March 21, 2007

Wine News 3/21/2007

Fine wine goes up in smoke - New Zealand Herald

20 Mar 2007 at 3:41pm

Washington Post Fine wine goes up in smoke
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Mar 20, 2007
SACRAMENTO - United States prosecutors charged a California man with stealing fine wine he stored for upscale clients and then burning down a warehouse ….
Charges filed in Ca. wine warehouse fire TheNewsTribune.com (subscription)
Man charged over California wine blaze decanter.com
Arrest made in 2005 wine arson Daily Democrat
Contra Costa Times - Napa Valley Register
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UK BUDGET Wine industry 'very disappointed' at 7 pence rise on … - Forbes

21 Mar 2007 at 11:57am

UK BUDGET Wine industry 'very disappointed' at 7 pence rise on ….
Forbes, NY - 4 hours ago
LONDON (AFX) - The wine industry has hit out at the Chancellor's decision to increase duty on sparkling wine by 7 pence a bottle, widening the gulf once ….
Budget: tax on sparkling angers wine lobby decanter.com
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Vintners uncork push for wine origin protection (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

21 Mar 2007 at 12:27am

A group of vintners from some of the world's most famous wine-growing areas want U.S. officials to help stop rivals from diluting their brand.

Rare Wine Vessel Sold to British Museum (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

21 Mar 2007 at 12:48pm

A rare bronze wine vessel from the late Shang Dynasty was purchased at auction for $8.1 million by a British museum, the auction house said.

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March 19, 2007

Wine News 3/19/2007

Charges Filed In Ca. Wine Warehouse Fire - Guardian Unlimited

19 Mar 2007 at 9:32pm

KCBS Charges Filed In Ca. Wine Warehouse Fire
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour ago
Wine entrepreneur Mark Anderson, 58, started the blaze that destroyed the warehouse and 6 million bottles of wine to cover up a scheme in which he sold wine ….
Indictment in $250 million wine warehouse blaze Contra Costa Times
REGIONAL: UPDATE: MORE ON WINE WAREHOUSE FIRE CASE CBS 5
Businessman charged in 2005 wine blaze Seattle Post Intelligencer
Reuters - Vallejo Times-Herald
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Wait, merlot is wine? - Chicago Sun-Times

19 Mar 2007 at 1:09am

Wait, merlot is wine ?
Chicago Sun-Times, IL - 21 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY — Merlot can be a variety of grape or a type of red wine , but not an acceptable personalized license plate in Utah. ….
'Merlot' a No-No on Utah License Plate Los Angeles Chronicle
'Merlot' a no-no on Utah license plate ABC7Chicago.com
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Man charged in arson of 6 mln wine bottles (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

19 Mar 2007 at 10:36pm

U.S. prosecutors charged a California man on Monday with stealing fine wine he stored for upscale clients and then burning down a warehouse holding 6 million bottles worth $200 million (103 million pounds) to $250 million to hide the scam.

Calif. entrepreneur charged in 2005 wine fire (USA Today)

19 Mar 2007 at 9:45pm

A businessman has been indicted in a 2005 blaze that destroyed a warehouse and $100 million worth of rare vintage wines, federal prosecutors announced Monday.Mark Anderson started the blaze to cover up a scheme in which he sold wine that belonged to other clients without their permission, prosecutors said.

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March 18, 2007

Wine News 3/18/2007

Bad year for wine license plates in Utah - MSNBC

18 Mar 2007 at 1:04am

Bad year for wine license plates in Utah
MSNBC - 15 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY - Merlot can be a variety of grape or a type of red wine , but not an acceptable personalized license plate in the state of Utah. ….
How Merlot can a man go News 8 Austin
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Wine And Art Meet At Mouton Estate - CBS News

18 Mar 2007 at 4:45pm

Wine And Art Meet At Mouton Estate
CBS News, NY - 15 minutes ago
It was fine wine and it sold for $260000. The oversized bottle is called a Jeroboam of 1945 Mouton, one of more than 150 lots sold of Chateau Mouton ….

Bad year for wine plates in Utah (MSNBC)

18 Mar 2007 at 12:59am

Merlot can be a variety of grape or a type of red wine, but not an acceptable personalized license plate in the state of Utah.

Doing the Passover shuffle: Matzah versus wine, via iPod (JTA)

18 Mar 2007 at 4:38am

If a seder?s matzah symbolizes permanence, then the wine stands for change; this year, Passover is all refracted through the lens of a randomizing iPod.

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March 17, 2007

Wine News 3/17/2007

Aussie scientists make dresses from wine - United Press International

17 Mar 2007 at 9:33am

ABC Science Online Aussie scientists make dresses from wine
United Press International - 3 hours ago
He told the Australian Broadcasting Corp., the researchers used cellulose produced by acetobacte bacteria as a waste product from wine being converted into ….
Aussie scientists make dresses from wine Earthtimes.org
Oz Scientist Makes Dress From Wine Berry Bros & Rudd
AUSTRALIA: Researchers create fabric from fermented wine just-style.com
decanter.com - Slashdot
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MICHAEL VICK SWITCHES TO WINE - BlackAthlete.net

17 Mar 2007 at 12:46am

MSNBC MICHAEL VICK SWITCHES TO WINE
BlackAthlete.net - 12 hours ago
He has opened a new restaurant with partners near Atlanta named The Tasting Room and featuring its own special wine collection. To be precise the restaurant ….
Come Enjoy Some Wine With Michael Vick AOL SPORTS
Restaurateur Vick opens new business endeavor Oxford Press
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Aussie scientists make dresses from wine (UPI)

17 Mar 2007 at 9:39am

Australian scientists are using cellulose produced from wine to make women's dresses.

