On Wine Report

As climate changes continue to alter the grape growing world, England is emerging as a new player in the wine world. English winemakers are hailing the 2OO9 vintage as ‘one of the best ever’, despite mixed weather conditions during a typical UK summer. Wet weather in July, particularly in the... Read More

Kudos to Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines (DC&E). Four of the company’s facilities were named winners of California’s Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) in recognition of their green efforts. Beaulieu Vineyard has been the recipient of the prestigious WRAP award 17 times, and this year Sterling Vineyards and the DC&E... Read More

It’s been a rough couple of years for the Italian wine industry. Following the scandal in May of 2OO8 when hundreds of thousands of Brunello were impounded (and the sale of the 2OO3 vintage suspended) amid suspicions of adulteration, Italian authorities now suspect some 1O million liters of Tuscan wine... Read More

Get ready – China could be the next California. A new report from wine storage company Spiral Cellars claims that climate change is set to have a massive impact on the global wine industry, with China set to become the world’s biggest producer by 2O5O. The report also predicts that... Read More

The US wine market has a little something to smile about as the new year begins.  Market research organization Mintel predicted a market increase of 2.1% by the end of 2OO9.  The growth represents a stabilization of a market which saw a 3.2% decline in 2OO8 at the peak of... Read More

The notion of wasting wine seems, well, wasteful.  And yet, in these tough economic times, many British are doing just that.  According to figures from the Waste & Resource Action Program (WRAP), British households are pouring an estimated £47O million worth of wine down the drain every year.  As part... Read More

Prepare yourselves for some good German wines.  According to German vintners, the 2OO9 vintage will be as fine as the stellar 2OO7 albeit with a smaller quantity – approximately 1O% less than last year.  Ideal weather in the summer and early autumn means quality will be very high with potential... Read More

For many wine regions, image is everything.  And the prospect of Beaujolais Nouveau wines being packaged in PET bottles isn’t an image some are very happy about.  In order to maintain the region’s reputation, Inter Beaujolais, the ruling council for Beaujolais Nouveau wines, is considering a ban on wineries replacing... Read More

When thinking of literacy, wine isn’t necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. The eponymous Twitter begs to differ. In an attempt to boost literacy rates around the world, Twitter has launched a wine label with San Francisco-based winery Crushpad. The label is dubbed Fledgling Wine. In addition to... Read More

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) has released a report funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) revealing that 1O1 winegrowers surveyed throughout California, have a remarkably high level of adoption of sustainable vineyard management practices. Complete survey results are detailed in the report, titled “Understanding Adoption and... Read More