Wine Business

Today's Top Story for Wednesday, February 10, 2010

NY Gov. David Paterson proposes raising the franchise fees that would be required of any supermarket or convenience store wanting to sell wine

The measure, if approved, would raise the projected wine-in-grocery store revenues from $147 million to $300 million over the next two years.

Today's Featured News

Proposal to sell wine in grocery stores sparks lively debate
The pros and cons of a new state proposal that would allow supermarkets to sell wine were aired during a lively hearing this afternoon in downtown Buffalo.

Cornell's Enology School Takes Shape
Cornell University has been involved with agriculture since shortly after the Civil War-today, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is the third-largest college of its kind in the country. But while the area's farmers have long benefited from the university's expertise, the state's wine industry hasn't been as lucky, until now.

Piper-Heidsieck cuts jobs
Champagne house Piper-Heidsieck is to cut a quarter of its workforce in Reims. The house, a subsidiary of Rémy-Cointreau, announced the redundancies last Friday.

Chianti Classico divorce papers come through
The Chianti Classico Consorzio has confirmed that after 78 years of distancing itself from the Chianti denomination, the divorce is now final. The Chianti Classico zone, the original central growing area for Chianti, was first delimited in 1716 by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Cork industry gears up for €20m campaign
The cork industry is preparing a €20m advertising campaign using cork's 'scientific background' to convince the public of its benefits. From April 2010 to June 2011 the Portugese, via Apcor, the Portugese Cork Association, will run promotions via TV, radio, press, wine fairs and the web.

Today's Featured Blogs

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog

Gewurztraminer and Discomforting Sounds Feb 09 Some wine just seems to be held back by its name. And let's face it, "Gewurztraminer" isn't exactly the most easy to pronounce name in the world and, I think, the primary reason that the wine made from this grape isn't far more popular to Americans who tend to shy away from things sounding foreign.

Napa Valley Wine Blog

Napa Valley Wine Prices in 1970 - Roll them back! Feb 09 I decided to see what the cost of wine in 1970 would be in today’s dollars. I went to the Web and found an inflation calculator at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That $2.50 Louis Martini Cab I purchased in 1969 would cost me $14.61 in 2010.

wine sooth

Tasting in the rain Feb 09 The recent El Niño-spawned rainstorms hitting the Los Angeles area have caused me to suspend my wine evaluation. I do not review wines during rainy weather. I’m very particular about my wine tasting environment. The environmental factors of interest to me are: temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and ambient aromas.

More News for Today, Feb 10, 2010

Red wines bridge cultures for Valentine's Day

Yellow Tail Wine Gets a Sour Taste

Yellow Tail wine donation to HSUS incurs farmers' wrath

KY: Bill allowing winery expansion advances

Croatian Wine on the Up!

Scheid Vineyards Q3 Revenues Increase

Urban Winery Goes Rural

Visiting Sonoma County? There's an app for that

Americo Joseph "Joe" Maganini 1915-2010

Letters: Should Grocers Be Allowed to Sell Wine in New York?