January 31, 2007

Wine News 1/30/2007

New Zealand actor Sam Neill peddles wine - Wines-Info.Com

30 Jan 2007 at 9:19pm

Washington Post New Zealand actor Sam Neill peddles wine
Wines-Info.Com, China - 2 hours ago
Neill signed bottles of wine for customers and posed for pictures at a downtown organic food store that will exclusively carry four Two Paddocks wines ? a ….
Sam Neill brings his wine to Hong Kong San Jose Mercury News
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Bravo's 'Top Chef 2' winner prematurely revealed by 'Food & Wine?' - Reality …

30 Jan 2007 at 4:40pm

Reality TV Calendar Bravo's 'Top Chef 2' winner prematurely revealed by 'Food & Wine ?'
Reality TV World, MA - 6 hours ago
Has Food & Wine magazine, one of Top Chef's sponsors, inadvertently revealed the reality show's second season winner by posting an interview with one of the ….
Did Web Site Spoil Bravo's Outcome? San Francisco Chronicle
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The heat is on for the wine industry (MSNBC)

30 Jan 2007 at 9:12pm

There are some real concerns that global warming might cool off the red-hot $15 billion-a-year California wine industry, and maybe even affect the famous wine regions of France ? all within the next few decades. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.

U.S. set to be largest wine market - study (CNN Money)

30 Jan 2007 at 10:00am

VinExpo trade fair, which forecasts global wine consumption, says U.S. still wine market will be worth $22.8B by 2010; French consumption will fall.

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January 30, 2007

Wine News 1/30/2007

Wine industry?s cup no longer runs over - Lawrence Journal World

29 Jan 2007 at 11:24pm

Merced Sun-Star Wine industry?s cup no longer runs over
Lawrence Journal World, KS - 4 hours ago
For the 10000 US wine business players who converged last week in Sacramento for the annual Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, the waning glut should mean ….
US: Upbeat news dominates wine industry's biggest conclave South African Wine News
US drinks record 300m cases of wine in 2006 decanter.com
Reporting FromThe United Grape & WIne Symposium: Screwcap Versus …. Luxist
Inside Bay Area - Wine Community
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"Wine Market Kiosk" Joint Venture Announced — Provides Food … - PR Web (pr…

30 Jan 2007 at 3:11am

" Wine Market Kiosk" Joint Venture Announced — Provides Food ….
PR Web (press release), WA - 46 minutes ago
WineMiner, LLC DBA as WinesandRecipes.com and Southwest Georgia Technology Services announce the formation of a joint venture, Wine Market Tech, ….

Wine Down Tuesdays (Metromix.com)

30 Jan 2007 at 1:11am

Weekend kickoff In anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday, you've nibbled your nails to the quick. Give them a polish and soothe your anxious nerves at the same time at Wine Down Tuesdays.

Business is Booming For Wolfforth Beer & Wine Sales (KAMC ABC 28 Lubbock)

29 Jan 2007 at 11:52pm

There is now an alternative to the Lubbock Strip for folks who want to buy beer and wine. Monday morning, folks packed into the Kwick Food Mart on highway 62-82 in Wolfforth to buy the drink of their choice.

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January 29, 2007

Wine News 1/29/2007

Australia Pumps Up, Seeking 10 Percent of World Wine Market - Bloomberg

29 Jan 2007 at 12:21am

The Age Australia Pumps Up, Seeking 10 Percent of World Wine Market
Bloomberg - 22 minutes ago
29 (Bloomberg) — Australian winemakers came to New York in force this month, with grand designs: They want an even larger share of the global wine market. ….
Pernod Ricard unveils good cheer with a bottler upgrade The Age
Glut fails to dash Pernod's spirits Sydney Morning Herald
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Reporting FromThe United Grape & WIne Symposium: Screwcap Versus … - Luxist

28 Jan 2007 at 12:22pm

Merced Sun-Star Reporting FromThe United Grape & WIne Symposium: Screwcap Versus ….
Luxist, CA - 12 hours ago
There is one thing I didn't consider which I realized during the United Grape & Wine Symposium panel on Closures which is that I might not even be able to ….
Wine industry lifts glasses to vanishing grape glut Inside Bay Area
California: Unified Wine , Grape Symposium Jan. 23-25 Wine Community
Scenes From The Exhibit Hall at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Luxist
Luxist
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Australia Pumps Up, Seeking 10 Percent of World Wine Market (Bloomberg.com)

29 Jan 2007 at 12:23am

Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Australian winemakers came to New York in force this month, with grand designs: They want an even larger share of the global wine market.

