deal will run for three seasons from 2013/14 until the end of the 2015/16 season. CarlsbergThe Premier League has been without an official beer partner si...

January, 18, 2013 Piedmont bows to California over Trinchero copyright tussle

(Decanter) - Piedmont winery Trinchero has had to remove the family name from its wine labels in the US after facing a legal threat from the maker of the Sutter Home brand, according to reports. The website of the Houston Press said Trinchero Family Estates – the California-based maker of Sutter H...

January, 18, 2013 Sonoma Co. grape, wine market ‘balanced’ after third-largest crop

(NBBJ) - While the 2012 winegrape harvest in Sonoma County appears to have been among the county’s largest ever, the market for grapes continues to be active early in the 2013 buying cycle, yet rising costs and uncertain ability to increase retail prices is crushing wine producer margins, accordin...