French closures company Sabaté has developed a new wine cork that
has been treated with a TCA-extraction process. The technology is
designed to solve the problem of corkage, while avoiding the need
to use unpopular closures such as...
Flavourants that may be added to wine cause no harm to a consumer's
health, but the inclusion of such ingredients are illegal.
Following two years of research on the matter, it has been thought
that some producers are actually...
A US company says it has launched the first dietary supplement that
preserves the natural antioxidant molecules found in red wine,
making it a suitable alternative for teetotallers.
eSkye Solutions, the US-based provider of specialised software for
the beverage industry, has this week acquired compatriot Blend
Winery Software (BWS), adding a number of major wine producers to
its growing portfolio of clients.
Asconi, one of
the largest eastern European producers of wines and spirits, is to
buy new grape processing and winemaking equipment for its Puhoi
winery to help it meet growing demand for its products.
Last year was a tough one for French closures and barrels group
Oeneo, formerly
known as Sabaté Diosos. But the company ended the year with results
in line with expectations as restructuring efforts at both the
closures and...
Export sales of Spanish wine grew by 5.8 per cent in the first nine
months of the year to just over €1 billion, but a steady fall in
prices meant that this fell far short of the 26.9 per cent increase
in volumes to 917.4 million litres...
Seguin Moreau, the cooperage business which belongs to French
closures company Oeneo (formerly known as Sabaté Diosos), has
unveiled a major new strategy to help it cope with the changing
demands of the modern business climate.
With several of the world's biggest drinks group accused last month
of deliberately promoting their brands to under age drinkers, the
issue of drinks advertising has never been hotter.
With EU wine harvests likely to be much lower this year than in
recent times as a result of the summer heat wave, most producing
countries have increased the basic price for wine to compensate for
lower volumes. But not Spain - leaving...
In 2002, the ever evolving UK wine market continued the steady
growth of recent years with sales increasing by 5 per cent,
according to a report from the Canadean Wine Service. Particular to
this growth was the meteoric rise of New...
Allied Domecq has targeted Peter Lehmann Wines as a potential
acquisition in Australia. A pity, then, that the company has just
accepted a takeover offer from Swiss group Hess.
Still red wine sales are set to grow at a rate faster than that of
the global wine market as a whole over the next five years, driven
by increasing awareness of health issues and a more knowledgeable
wine drinking public, according...
Sales of wine in France have been falling recently as competition
from other drinks sectors heats up and younger consumers opt for
less alcholic beverages. But wine still far outperforms all other
alcoholic drinks in France, and its...
Gardner Technologies, a US-based wine technology company dedicated
to improving wine closure quality, has launched MetaCork, a
twist-to-uncork wine opener.
The Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2003, which claims to be the
UK's definitive speciality food and drink event, has seen a huge
swell in the number of drinks exhibitors to sign up for this year's
show.
Franklin Estates is to launch its Australian wine brands in cans
across the UK next month, just in time for the summer picnic
season. But persuading the UK consumer - to say nothing of the wine
trade - that a good quality wine can...
The strength of the US dollar last year meant that exports of
Californian wine declined 7 per cent in volume terms during 2002.
But value sales were up 1 per cent for the year, with sales to the
biggest market, the UK, up 12 per cent.
Revolutionary Cooling Systems (RCS) has launched the new Cooper
Cooler rapid beverage chiller. The company claims that the device
can chill wine, beer and soft drinks in around a minute.
Sabaté Diosos, the France-based wine barrel and closures
manufacturer, has said that it is to rename the company to reflect
greater unanimity for its brands.
Austria is not among the most well known wine producing nations in
Europe, but a quick glance at the latest export figures shows that
consumers around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the
wines produced there. For the...
The Sabaté Diosos Group, a leading provider of products and
services for the wine market, has said that it will reinforce its
activities in Australasia through the acquisition of the Australian
cooperage Schahinger.
Amcor is building a second glass furnace on its existing wine
bottle facility in Gawler, South Australia, in a move that will
double its current production capacity.
Amcor is building a second glass furnace on its existing wine
bottle facility in Gawler, South Australia, in a move that will
double its current production capacity.
Five wineries from the Spanish region of Extremadura are to
increase their output of organic wine. Some 2,607 hectares of
vineyard in Extremadura have already been classified as organic,
and the companies are keen to gain a foothold...
Next week sees the first major international wine show of the year
open its doors to trade visitors. But the 10th annual ProWein show
in Düsseldorf has much to offer than German wines and spirits -
2,800 exhibitors from 41 different...
Artemis Wines International has launched a new service for large
wine purchasing businesses interested in importing wines directly
from American wineries.
The world's first fino wine made exclusively from organic grapes is
set to be launched this year by Spain's Bodegas Robles, one of the
country's leading producers of organic wines.
Foss, the Danish based quality assurance equipment provider, has
announced the relaunch of its Winescan sampling and testing system
with an improved quality assurance module.
German wine and spirit group Racke will distribute the Lamberti
brand of Italian wine in Germany from 1 June, replacing its own
partner, Steiner, as the main German distributor for GIV wines.
As expected, Constellation Brands, the diversified US drinks group,
has acquired Australia's leading winery BRL Hardy in a deal valued
at around €1.32bn.
Constellation Brands has confirmed that it is in advanced talks
with Australia's biggest winery BRL Hardy. A merger of the two
groups would form the world's largest wine group, with several
strong New World brands.
A new website designed to provide accurate information about the
Greek wine industry has been launched, with the aim of dispelling
the downmarket image.
Sales of wine from the Spanish Rioja Denomination of Origin grew by
nearly 15 per cent in the first 11 months of 2001, driven by both
domestic and export sales increases.
German wine companies Racke and Steiner are to join forces to
expand their businesses at home and abroad. Steiner will gain
greater access to international distributors for its own label wine
brands, while both firms will be able...
New research sponsored by the French closures group Sabate has
discovered that controlling the permeability of the closure on a
bottle may be the best way to avoid TCA.
Interest in South Africa's trademark grape, Pinotage, is helping to
drive sales of the country's wines outside traditional export
strongholds such as the UK. For example, Norway's state monopoly
has just bought three...
The effects of a downturn in German imports and the events of 11
September took their toll on Bordeaux wine exports in 2001/02,
according to the latest CIVB data.
With per capita consumption of wine of less than one litre a year
in China, but with a market set to grow by 10-15 per cent in the
next three years, there is major potential for Spanish wines in
China, especially in the bottled wine...
With increasing numbers of thefts each year from Spanish stores,
retailers are turning to modern technology to help to solve the
problem, and are asking the wine sector to play its part as well.