Stats show wine consumption up, prices down (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

29 Jan 2007 at 12:00am

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says Australians consumed more than 430 million litres of wine in the last year.

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January 27, 2007

Wine News 1/27/2007

Wine industry lifts glasses to vanishing glut - Merced Sun-Star

27 Jan 2007 at 6:23am

Merced Sun-Star Wine industry lifts glasses to vanishing glut
Merced Sun-Star, CA - 6 hours ago
Whether that's good news or not depends, of course, on whether one is in the business of making wine or consuming it. For the 10000 US wine business players ….
Sales of Wine with Screw Cap Closures Surge in US Market Business Wire (press release)
Sales of Wine with Screw Cap Closures Surge in US Market American Digital Networks (press release)
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Reporting From The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: What Do Wine … - Luxist

27 Jan 2007 at 11:06am

Reporting From The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: What Do Wine ….
Luxist, CA - 1 hour ago
For me part of the fun of attending the United Wine and Grape Symposium was seeing how the wine industry feels about you and me, the consumers of wine .. ….
Valentine's tour offers desserts, wine Indianapolis Star
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Order wine like an expert (Detroit Free Press)

27 Jan 2007 at 3:06am

If, as Thomas Jefferson once put it, "good wine is a necessity of life," how come ordering a bottle at a restaurant is often a nerve-wracking experience? Unfortunately, wine — like classical music — is a subject in which snobbery has taken a toll. Many people are so anxious about appearing unsophisticated that, even if they're curious, they skip the wine list rather than risk feeling foolish.

Wine, Food Event Will Benefit Centre For Women (The Tampa Tribune)

27 Jan 2007 at 10:27am

TAMPA - Wineries from the Paso Robles region of California will offer a wine and food tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 15, with a portion of proceeds benefiting The Centre for Women.

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Wine industry lifts glasses to vanishing glut - Merced Sun-Star

27 Jan 2007 at 6:23am

Merced Sun-Star Wine industry lifts glasses to vanishing glut
Merced Sun-Star, CA - 5 hours ago
Whether that's good news or not depends, of course, on whether one is in the business of making wine or consuming it. For the 10000 US wine business players ….
Sales of Wine with Screw Cap Closures Surge in US Market Business Wire (press release)
Sales of Wine with Screw Cap Closures Surge in US Market American Digital Networks (press release)
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Reporting From The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: What Do Wine … - Luxist

27 Jan 2007 at 11:06am

Reporting From The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: What Do Wine ….
Luxist, CA - 29 minutes ago
For me part of the fun of attending the United Wine and Grape Symposium was seeing how the wine industry feels about you and me, the consumers of wine .. ….
Valentine's tour offers desserts, wine Indianapolis Star
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Order wine like an expert (Detroit Free Press)

27 Jan 2007 at 3:06am

If, as Thomas Jefferson once put it, "good wine is a necessity of life," how come ordering a bottle at a restaurant is often a nerve-wracking experience? Unfortunately, wine — like classical music — is a subject in which snobbery has taken a toll. Many people are so anxious about appearing unsophisticated that, even if they're curious, they skip the wine list rather than risk feeling foolish.

Wine, Food Event Will Benefit Centre For Women (The Tampa Tribune)

27 Jan 2007 at 10:27am

TAMPA - Wineries from the Paso Robles region of California will offer a wine and food tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 15, with a portion of proceeds benefiting The Centre for Women.

