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Australia Wine Exports Hit as Aussie Surge Aids Bordeaux: Re...

Australia’s wine lovers are embracing European bottles as never before, exacerbating a decline in the local industry already suffering from plummeting exports. With the Australian dollar at record levels against the euro, importe [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Lady Gaga Dress, Chinese Penis Potion Mark Wine World in 201...

No aspect of popular culture achieves real acceptance until it’s been incorporated into one of Lady Gaga’s outfits, so I was gratified to see her decked out as a wine bottle with cork hat and wineglass gloves on Saturday Night [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

A vine opportunity for some wine tasting

WILKES-BARRE -- The fruit of the vine was flowing in colors of red, tawny and white at the Pennsylvania International Wine & Food Festival being held through today at Genetti’s. The event was scheduled to coincide with the first tas [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Port wine cherishes its past, looks for a future

When Dominic Symington looks out from his shady hillside garden across the vineyards of Portugal's majestic Douro Valley, he sees centuries of family and European history. British families like the Symingtons have been at the heart of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Natural wine importer Joe Dressner dies at 60

Joe Dressner, an importer whose advocacy of Old World wines made without chemicals or manipulation inspired a sort of natural wine avant-garde, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 60. The cause was brain cancer, his son, Jul [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Indian wines becoming popular in Britain: Report

Indian wines, made from grapes grown in Maharashtra, are reportedly proving to be extremely popular among British consumers. Earlier this month, Waitrose became the first UK supermarket to stock two little-known Indian wine brands - a red [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Treasurer puts cork back on wine-tax proposal

TAXING wine in the same way as beer would earn the government an extra $1.5 billion. At the same time, it would cut sales of cask wine 61 per cent, boost sales of beer, and cut overall alcohol consumption 9 per cent. The plan, tested [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 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

Orange winery's export deal to China is a first

Orange County's Barboursville Vineyards will soon be selling wine in China. Gov. Bob McDonnell's office announced the trade agreement yesterday. In May, McDonnell led a trade mission to several Asian countries, including China, an [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Wine Bloggers Conference pops a cork in Va

The Wine Bloggers’ Conference 2011 convenes this weekend in Charlottesville. What’s that, you say — there aren’t enough wine bloggers to hold a convention? Shows what you know! The conference is sold out, with m [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Port Wine Information

Port wines derives it name from the the city of Porto located in the Douro Valley in northern Portugal. Port wines are usually made from combination of up to five different grape varieties, Touriga Nacional, Tin [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Most Popular Red Wine Types for Your Rack

Wine is produced all over the world from single varietal grape selections to popular varietal blends to please almost every palate, from the novice to the seasoned wine taster. Red wine happens to be the most popular choice the world over [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Chewing gum found in 'wine' bottle bought in Liverpool

The gum was found by a person who bought the bottle from a shop in north Liverpool. Trading Standards officers raided the shop and seized 50 75cl bottles which were on sale for £5 each. Initial tests show the so-called wine had oxid [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Madoff's wine fetches $41,530 for Ponzi victims

Every little drop helps. The eclectic wine and spirits collection belonging to imprisoned Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff fetched $41,530 at an online auction held on Wednesday. All 59 lots, ranging from fine Bordeaux to the types of smal [...]