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10/23/09
Amazon Puts its Wine Program on Hold
Amazon.com, considered the world's largest online retailer, may be bailing on its wine program, which never really got going, winebusiness.com has learned. After some two years of preparation, Amazon.com appears to be pulling the plug. In an email communication sent to wineries today, senior account manager Dini Rao said the company recently decided "not to resume shipping."
10/23/09
Spotted Wing Drosophila Found in Willamette Valley
The Oregon Department of Agriculture confirms it attacks wine grapes in the samples from locations around the Willamette Valley.
10/23/09
Why Fish and Red Wine Don't Mix
The culprit appears to be iron, the team reports in a recent issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. When the element's content rose above 2 milligrams per liter or so, the seafood-dining experience turned sour.
10/23/09
Bankruptcy filing by Renwood Winery's parent called pressure tactic
Robert Smerling says filing aimed at getting TLA Holdings, a subsidiary of MetLife, to discuss a loan.
10/23/09
Harvest report: Growers dry out remaining grapes
Expect the crews to harvest the remaining grapes, mostly cabernet sauvignon, either late this week or early next week.
10/23/09
Hunt Country Vineyards Taps Wind Power
Bird-friendly, efficient, nearly silent new-generation turbine powers Finger Lakes winery
10/23/09
2009 Global Cork Harvest Yields Smaller but Higher Quality Crop
With a combined Portuguese and Spanish harvest of 220,000 metric tons, the recently completed 2009 global cork harvest shrunk approximately 10 percent behind 2008`s production, according to Jochen Michalski, president of Cork
Supply, a leading global supplier of premium natural cork wine stoppers.
10/23/09
WSU Tri-Cities Wine Science Center seeks place to build
Port of Benton commissioners formally directed port staff earlier this week to begin developing a long-term land-lease agreement.
10/23/09
Pernod Ricard sales fall 6.3% on wine, champagne
Pernod Ricard , Europe's second-biggest spirits group, said Thursday that first-quarter sales fell 6.3% to 1.646 billion euros ($2.47 billion) from 1.76 billion euros in the year-ago period, owing to effects of the economic crisis .
10/23/09
A Weak Market Puts a Strong Focus on Value Wines: The Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) Reveals 100 Top Value Wines for 2009
As the holiday season approaches, many cost-conscious wine lovers are shuddering at the thought of lackluster celebrations and skimpy gift giving. Well, it turns out frugality is nothing to fear.
10/23/09
Wine Negatively Affects Chances of IVF Success - Research
According to a new research, consumption of a few glasses of wine a week negatively affects a woman's chances of a successful IVF.
10/23/09
Red-Grape Compound May Improve Diabetes
New research provides further insight into how a health-boosting compound found in red grapes may help the body fend off type 2 diabetes.
10/23/09
Ark: ABC director denies Wal-Mart beer and wine permit requests in Fayetteville, company to appeal
State's Alcohol Beverage Control Director Michael Langley has denied Wal-Mart's request for permits to sell beer and wine at three stores in Fayetteville. Company officials say they will appeal.
10/23/09
Hong Kong Celebrates the Grape
Hong Kong is mad about wine. According to the city's trade board, Hong Kongers drink more vino per capita than anyone in Asia -- 3.3 liters (111 oz.) per year per person
10/23/09
Canada: Changes to wine industry step in right direction but too late for this year
While the recent announcement of changes to provincial legislation is good news, MPP Kim Craitor is critical of himself and his government for not acting soon enough to help growers this year.
10/23/09
Licensing private wine stores would boost Ontario vino
Critical to the success of the Ontario government's plan for the wine industry are two key factors. One is setting grape prices, and this will be a sticky issue for the government. No matter what it decides, it will leave an entire sector of the industry disgruntled as the Wine Council of Ontario is advocating for direct negotiations with growers.
10/23/09
Bordeaux's winemakers reconstruct the past to charm tourists
Jean-Francois Janoueix and Jean-Michel Cazes have more in common than producing wine. They share a passion for old limestone and are banking on tourism to revive Bordeaux's crumbling cottages and dying villages.
10/23/09
Sex, Drugs, and the Rocky Economy: Alcohol
Contrary to what many believe, alcohol sales and consumption have barely changed as a result of the recession. If anything, both liquor sales and at-home consumption have declined.
10/23/09
Cumbrian quarry firm secures French winery deal
KIRKSTONE Quarries Ltd has secured a seven-year contract to supply stone to a prestigious French vinyard. The French firm, which cannot be named for contractual reasons, is said to be one of the country's leading wine labels.
10/23/09
California to liberalise wine laws
The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has approved a bill intended to liberalise the state's wine laws.
10/23/09
UK alcohol consumption falling faster than ever
Alcohol consumption in the UK is falling faster than at any time in the past 60 years, prompting calls for more targeted efforts at reducing alcohol-related harm.
10/23/09
Los Olivos tasting room appeal denied
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, meeting inn Santa Maria yesterday, heard an appeal of a Los Olivos tasting room permit, Santa Maria Times reports.
10/23/09
Hunt Country Vineyards Taps Wind Power
Wind machines have a bit of a PR problem with consumers. Mention wind power, and often the response is: "But they're so noisy." Or, "They kill lots of birds, don't they? And they're so expensive."
10/23/09
Foster's hives off 13 wines to Vok Beverages
Vok, which distributes brands including Bulleit bourbon and Gilbey's gin in Australia, will from December assume responsibility for the marketing, sales and management of the brands, while Foster's will continue to handle production.
10/23/09
Diageo to close Dorval bottling plant and move production to Ontario
This is a tough business decision, but one that will help Diageo remain highly competitive ... " stated the company's vice president of bottling in Canada, Mario Leduc.
10/23/09
To Cut Global Warming, Swedes Study Their Plates
New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods, from whole wheat pasta to fast food burgers, are appearing on some grocery items and restaurant menus around the country.
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