Wine Price Exchange News

• St Emilion classification suspended indefinitely

  The court rejected two requests to lift the suspension - calling one, from the Syndicat Viticole de Saint Emilion (the local winegrowers union) “inadmissable” - and the other, made by a group of 26 St Emilion chateaux, “ill-founded”.

  Posted on 2007-04-17 at 01:21  ·  Category: Industry

• Brunton Vineyards Hires New CFO, Don Pacholec

  With over 25 years of experience as a CFO and finance executive, Don Pacholec brings a wealth of knowledge and budgeting/forecasting, strategic planning, cost accounting, contract, intellectual property and M&A experience and skills. He also has a deep understanding and experience in the revenue recognition process, SEC filings and tax advantaged strategy / implementation. Mr. Pacholec was responsible for financial management at Hewlett Packard’s worldwide Enterprise Systems Group, managing internal controls, SOX compliance, accounting process, inventory ($1.5B), and material cost reduction / procurement risk.

  Posted on 2007-04-17 at 01:20  ·  Category: Industry

• Wine Train battle back to high court

  The city of St. Helena’s legal battle against the Napa Valley Wine Train is marching yet again to the California Supreme Court.

  Posted on 2007-04-17 at 01:19  ·  Category: Industry

• New leader hopes to bolster local wine industry

  The incoming director of the Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission hopes to make Idaho a wine destination for tourists, much like the wine regions of California, Washington and Oregon.

  Posted on 2007-04-17 at 01:14  ·  Category: Industry

• April in Carneros set for next weekend

  Twenty-one wineries in the Carneros wine-growing region straddling southern Sonoma and Napa counties are expected to participate.

  Posted on 2007-04-16 at 01:30  ·  Category: Industry

• New Extension associate to serve growing Gulf Coast wine industry

  During the last decade, the Texas wine industry quietly blossomed into the nation's fifth- largest producer of wine grapes, according to Fritz Westover, Gulf Coast regional viticulture extension associate for Texas Cooperative Extension.

  Posted on 2007-04-16 at 01:28  ·  Category: Industry

• South-Africa:Red wine glut taking toll on farmers

  For sale signs are popping up among the historic vineyards of the Western Cape because of a worldwide glut of red wine and strong interest from foreign buyers

  Posted on 2007-04-16 at 01:27  ·  Category: Industry

• Where there's smoke, there's probably a burn-off

  The owner of a vineyard in the Yarra Valley has blasted the authorities for carrying out the burn-offs while grapes remained on vines.

  Posted on 2007-04-11 at 01:24  ·  Category: Industry

• MO:Freeze may steal half of harvest

  Early last week, spring was in full bloom, and fruit trees werebudding. Growers planned for bountiful harvests.
  
  
  However, things changed quickly as a blast of unseasonably cold weather Tuesday night began a series of colder-than-normal nights left growers wondering what remained of their crops by week’s end.

  Posted on 2007-04-11 at 01:22  ·  Category: Industry

• Wine defies dollar to reap $963m

  The performance has made the U.S. our most valuable market and also Australia's fastest growing market, surpassing China.
  The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation yesterday said the volume of wine exported to the U.S. grew by 13 per cent to a record 231 million litres in the 12 months.

  Posted on 2007-04-11 at 01:20  ·  Category: Industry

• Growers celebrate white wine quality

  Tasmanian grape growers are celebrating the news that this year's white wines are among the best ever produced.
  
  The boost in quality is a lucky break for producers who lost up to half their crops from drought and frosts late last year.

  Posted on 2007-04-10 at 01:35  ·  Category: Industry

• Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen to Host Riesling Rendezvous! June 24-26

  Chateau Ste. Michelle, the foremost North American Riesling producer, and Dr. Loosen, the highly acclaimed German Riesling estate, will host “Riesling Rendezvous,” an event to bring together leading Riesling experts and producers to explore the versatility of Rieslings from around the world. The three-day event will be held at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, Washington and will feature panel tastings, workshops and food pairings.

  Posted on 2007-04-10 at 01:34  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• US most lucrative wine export market - data

  THE United States has become the most lucrative market for Australian wine for the first time in almost three years.
  The US overtook the United Kingdom as the top Australian wine export market in value terms in the 12 months ending March this year.

  Posted on 2007-04-10 at 01:33  ·  Category: Industry

• Winery Tasting Rooms: Trick or Treat?

  Now that wine has entered pop culture and visiting tasting rooms are considered a cool weekend activity, winemakers no longer have to give away free samples to attract potential customers. Yet many visitors resent what they feel are nickel-and-dime tactics on the part of wineries. Veronica Barclay conducted an interesting survey for Wine Business Monthly on the subject in which they surveyed many wineries about what they charge, what the patron gets for his money, and their rational for it.

  Posted on 2007-04-10 at 01:29  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Missouri, Illinois grape growers fear for wine crop

  Tony Kooyumjian has sensors in his vineyards that sound alarms in his house when temperatures fall to just above freezing during the growing season.
  