Wine-Fraud Probe Focuses on German With Playboy Wife (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

16 Mar 2007 at 1:49pm

March 16 (Bloomberg) — At an exclusive 1998 wine tasting in Munich hosted by German oenophile Hardy Rodenstock, writer Per- Henrik Mansson sampled two Chateau d'Yquem vintages that supposedly once belonged to Thomas Jefferson.

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March 15, 2007

Wine News 3/15/2007

Value of California wine exports makes big jump - One Bakersfield Online

15 Mar 2007 at 5:55pm

Wine Community Value of California wine exports makes big jump
One Bakersfield Online, CA - 1 hour ago
The value of US wine exports jumped last year, according to statistics released yesterday (Wednesday) by the Wine Institute. ….
US Wine Exports, 95 Percent from California, Jump 30 Percent to …. Drinks Media Wire (Communiqués de presse)
US wine exports up 30 percent Wine Community
US wine exports rise in 2006 Capital Press (subscription)
CBS 5 - PR Newswire (press release)
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Come Enjoy Some Wine With Michael Vick - AOL SPORTS

15 Mar 2007 at 2:27pm

MSNBC Come Enjoy Some Wine With Michael Vick
AOL SPORTS, NY - 4 hours ago
It's called The Tasting Room, and is a new, classy, sophisticated place for people who love good wine and/or have the munchies. They've got a fantastic 2002 ….
Restaurateur Vick opens new business endeavor Oxford Press
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Wet wine dress grows as 'cave woman' fashion (CNN.com)

15 Mar 2007 at 12:09pm

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — It's guaranteed to make your head spin. An Australian scientist has grown a dress from cellulose woven by bacteria in a vat of fermenting wine, saying it is art but could be the future of fashion.

Days of wine and roses, sobered by high tariffs in India (International Heral…

15 Mar 2007 at 9:24am

For European and U.S. wine producers, this rapidly expanding market represents a highly desirable and yet frustratingly inaccessible sphere ? because of high tariffs.

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Aussie scientists make a dress out of wine - decanter.com

15 Mar 2007 at 12:19pm

ABC Science Online Aussie scientists make a dress out of wine
decanter.com, UK - 5 hours ago
Boffins at the University of Western Australia, researching alternatives to conventional cotton, have created a fabric from wine and beer bacteria. ….
Woo your lady with a wet wine dress! Zee News
Australian creates dress from fermenting wine Scotsman
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Come Enjoy Some Wine With Michael Vick - AOL SPORTS

15 Mar 2007 at 2:27pm

Come Enjoy Some Wine With Michael Vick
AOL SPORTS, NY - 3 hours ago
It's called The Tasting Room, and is a new, classy, sophisticated place for people who love good wine and/or have the munchies. They've got a fantastic 2002 ….

Wet wine dress grows as 'cave woman' fashion (CNN.com)

15 Mar 2007 at 12:09pm

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — It's guaranteed to make your head spin. An Australian scientist has grown a dress from cellulose woven by bacteria in a vat of fermenting wine, saying it is art but could be the future of fashion.

Days of wine and roses, sobered by high tariffs in India (International Heral…

15 Mar 2007 at 9:24am

For European and U.S. wine producers, this rapidly expanding market represents a highly desirable and yet frustratingly inaccessible sphere ? because of high tariffs.

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March 14, 2007

Wine News 3/14/2007

360 Global Wine "market perform" - newratings.com

14 Mar 2007 at 8:29am

360 Global Wine "market perform"
newratings.com - 59 minutes ago
The ability of 360 Global Wine to access capital would be the key to its continued existence, given that it is an early stage growth company, ….
360 Global Wine says files for bankruptcy Reuters
360 Global Wine Company and 360 Viansa, LLC Have Filed for Chapter …. Business Wire (press release)
360 Global Wine Company and 360 Viansa, LLC Have Filed for Chapter …. American Digital Networks (press release)
just-drinks.com (subscription) - just-drinks.com (subscription)
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The Quintessential Guide of Italian Wines for Experts and Wine Lovers - WM Ex…

14 Mar 2007 at 6:45am

The Quintessential Guide of Italian Wines for Experts and Wine Lovers
WM Experts (press release), FL - 2 hours ago
This landmark guide is an indispensable volume for all wine drinkers. "We are celebrating with a record-breaking edition of more than 1000 pages, ….
Food File St. Petersburg Times
Gambero Rosso and Slow Food Editore Announce Celebration Of 20th …. WebWire (press release)
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Yates 2006 wine sales solid despite 4% drop (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

14 Mar 2007 at 7:19am

An annual survey by the Yates County Chamber of Commerce says 2006 was second-best year for wine grape industry.

