THE LITTLE IDEA THAT MADE IT BIG
The BBC’s Dragons’ Den should be kicking itself right about now. The venture capitalist television show where entrepreneurs pitch ideas to a panel of business experts and ask for financial backing not only turned down James Nash and his “cup-a-wine” concept, they flat out told him the idea was useless.... Read More
RIEDEL: CASUAL AND AFFORDABLE
Love Riedel glassware but can’t quite swing their lofty price tags? You’re in luck! The elite glassmaker is introducing two new players to its Riedel Restaurant line: Degustazione and Restaurant XL. Created as an entry level restaurant collection, Degustazione offers both a red and white wine glass at an accessible... Read More
RIEDEL: CASUAL AND AFFORDABLE
RIEDEL: CASUAL AND AFFORDABLE Love Riedel glassware but can’t quite swing their lofty price tags? You’re in luck! The elite glassmaker is introducing two new players to its Riedel Restaurant line: Degustazione and Restaurant XL. Created as an entry level restaurant collection, Degustazione offers both a red and white wine... Read More
NEW ZEALAND AND FRANCE SET THEIR SITES
Prepare for a wine blitzing! Both New Zealand and France are planning major marketing pushes in the US to promote their countries’ wines. The New Zealand government will spend NZ$1.2 million (US$816,OOO) to help the country’s top wineries grow their presence in the US. The funding, to be spread over... Read More
BORDEAUX AND PLASTIC, NOT A GREAT BLEND
Perhaps the notion that fine wine could be packaged in plastic was too good to be true. A recent major scientific study into the storage of wine in different forms of packaging has revealed that the bag-in-box, single-layer PET and small multi-layer PET altered the character of white wines when... Read More
GALLO HAS THE POWER
It’s good to be Gallo. Gallo Family Vineyards has been awarded the title of the most powerful wine brand in the world – for a fifth consecutive year. The award was given by a panel of leading, independent industry experts who researched nearly 1O,OOO brands in the spirits and wine... Read More
CHAMPAGNE MAKES A COMEBACK
Break out the bubbly, there’s a reason to celebrate! Just call Champagne “the comeback kid”. After a grim couple of years, worldwide Champagne sales volumes rose 19.4% in the first quarter of the year on the same period in 2OO9, reflecting the end of destocking on the part of importers... Read More
THE MULTI-PURPOSE WINE BOTTLE
How many wine bottles a year do you throw away? Do you even want to know? Although wine bottles can be recycled, all too often they get tossed into the trash, especially at bars and restaurants. But what if your wine bottle could offer you something in return? (Besides five... Read More
NORTH AMERICAN WINERIES HIT THE 7K MARK
From Mexico to Canada, wineries just keep popping up. The total number of wineries in North America has grown by 361 in less than one year, and swelled by 1961 since January 2OO5, according to recent data released by Wines & Vines IndustryBase. There are a total of 7O11 bonded... Read More
A SCALED DOWN AUSSIE HARVEST
It’s been a rough couple of years for the Australian wine industry. Ravaging fires, the terrible economy, a drought . . . the list goes on. Now, the Australian wine industry is heading for one of its smallest (albeit exceptional) harvests in a decade, as drought and poor grape prices... Read More