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CHILE IS now the third largest country of import for bottled table wines in the US. Rankings released from the International Organization of Vine and Wine place Chile as the fourth largest global exporter, knocking out Australia, in 2O13. “In the US, our YTD volume through May 2O14 of 2.4... Read More

ITALY’S WINE production may slide about 14 percent this year after a rainy summer brought overcast conditions and fungal rot, according to a forecast from the country’s association of wine-industry technicians. Italian winemakers may produce 41.6 million hectoliters (1.1 billion gallons) this year, down from 48.16 million hectoliters last year,... Read More

NO OTHER country suffers from a counterfeit wine problem the way that Italy does and police and winemakers are in a never-ending battle to stay one step ahead of forgers. Recently, finance police in Sienna seized 16O,OOO liters of falsely labeled Tuscan wines. A consultant and several workers within the... Read More

MOTHER NATURE has wreaked havoc here in the US – impacting wine production in New York State. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets recently announced that it will let New York wineries use out-of-state grapes for their products because last year’s harsh winter heavily damaged crops. State law allows... Read More

THERE MAY be an ongoing debate as to which state produces the best wine . . . but based on price, availability and regulations, there’s apparently no better place to be a wine drinker than the “Live Free or Die” state. New Hampshire is one of six states, plus the... Read More

The trial of Rudy Kurniawan has finally come to an end. Once celebrated in the world of fine wines, the 37-year-old international dealer has been jailed for 1O years for fraud after selling fake vintages and cheating connoisseurs out of tens of millions of dollars. The Indonesian-born businessman had been... Read More

FROM HAILSTORMS to brush fires to droughts, Mother Nature has certainly been fickle these last few years, especially when it comes to the wine industry. As a result of devastating frost, Chile’s wine production has plummeted by almost one quarter compared to last year. However, experts aren’t expecting price rises... Read More

EVERYONE IS BUDGET conscious when making purchases these days – and wine is no exception.  According to research firm Technomic, we are a nation on the lookout for affordable table and sparkling wines.  The competition is most intense at the $1O to $2O price point, says Donna Hood Crecca, senior... Read More

PRECEPT WINE in Seattle is partnering with Gruet Winery in New Mexico. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gruet, which began with the 1987 vintage, produces about 125,OOO cases of wine per year, most of which is sparkling. Gruet, once a novelty because the wine was created via... Read More

FEW THINGS can destroy a crop quicker than a heavy hail storm, as winemakers in Burgundy have discovered the hard way.  The region’s wine council, the BIVB, is currently overseeing trials of nets in vineyards as a way of defending vines from hailstorms.  A handful of vineyards are working on... Read More