December, 12, 2012 Vivino Raises $1M From Creandum For Mobile Wine Cellar

(TechCrunch) - Vivino, a mobile wine app that allows users to keep track of wines they drink, rate them for future reference, and share their favorites with others, has raised $1 million in Series A financing from Creandum, the Nordic venture capital firm known for its early investments in Spotify, ...

December, 12, 2012 Germany: Freezing temperatures bode well for Eiswein

(Decanter) - Freezing temperatures across Germany in the nights of 8 and 9 December have ushered in a promising Eiswein harvest – for some estates the first for many years. At Riesling estate Schloss Vollrads in the Rheingau, teams headed out by midnight on 9 December to pick solidly frozen grapes...

December, 12, 2012 Parker sells Wine Advocate stake for $15m

(TheDrinksBusiness) - US wine critic Robert Parker sold the major stake in The Wine Advocate to Singapore-based investors for US$15 million, according to a newspaper report. AFP reports that Singapore’s Straits Times spoke to potential investors invited to take part in a deal brokered by bankers ...

December, 12, 2012 South African spa offers baths in wine

(NBC/CCTV) - A spa in South Africa is attracting customers by offering a luxurious bath in wine. The spa is perfectly located to offer wine baths, located in South Africa's wine-producing region. The treatment has become a popular trend in South Africa. One client wanted to wash away the st...

December, 12, 2012 Constellation Brands Leads Wine Marketing Innovation with Mobile App Program for Holidays

(MarketWatch) - Constellation Brands, Inc. (CBI), , the world's leading premium wine company whose brands include Robert Mondavi Private Selection, Simply Naked, Estancia, Thorny Rose and Ruffino, has launched a new mobile marketing program in the northeastern U.S. featuring new products and popular...

December, 11, 2012 Oregon wine industry racks up record 2011 sales and production figures

(OregonLive) - Oregon's commercial wine industry far outpaced the rest of the country in sales growth last year, setting several records in the process. For the first time in its nearly 50-year history, the $2.7 billion industry exceeded the two million case mark, according to the 2011 Oregon Wi...

December, 11, 2012 US: States Get Friendlier to Direct Wine Shipping

(Wines&Vines) - The number of states permitting direct-to-consumer shipments by wineries grew to 40 in 2012, a big increase from 31 in 2005, according to the firm ShipCompliant. Other, smaller legal obstacles to wine shipping were removed this year, too, as ShipCompliant speakers summarized in a rec...

December, 11, 2012 Facebook makes Gifts available to all U.S. users, adds more wine to options

(Gigaom) - Facebook first launched its gifts platform in September, but come Tuesday, all users in the U.S. will finally have access to the service when the company rolls Gifts out to all users. There will even be wine. Facebook has been experimenting with e-commerce on the site, allowing users t...