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Owner donates profits to 9/11 memorial
A Mendocino County wine owner is donating US$30,000 from sales of his latest Pinot Noir to the 9/11 memorial.
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Beaujolais finishes bizarrely precocious harvest
Beaujolais producers who have already completed this year’s harvest are calling it the strangest they have ever experienced.
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Canadian harvest ‘best in 25 years’
Hot dry weather is proving exceptional for Ontario's 2007 harvest, with some growers calling it the best vintage for decades.
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American wineries call for curb on drunken visitors
In an effort to curb drunkenness, the Temecula Valley Wine Association in southern California is asking people not to visit too many wineries.
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Wine group gets funding to study India’s burgeoning wine market
California’s Wine Institute has received a US$50,000 grant from the US government in order to study the emerging wine market in India.
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Winemakers applaud block on Bush anti-illegal move
Winemakers and grape growers have welcomed a judge’s block on President Bush’s crackdown on illegal immigrant workers.
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Mondovino director book attacks… just about everyone
Filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter launches a new book tonight, exhaustively revisiting many of the issues examined in his 2004 documentary Mondovino.
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Apple wine producers furious at EU proposal to remove ‘wine’ from their product name
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Nasa boffin creates device to end wine headaches
A Nasa scientist has developed a device that can assess levels of headache-causing agents found in some wines.
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Bordeaux properties on major China, India tour
Around 80 Bordeaux wine professionals are setting off on six-city tour of China and India.
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St Emilion back on track after classification ban lifted
The St Emilion classification is back in business after a Paris court decided its suspension had no legal justification.
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German wine exports set to break new record in 2007
German wine exports in 2007 are set to pass records set last year, the German Wine Institute reports.
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Red wine compound could treat diabetes, obesity
A compound found in red wine may eventually treat age-related diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
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Australian wine imports double
Australian wine imports doubled last year while domestic wine sales fell, new figures show.
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GrapeRadio on American Airlines
American Airlines is launching a new channel dedicated to wine on its in-flight programming, run by internet podcaster GrapeRadio.
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America to be world’s largest wine consumer
America will soon consume more wine than any other country, according to the Wine Market Council.
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Family wineries prey to corporate takeovers
Most American family wineries are prey to corporate takeovers as they lack succession plans, a survey says.
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American merchants wary of Bordeaux 2007
Some American merchants will skip the Bordeaux en primeur barrel tastings next month due to the high Euro, mixed vintage reports and apprehension of high futures prices.
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Attendance down nearly 10 percent for en primeur campaign in Bordeaux
Final numbers for the en primeur week indicated a drop of nearly 10% with some 13,582 total visitors – down 9.43 percent from last year’s 14,996.
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Rolland, Derenoncourt take on Chateau Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse
Chateau Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse is to get a makeover with Bordeaux’s top consultants in charge.
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Proposed US alcohol tax increases
The US government is proposing to increase alcohol tax in order to fund national health care reform.
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New Pomerol legislation could cripple properties
Pomerol proprietors say they face 'deep debt' if new legislation forcing them to make their wine within the appellation is upheld.
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New German wine region announced west of Denmark
The German wine industry is to expand as far north as Sylt, an island just 10 miles west of Denmark.
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US wines blocked by EU over name agreement
US wines which use terms including 'chateau' or 'clos' on their labels will be banned from the EU due to regulations restricting the use of traditional wine terms.