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January 25, 2007

Wine News 1/25/2007

New labelling should help NZ wine sales - Stuff.co.nz

25 Jan 2007 at 8:22am

New labelling should help NZ wine sales
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 1 hour ago
Labelling wines for sale in New World markets just got easier with the signing of an agreement, unless it's ice wine being exported. ….
Australia signs new wine label agreement The Age
Wine industry labels new agreement a money saver ABC Online
NZ signs wine labelling agreement Stuff.co.nz
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Wine Pairing Plays for Game Day Snack Foods - PR Newswire (press release)

25 Jan 2007 at 5:23am

Wine Pairing Plays for Game Day Snack Foods
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 4 hours ago
25 /PRNewswire/ — As game day approaches, don't forget to include wine at your Super Bowl party. The Wine Market Council makes it easy by pairing game-day ….
Brent Batten: Translations give a taste of the Winter Wine Festival Naples Daily News
WINE LOVERS CAN EXPECT LOW PRICES 2007: A YEAR OF CHEAP AND …. Kansas City Star
Kiwi reds catching up to the whites Wines-Info.Com
San Jose Mercury News
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Chicago Wine Auctions Heat Up; Mouton Counters in New York (Bloomberg.com)

25 Jan 2007 at 12:22am

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Chicago, home to some of the most innovative and buzzworthy U.S. chefs, has quietly become a great wine city over the past decade.

Wine industry turnaround (The Fresno Bee)

25 Jan 2007 at 8:09am

SACRAMENTO ? The nation has nearly drunk its way out of a six-year wine glut.

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January 24, 2007

Wine News 1/24/2007

Classic rieslings earn Finger Lakes region a seat at world's fine … - The J…

24 Jan 2007 at 5:56am

San Diego Union Tribune Classic rieslings earn Finger Lakes region a seat at world's fine ….
The Journal News.com, NY - 4 hours ago
The cool climate and gravelly soil reminded him of the Mosel Valley, where his mother's family has made wine for 300 years and his father led efforts to ….
German Earns NY a Seat at Fine- Wine Table Forbes
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France revamps wine labels to rival New World - Scotsman

24 Jan 2007 at 5:55am

France revamps wine labels to rival New World
Scotsman, UK - 4 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French wine producers are set to launch a national wine label as part of a marketing strategy that they hope will help them compete with ….
France revamps wine labels Sydney Morning Herald
Escape 'SUV' trap of mundane syrahs OregonLive.com
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France revamps wine labels to rival New World (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

24 Jan 2007 at 7:24am

French wine producers are set to launch a national wine label as part of a marketing strategy that they hope will help them compete with New World producers and pull the industry out of a slump.

Canada's ice wine harvest threatened by warm spell (AFP via Yahoo! News)

23 Jan 2007 at 10:31am

In a field covered by a thin blanket of white snow, harvesters are picking frozen grapes to be squeezed into precious ice wine, but the delicate fruit's vulnerability to increasingly capricious weather has them fearing for the future.

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January 23, 2007

Wine News 1/23/2007

Wine festival has worldwide appeal - Stuff.co.nz

23 Jan 2007 at 11:06am

Wine festival has worldwide appeal
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 31 minutes ago
Internet booking figures show that tickets to the Wine Marlborough Festival next month have been snapped up in Venice, Salt Lake City, Alaska and Marina del ….

Bracco Wines to Be Featured in the Food Network South Beach Wine … - Market…

23 Jan 2007 at 10:36am

Bracco Wines to Be Featured in the Food Network South Beach Wine ….
Market Wire (press release) - 1 hour ago
The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival is a national, star-studded, four-day weekend destination event showcasing the talents of the world's most ….

Canada's ice wine harvest threatened by warm spell (AFP via Yahoo! News)

23 Jan 2007 at 10:31am

In a field covered by a thin blanket of white snow, harvesters are picking frozen grapes to be squeezed into precious ice wine, but the delicate fruit's vulnerability to increasingly capricious weather has them fearing for the future.

