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Global Wine Consumption to Exceed 26.2 Billion Liters by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
The global wine market is currently witnessing steady consumption growth across most markets and wine sectors. Consumption in the global wine market is projected to exceed 26.2 billion liters by the year 2010, growing at a compounded annual rate of about 1.26% over the period 2001 through 2010.
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 18, 2008 — […]
Burgundy tasting knights select 2006 vintage wines
Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:52am EDT
By Marcel Michelson
VOUGEOT, France (Reuters Life!) - A French castle, knights and some 900 wines on offer for selection. Welcome to Burgundy’s Tastevin.
The knights of the Tastevin selected some 300 Burgundy wines this weekend, mainly from the 2006 vintage.
Their selections make it easier for consumers to choose a bottle or […]
Oregon Wine Grape Production Hits Record
By SARAH SKIDMORE
Associated Press Writer
5:12 AM CDT, March 17, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon produced and crushed a record amount of grapes in 2007, the third year in a row it has hit such highs.
Experts say it’s the result of the right mix of good weather and demand for Oregon wine.
“I think it’s just another impressive […]
Younger People Driving Wine Growth
Winery Owners Discuss Keys to Success at Wineries Unlimited
Chris Torres
Staff Writer
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — Here’s some news that will make wine makers want to pop open a bottle of the bubbly: wine consumption continues to increase, with no end in sight.
At least that’s the result of a 2007 study that was presented last Friday by […]
Amazon to enter US wine market
By Jonathan Birchall in New York
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is to start selling wine in the US, entering a business fraught with regulatory complexities and littered with the wreckage of previous failures.
Amazon is looking to recruit a senior wine buyer, whom it says will be responsible for “the acquisition of a massive new […]
Questioning BevMo’s wine ratings
The retailer’s scores are set by an in-house critic, raising concerns over whether they are advice or ads.
By Jerry Hirsch
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 3, 2008
Walk down the aisle of any Beverages & More store and you’ll be confronted by boxes and bottles of wine — and a bevy of wine scores. There are 89 […]
Constellation Brands Completes Sale of Almaden and Inglenook to The Wine Group
FAIRPORT, N.Y., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Constellation Brands, Inc. NYSE: STZ ASX: CBR, a leading international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol, today completed the previously announced sale of the Almaden and Inglenook wine brands, and the Paul Masson winery located in Madera, Calif., to The Wine Group LLC for $134 million in cash. Proceeds […]
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