Good weather in most of September has balanced the poor summer
period and left Bordeaux wine producers optimistic that the 2002
vintage will produce wines of good quality.
Rioja wine exports grew by 8.5 per cent in the first eight months
of the year as a result of increasing demand in core markets such
as the UK and Germany. But the average price per litre continued to
fall, showing that Rioja's...
Amorim Cork America, a division of international Amorim Group, the
world's leading producer of natural cork closures, has released
results from a survey conducted among US winemakers and vintners
which reveals a marked preference...
Despite the concern that it can cause TCA - the mouldy smell
attributed to bad wine - natural cork is the preferred closure for
most US winemakers, according to a survey carried out on behalf of
the Amorim cork group.
The Catalan authorities claim that Spanish winery and cava producer
Miguel Torres is continuing to make wine from grapes grown on
illegally-planted vineyards - a claim denied by the producer.
Vendange Wine Cellars, the Californian wine producer, has revealed
new packaging for its varietal table wines, which it is making
available in 750 ml and 1.5 litre sizes.
Good weather in California throughout the summer has led to another
bumper year for the state's wine grape producers. The UK's Allied
Domecq is predicting that this year's wines will be of excellent
quality to boot.
The floods in the south of France will mean a significant reduction
in the level of wine produced there this year, with as many as
30,000 hectares of vineyards damaged in the Gard alone.
Middle-aged French men who drank two or more glasses of wine
regularly after a recent heart attack were less likely to have a
second heart attack or other cardiovascular complications compared
to nondrinkers, according to a study...
Wine connoisseurs have always claimed that the shape of the glass
affects how easily volatile aromatic compounds can escape and
consequently the impact on our senses- but does the glass shape
also affect the wine's chemistry?...
Australian beverage packaging provider Amcor, which recently spent
A$3 billion (€1.67bn) to buy Schmalbach in Germany, has just spent
A$135 million on a single burner glass plant near South Australia's
Barossa Valley, marking...
Red wine in particular has benefited from scientific evidence that
it is good for the heart, but little has been said about wine-based
drinks such as Cognac. But one company, Pierre Boullmer Estates, is
focusing on the health benefits...
Beringer Blass Wine Estates, the Californian wine producer which is
a division of Australian Fosters Group, is in the early planning
and permitting phase for construction of a new winery.