Senate committee all for wine measure (NWAnews.com)

14 Mar 2007 at 8:40am

A bill that would allow small wineries to sell their products in grocery and other retail stores advanced Tuesday through a Senate committee despite concerns of the state liquor regulation chief that it would give children easier access to wine. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

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March 13, 2007

Wine News 3/13/2007

Wine event to have all-female judges - San Jose Mercury News

13 Mar 2007 at 4:56am

Wine event to have all-female judges
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 2 hours ago
SANTA ROSA - Women buy much of the wine purchased in the United States, and they make quite a bit of it, too. But it's mostly male critics who proclaim ….
' Wine Women Want' The Desert Sun
Excellent expectoration is spitting image of success International Herald Tribune
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FBI dives into the great wine ?fake? - Times Online

13 Mar 2007 at 6:29am

Edmonton Journal (subscription) FBI dives into the great wine ?fake?
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago
NEW evidence has emerged to crack open a vintage whodunnit that has fascinated wine connoisseurs for more than 20 years ? and is now at the centre of an ….
Christie's and the 'fake' vintage wine The Observer
Fake wines leave buyers with sour taste Edmonton Journal (subscription)
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Nutrition Wise: Wine Servings, Milk in Tea, Main-Course Salads (Kansas City I…

13 Mar 2007 at 6:58am

By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: How do the new, large wine glasses compare to a standard serving of wine? Q: Is it true that a new study shows we shouldn't drink milk in our tea? Q: To make a salad that is the main dish, what and how much should I put in for protein?

Wine notes: March 9 (Napa Valley Register)

13 Mar 2007 at 4:26am

Copia?s singing wine guy Burke Owens has announced he?s taken a new job with Bonny Doone Vineyard in the Santa Cruz mountains. Owens, who has shared his vocal talent as well as his wine expertise at many a Copia event, will be leaving the Copia staff at the end of March but will be back for special events at Copia.

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March 12, 2007

Wine News 3/12/2007

Women take on wine judging, sip by sip - Newsday

12 Mar 2007 at 3:27am

The Spokesman Review Women take on wine judging, sip by sip
Newsday, NY - 3 hours ago
Women buy much of the wine purchased in the United States, and they make quite a bit of it, too. But it's mostly male critics who proclaim what's prime and ….
Competition shows what wines women really want Long Beach Press-Telegram
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India Taken to Task Over Wine, Liquor Tariffs - CalTrade Report

12 Mar 2007 at 3:38am

India Taken to Task Over Wine , Liquor Tariffs
CalTrade Report, CA - 3 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO ? 03/12/07 ? The US asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to help settle a row over the heavy duties India charges on wine and liquor ….
Wine Institute asks for trade talks to reduce India's duties on US …. Washington Business Journal
India hints at cutting duties on wine , spirits New Europe
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Billionaire William Koch Gets Sour Taste From Fake Wine Bottles (Bloomberg.com)

12 Mar 2007 at 12:21am

March 9 (Bloomberg) — When billionaire William Koch suspected that his fine-wine collection of more than 35,000 bottles contained fakes, he uncorked a lawsuit.

Wine sparkles in French food exports to India (AFP via Yahoo! News)

11 Mar 2007 at 8:32am

Wine topped French exports of food products to India despite duties in excess of 500 percent which have drawn flak from the European Union and the United States, the Press Trust of India reported Sunday.

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March 10, 2007

Wine News 3/10/2007

Ernest Gallo, wine's master salesman - San Francisco Chronicle

9 Mar 2007 at 7:42pm

Earthtimes.org Ernest Gallo, wine's master salesman
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 6 hours ago
When David Kent worked for Ernest Gallo in the 1990s, he joined the Modesto wine mogul on a trip to Italy. Along a slippery patch of street, ….
Brought Wine to American Mainstream While Encouraging Upscale Shift Wall Street Journal (subscription)
Gallo revolutionized wine industry Capital Press (subscription)
Ernest Gallo, dead at 97 The Free Lance-Star
Wilton Villager - Berry Bros & Rudd
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Competition puts a spin on wine: All women judges - Salt Lake Tribune

10 Mar 2007 at 2:04am

Competition puts a spin on wine : All women judges
Salt Lake Tribune, UT - 36 minutes ago
Women buy much of the wine purchased in the United States, and they make quite a bit of it, too. But it's mostly male critics who proclaim what's prime and ….

Wine-judging suffrage arrives in CA (USA Today)

9 Mar 2007 at 4:17pm

Women buy much of the wine purchased in the United States, and they make quite a bit of it too. But it's mostly male critics who proclaim what's prime and what's plonk. Enter the National Women's Wine Competition being held this month in Northern California. The event is judged entirely by women.

Vintage suffrage: Women to judge wine (AP via Yahoo! News)

9 Mar 2007 at 2:24pm

Women buy much of the wine purchased in the United States, and they make quite a bit of it too. But it's mostly male critics who proclaim what's prime and what's plonk.

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