Two studies sponsored by the California-based Wine Institute found that a significant amount of consumers value sustainable and eco-friendly attributes in wine. “Many consumers and the trade are showing interest in sustainably grown and produced wines,” said Wine Institute president Robert P. Koch. In a survey of more than 4000 adults in the United States, [...]
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Jackson Family Wines was named 2013 Green Company of the Year in late April by the drinks business. “From pioneering hi-tech energy management systems to implementing simple ideas such as nesting boxes, Jackson demonstrated all the investment clout of a large company combined with the inventive enthusiasm usually associated with smaller operations,” the European trade [...]
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Gennady Agrest, president of Cognac Croizet Americas, explained to Bloomberg TV on May 3 how he hoped to reinvent the brandy market. In the United States, distilled wines like Cognac have become associated with the hip hop culture. Agrest said Cognac Croizet Americas plans expand the market for high-quality brandy by converting whiskey and vodka [...]
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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has purchased a 16-acre vineyard in the Los Angeles community of Bel Air. “About to celebrate buying beautiful small vineyard right in LA. Great wine, Moraga, owned by great Angelino, Tom Jones. Time cover,1961!” he announced via Twitter on Friday afternoon. The News Corp. chairman and CEO allegedly found Moraga Vineyards [...]
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Global wine-makers go for gold in Slovakia (via AFP) The prestigious Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) wine competition kicked off in Slovakia on Friday, making it the first Central European country to host one of the world’s top five wine contests. The talents of 305 connoisseurs will be tested by 8,168 wines from 50 countries [...]
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Mandela label absorbs S. African wines (via AFP) Over the years South African icon Nelson Mandela has inspired a clothing line, pricey artworks and countless cheap souvenirs, all of which have fuelled debate over the use of his image. Now wine lovers can toast his name with the “House of Mandela” range launched by family [...]
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Presidential wine goes under hammer in France (via AFP) Wines from the French presidential cellar will be auctioned off in Paris next month with 1,200 bottles on offer, auctioneers Drouot said on Tuesday. The estimated value of the various wines up for auction ranges from a modest 15 euros to 2,200 euros ($2,800) for a [...]
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New law: Winery-brewery can share turf (via Arizona Daily Star) Z Richard Ruelas The Arizona Republic Arizona Daily Star 28 minutes ago • Richard Ruelas The Arizona Republic A pair of sisters whose plan for a combination brewery and winery in Southern Arizona was thwarted by liquor laws can now draw up blueprints and buy [...]
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Judge re-affirms order preventing winery’s cave tastings (via The Napa Valley Register) A Napa County Superior Court judge has ordered a winery in Wooden Valley to stop offering wine tastings and other operations until further notice. Judge J. Michael Byrne on Thursday ordered Frank and Karen Altamura of Altamura Winery to obtain their necessary permits [...]
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Barefoot Wine Founders on Success (via NewsLook) Video News by NewsLook Running a winery hinges on cash flow, personnel and distribution. TheStreet’s Laurie Kulikowski interviews the founders of Barefoot Wine.
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