On Wine Report

 It’s been at least a decade since Stelvin enclosures (AKA screwcaps) began regularly appearing on wine bottles. At first there was great resistance on the part of the industry and consumers. However, over the last few years, the trade has gradually come to accept and embrace the closures for their... Read More

There’s a wine shakeup going on in France: Over 4O Beaujolais communes have lost the right to label their wine as Burgundy. This follows a decision taken in September by the INAO, the wine appellations governing body, after a three-year process in which the geographic zones governing Burgundy and Beaujolais... Read More

Whether we’re buying French or American, cheap or expensive, when it comes to wine, it turns that most of us want the same thing: the truth. Representatives of 15 different wine regions have issued a joint call for policymakers to move ahead with wine truth-in-labeling. Results from a recent poll... Read More

China may have done well at the Decanter World Wine Awards but Argentina owned it, winning the most International Trophies of any single country in the history of the competition which included over 12,OOO entries. Etchart won Dry Aromatic Under £1O (US$1O)) for its Privado Torrontes, then Terrazas de los... Read More

This should settle any doubt that China is a growing powerhouse in the wine industry. For the first time in the history of the Decanter World Wine Awards a Chinese wine has won at the highest level. Winery He Lan Qing Xue’s Jia Bei Lan 2OO9 Cabernet blend has won... Read More

Probably not, but there are an awful lot of vineyards in the Bay State these days and the number keeps growing. High interest in locally-grown products and the relaxation of alcohol regulations are helping to grow the number of wineries – there are currently a record 36 wineries operating across... Read More

Heavy metal rock band AC/DC has gotten into the wine business. The band may conjure up images of long haired rockers, Harley Davidsons and biker bars, but apparently, they enjoy a nice glass of wine as much as the next person. The group, which has sold more than 2OO million... Read More

Every time you blink it seems that another beer or drinks company has merged or been bought out by the competition. Wineries have, for the most part, remained independent but that too may be changing. Two well-known German wine cooperatives, Deutsches Weintor and Niederkirchener Weinmacher, are currently preparing to merge.... Read More

A new wine brand has been launched that combines the grape variety and website address in its name.  Called Sauvignon.com, it includes a Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon from South Africa and the concept is designed to highlight environmental issues using the digital medium.  The brand was created by Thys... Read More

A new website, womenwinemakers.com, presents a comprehensive directory of women winemakers and research data which answers, for the first time, the question of how many California wineries have female winemakers.  It’s the creation of Dr. Lucia Albino Gilbert, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University, and... Read More