Wine, grape industry pumps $162 billion into U.S. economy (AG Weekly)

23 Jan 2007 at 10:48am

ROCHESTER, N.Y. ? With 935,000 acres of vineyards and grape farms, nearly 5,000 wineries and 1.1 million jobs, the wine-and-grape industry sends an estimated $162 billion rippling through the U.S. economy each year, a consulting firm said.

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January 21, 2007

Wine News 1/21/2007

for the nation's vintners, the days of wine are rosy - Daily Breeze

21 Jan 2007 at 4:32am

Buffalo News for the nation's vintners, the days of wine are rosy
Daily Breeze, CA - 2 hours ago
the US wine and grape products industry has blossomed into a $162 billion-a-year goliath that affects the economy in all 50 states, according to the first ….
Wine , grapes pump up US economy The Spokesman Review
Booming wine industry puts Maryland grapes in the pink Examiner.com
Grape products worth $162 billion to economy Capital Press (subscription)
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Don't be intimidated by the wine guy - he's from Biloxi. - Biloxi Sun Herald

21 Jan 2007 at 4:06am

Don't be intimidated by the wine guy - he's from Biloxi.
Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - 3 hours ago
BILOXI - So, you're out to dinner at a fancy restaurant and a friendly fellow comes over to the table and asks you about your wine preference for the ….

Wine walk (Nevada Appeal)

21 Jan 2007 at 7:13am

Guests enjoy music by the Sierra Swing Band at the Carson Nugget on Saturday at Winter Wine & All That Jazz. The event is the largest fundraiser for Carson Advocates for Cancer Care. The organization provides financial support and education to residents of Northern Nevada with cancer by helping defray medical, pharmaceutical and transportation costs for them and their families.

WINE: Napa cabernets avoid 'the veggies' (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

21 Jan 2007 at 6:43am

Pronounced flavors of green pepper, string beans and grass clippings can make an otherwise good cabernet sauvignon taste just awful. Steering clear of such noxious vegetal character, a common flaw in lower-priced California cabernet sauvignons and known in wine circles as "the veggies," is key to tracking down the best bottles of this complex, food-friendly varietal.

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January 20, 2007

Wine News 1/20/2007

Wine, grape industry has a heady bouquet - Akron Beacon Journal

20 Jan 2007 at 3:29am

Buffalo News Wine , grape industry has a heady bouquet
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 13 hours ago
ROCHESTER, NY - With 935000 acres of vineyards and grape farms, nearly 5000 wineries and 1.1 million jobs, the wine -and-grape industry sends an estimated ….
Booming wine industry puts Maryland grapes in the pink Examiner.com
Grape products worth $162 billion to economy Capital Press (subscription)
Wine -grape industry adds $162 billion to economy each year The News Journal
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World's Largest Bottle Of Wine Makes It Way To America - All Headline News

20 Jan 2007 at 10:46am

Victoria Times Colonist World's Largest Bottle Of Wine Makes It Way To America
All Headline News - 6 hours ago
New York, NY (AHN) - This is a dream come true for wine lovers as the world's largest bottle of wine , from the land of Aussies, has come to made its way to ….
Now that's a lot of wine Victoria Times Colonist
Whopper of an Australian wine bottle hits New York Guelph Mercury (subscription)
Huge bottle of wine , calls for wagon-wheel sized cheese KTVO
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Bracco's got a wine you can't refuse (Miami Herald)

20 Jan 2007 at 10:49am

We spoke with Sopranos star Lorraine Bracco, who called on her cellphone Thursday from the Valentino store in New York, where she was picking out an outfit for the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards (the series is nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama). Bracco will be here for the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, where she will showcase her new line of vino, Bracco …

Butte folks enjoy making own wine (Billings Gazette)

20 Jan 2007 at 3:22am

BUTTE - If red wine lives up to its healthy billing, John Stajcar, 74, just might live forever. "I drink a glass or two with dinner every night," he said. "Wine is good for everything." …

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