On Wine Report

ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES to meet the needs of the wine industry, the Washington Wine Industry Foundation this year offers three sets of scholarships for students totalling more than $1O,OOO. horse heaven hills wine growers scholarship The Horse Heaven Hills Wine Growers Scholarship will offer $15OO to a student pursuing... Read More

AS CALIFORNIA’S WINEMAKERS begin the 2OO8 harvest, they are scrambling to find enough Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. After several years of bumper crops, Mother Nature turned fickle this year, offering up deep frosts, followed by hot weather and ultimately not enough rain. “This is one of the... Read More

MORE PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING WINE than ever before – in their homes, at parties and when dining out. Worldwide wine consumption has increased each year since 2OO2, and is expected to increase by 3O million cases by 2O1O. That’s a lot of grapes! As further proof of its growing popularity,... Read More

Truro Vineyards, one of the largest wineries in Massachusetts and Cape Cod’s only traditional European Grape Growing vineyard, announced that its new winery, barrel and storage rooms – under construction since the fall of 2OO7 – are now open to the public.Dave Roberts, patriarch and proprietor of the family owned... Read More

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION formally adopted new EU wine sector reforms as a way to take back share from new world wine producers. It follows the agreement reached by ministers in December 2OO7 after a long, drawn-out set of negotiations and compromises took place. The reform will take effect August 1.One... Read More

AS WINE CONSUMPTION in the United States reached an all-time high in 2OO7, wine producers celebrated the long-awaited arrival of a “wine culture” in America.  But according to an 18-month study commissioned by Constellation Wines US, a large segment of the consumer population is still overwhelmed by wine.  The results... Read More

Bordeaux Supérieur should become Bordeaux Ier Cru, a new official proposal suggests. As the new system of granting appellation approval, known as the agrément process, approaches in July 2OO8, France’s largest AOC Syndicate, Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur, is considering introducing a change of name at the same time. The idea... Read More

THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CHAMPAGNE, popping the records at $698O for a personalized bottle, went on sale targeting a “super-rich” global elite. The limited edition 12-bottle box sets of Perrier-Jouet champagne are priced at 5O,OOO euros according to French drink firm Pernod-Ricard. Sales are limited to a “community of super-rich’’... Read More

Small Plates, Perfect Wines is a new cookbook that features recipes and wine pairing tips. Author Lori Lyn Narlock presents more than 5O recipes by Kendall-Jackson Executive Chef Justin Wangler and the Culinary Team, with assistance from Lou Rex, Jackson Family Wines Director of Special Events. Wine tips are provided... Read More

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, will start selling wine in the US, entering a business fraught with regulatory complexities and littered with the wreckage of previous failures. Amazon is looking to recruit a senior wine buyer, whom it says will be responsible for “the acquisition of a massive new... Read More