Search Results for 'Industry'

Despite problems of matching, India`s wine industry booming

Standing in front of a wine tasting class of restaurant managers, wine importers and producers, Cavaliere Subhash Arora declares: "People in India waste too much time in matching wines to food." The crowd looks up from their [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

China's wine industry ripens as local thirst grows

Even as Chinese consumers further develop their taste for fine French wines, producers in China itself are upping their game with wines that have made great strides over the last decade, said wine expert Jancis Robinson. Chinese demand [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

China's wine industry ripens as local thirst grows

Chinese demand for imported wine remains massive, but the country is now also among the top five growers of grapevines in the world. "Every time I get to China, I try and get together the best wines that are being made. When I fir [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

South African wine industry rooted in human misery, says rep...

There is no question of its flair for producing a world-class chenin blanc, cabernet sauvignon or pinotage at an affordable price. But the provenance of South Africa's wines is altogether less savoury, an investigation by human rights [...]

Posted On : Aug, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine industry collaboration 'will crack Chinese market'

New Zealand's wine industry must mount a joint effort if it is to crack the Chinese market, an Australian consultant has told wine exporters. Frank Gibson, an experienced adviser to businesses entering China, told an Auckland workshop [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Australian wine industry rallies behind flood victims

Flood ravaged vineyards, some of which have lost their entire crops, have joined the Australian wine industry in an unprecedented show of generosity by the industry for victims of the floods.Three hundred vineyards and wineries have dona [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Bumper harvest gives wine industry hangover

A bumper year for the country's grape growers could be great news for wine buyers, but not vineyards. Good growing conditions mean that this year's harvest might exceed 300,000 tonnes, raising the possibility of another wine glut [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Feds pump $500,000 into wine industry

Big news for the wine industry came out of Naramata on the weekend. Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz, made a funding announcement at Red Rooster Winery. "The government is helping the grape industry with an investment of alm [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Supermarket wines undermining industry, say growers

The major supermarkets are moving into marketing their own brands of wine, but there is concern in the industry that home brands would not be obvious to consumers. Winemakers' Federation spokesman Steven Strachn says the more aggress [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Wine industry at 50 year low

The national wine grape harvest is forecast to be down by up to 20 per cent this year but even then Mark McKenzie from Wine Grape Growers Australia says it will done at a loss. "Really it's more around the fact that that low [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Oyster Bay warning highlights challenges for wine industry

Warnings of losses and broken bank covenants by Oyster Bay Marlborough Vineyards reflect the challenges facing the wine industry, say observers. The listed grape grower said probable harvest volumes and present market prices meant a loss [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

From bad to worse for the wine industry

The wine industry has hit a new low, as grape prices plummet. Grape suppliers to major companies Constellation, Fosters and Orlando Wines have been told they face a cut of about 30 per cent to contracts for next vintage. The change affect [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

SAfrican wine industry ages well at 350 years old

Smooth and elegant with a medley of tastes as diverse as the terrior which yields it, South Africa's wine industry has proved it ages well 350 years after grapes were first pressed in the Cape. On the cusp of the so-called old world and ne [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Wine taste funny? It may contain cat litter... Malcolm Gluck...

Just whisper the word 'wine' and most of us will start dreaming about a glass of full-bodied red or a chilled, crisp white. In goes the corkscrew, and out, slowly, comes the cork with a deeply satisfying 'pop'. Well, stop dreaming right n [...]