Wine Business

Today's Top Story for Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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 News

Vincor Canada set to take the world stage at the Olympics
Vincor Canada is making history as the first company the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed to co-brand official alcohol merchandise for the Games.

Crushpad of San Francisco is moving to Napa
The new location is Silverado Trail Wine Studio, a winery owned by Premier Pacific Vineyards, the "high-profile" vineyard development company that happens to be Crushpad's largest supplier of grapes.

NY: Wine industry leaders gather
New York State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Patrick Hooker will be the keynote speaker during a three day event, Viticulture 2010, Feb. 17- 19, at Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

AU: NSW wine production overtakes SA
Brian Smedley from the South Australian Wine Industry Association says the state has been hit hard by reduced water allocations for irrigators and extreme heat during 2009.

Some Cash-Strapped States Weigh Selling Their Liquor Monopolies
With their finances on the rocks, states that control the sale of liquor to the public are looking at handing the job to private enterprise, a move that could raise revenue, streamline government and prove a boon to the spirits industry.

Today's Featured Blogs

Vinography

The Future of Luxury Wine Feb 08 I spent the latter part of this week at the Vino2010 conference in New York. The largest Italian wine event held outside of Italy, the conference was a combination of major trade-show-style tastings, smaller focused tastings, and panel discussions. One of the panels I attended was entitled "The Future of Luxury Wine" and involved a good panel discussion on the outlook for wines priced over $30 in the next few years.

Artisan Family of Wines

Biodynamics - Part 2 Feb 08 In my last post, I looked at some of the views of Rudolf Steiner, the father of Biodynamics, outside of the field of agriculture. Now, I’ll turn to his agricultural teachings.

Dr. Vino's wine blog

Hoose juice, blogs, cheap Pinot, wine in food stores - sipped and spit Feb 08 Pinot or dunno? The caché of the fickle pinot noir has led to a proliferation of low-priced pinots, which, by US law, must only contain 75 percent to state the grape on the label.

More News for Today, Feb 9, 2010

NY: Should NYS grocery stores sell wine?

Napa Train funding 'wasteful': senators

Wine corks go green

Nielsen: "New Normal" Impacts Alcohol Beverages

Beer Is Good for Your Bones? Well, Maybe.

Hey, Wine Snobs: Can It!

Wasington Consumers shift to value vintages for wine

This or That: Organic vs. biodynamic wine

The relationship between price and quality of wine

California Wineries Get Certified

Survey indicates majority of wine shoppers would use self-service wine info kiosks