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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 […]
The Wine School of Philadelphia — A Revolutionary Wine Education
PHILADELPHIA, PA–(Marketwire - March 3, 2008) - It’s time to register for the spring semester at the Wine School of Philadelphia! This time, we are offering three newly expanded programs. We have added more classes, more tastings, and more free tutorials to our programs, including the Foundation, Intermediate, and Advanced Programs. Six hundred dollars will […]
Read More..>>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 […]
Read More..>>Hong Kong to become global wine hub
HONG KONG (AFP) — Hong Kong stands to become an international wine hub and profit from rapidly growing demand in China after abolishing a 40-percent tax on the tipple, industry experts said Wednesday.
Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang on Wednesday scrapped all duty on wine and beer, saying he hoped to create a wine trading […]
California Wine Country’s Best Wineries Featured in SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WINERIES
Author and photographer Janet Penn Franks captured the beauty and vibrancy of Central Coast wine country in her best-selling book SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WINERIES
(PRWEB) February 26, 2008 — “In search of wine,” the tagline from the 2004 Oscar award-winning film Sideways, features scenic Santa Barbara County’s wine country as the backdrop for the Paul Giamatti […]
Bill proposes allowing wine deliveries to consumers’ homes
AUGUSTA, Maine –For the fourth time in as many years, Maine lawmakers will take up the question of whether to allow consumers to have wine shipped to their homes.
The measure is being spearheaded by Sen. Lynn Bromley of South Portland, who believes it’s time that Maine joined more than 30 other states that allow people […]
Big Reds: Napa vintners pump up alcohol
By MICHELLE LOCKE
SEBASTOPOL, Calif.
California’s big reds are coming on strong these days as winemakers pursue riper, fuller-flavored fruit.
A number of wines have been creeping past 14 percent alcohol and even into the 15- to-16 percent range, as opposed to the tamer 12- to 13-percent of years past. This is largely because vintners wait longer […]
New Zealand Expects Record Grape Harvest to Boost Wine Sales
By Tracy Withers
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand expects a record grape harvest in 2008, boosting the outlook for wine sales, according to the industry’s national organization.
This year’s harvest is forecast to rise as much as 20 percent to 245,000 tons, New Zealand Winegrowers Chief Executive Officer Philip Gregan said in a statement e-mailed to […]
Languedoc wines to be shipped under sail to save carbon
MONTPELLIER, France (AFP) — The first cargo of wine shipped from France by sail since the late 1800s will arrive in Ireland from the southern Languedoc region next month, saving an estimated 140 grams (4.9 ounces) of carbon per bottle, compared to a regular shipment
“My idea at the beginning was to do something for the […]