  He relies on geography to protect his grapes, planting high on the rolling hills of Augusta, Mo., about 45 miles outside of St. Louis, and using trellises 6 feet above the ground to protect the crop from frost.

  Posted on 2007-04-06 at 09:01  ·  Category: Industry

• U.S. Rep. Thompson Speaks on National Wine Industry Issues

  Drawing on his experience in the wine industry and as a small-vineyard owner, as well as in Congress, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, will discuss issues facing the wine and grape industry at the national level during an April 12 presentation at the University of California, Davis.

  Posted on 2007-04-06 at 08:59  ·  Category: Industry

• The World in a Glass: Does being a celebrity sell wine?

  Mick Fleetwood, founder of the legendary Fleetwood Mac rock band, has put his name on a wine brand and is touring Costco stores around Northern California to promote them.

  Posted on 2007-04-06 at 08:57  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• New Wine Company caters to "The Harley Lifestyle" with a full-throttle red: V-TWIN ZIN.

  We all know that Sauvignon Blanc goes with fish and that Chianti is an excellent choice with lasagna. What sort of wine do you drink after you park your Harley-Davidson® and unzip your leathers? Try V-Twin Zin®, from the V-Twin Vineyards, based in the Sonoma County Wine Country.

  Posted on 2007-04-06 at 08:56  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Inoculation could save wine grapes

  At a test plot, Phil Brannen injects a grape vine with a bacterium similar to a deadly grape disease. If he pokes the needle into just the right spot, the vine's xylem, or central vein, will suck the bacterium right up, possibly giving the vine protection against the disease.

  Posted on 2007-04-05 at 03:51  ·  Category: Science & Technology

• Sharpshooter pest concerns

  Biosecurity New Zealand is urging people to call a disease hotline if they spot any unusual pest lurking around, following the discovery of a vineyard pest in the Cook Islands.

  Posted on 2007-04-05 at 03:49  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Wine leader Paul Dolan calls for more sustainable farming

  Paul Dolan, a wine company executive, author, and chairman of the California Wine Institute, will speak at California State University, Stanislaus on April 19 about sustaining the future of agriculture.

  Posted on 2007-04-05 at 03:40  ·  Category: Industry

• A quartet of Dry Creek Valley grape growers are giving winemaking a whirl

  Sometimes a grower just yearns to break out and make his own wine, to see what he can do without other people calling the shots.

  Posted on 2007-04-05 at 03:35  ·  Category: Industry

• Brunton Vineyards forms distribution agreement in China

  Brunton Vineyards, a division of Brunton Vineyards Holdings, has received a Letter of Intent from Zhejiang Ouhai International Trade Corporation (ZOITC) for the distribution and delivery of a minimum of 1,200 containers per year of the company's wine brand, Addison Cole.

  Posted on 2007-04-03 at 01:27  ·  Category: Industry

• Technology helps to produce world-class wines

  In the last days of the Franco era, the Marquis of Grinon was an agricultural outlaw -- applying forbidden irrigation systems to his vineyard and importing foreign grape plants illegally.

  Posted on 2007-04-03 at 01:26  ·  Category: Science & Technology

• NZ wines 'more friendly to environment than French'

  Our wine exports to the UK are more environmentally friendly than French wines, and that's despite them having to travel far more "wine miles".
  
  Speaking ahead of last night's Food Hawke's Bay seminar at EIT, David Hughes, a food marketing expert from Imperial College, London, said if New Zealand winemakers shifted the debate from the distance their wine travelled to explaining their carbon footprint, they could compete with the world's best.

  Posted on 2007-04-03 at 01:25  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Experts differ on the cause of headaches from red wine

  If you love wine but get headaches from drinking red wine, you have our sincere sympathy. That's like a jazz buff getting a migraine from listening to Charlie Parker.

  Posted on 2007-04-02 at 01:47  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Irrigation system makes Spaniard a wine superstar

  In the last days of the Franco era, the Marquis of Grinon was an agricultural outlaw - applying forbidden irrigation systems to his vineyard and importing foreign grape plants illegally.

  Posted on 2007-04-02 at 01:46  ·  Category: Industry

• Mass market leaves SA wine out in the cold

  South Africa’s wine exports fell 3.5% last year — the first drop since 1992 — but the chief executive of Wines of SA (Wosa), the industry’s export arm, says reports that the industry is in trouble are “a gross, hysterical oversimplification of where we’re at”.

  Posted on 2007-04-02 at 01:44  ·  Category: Industry

• Michael Bauer top 100 restaurants

  Compiling the Top 100 restaurants is like working a puzzle. Everything needs to fit together -- varied locations, types of cuisines and price ranges. The challenge comes in finding places in all these categories that meet The Chronicle's standards. Whether they're in Los Gatos, San Anselmo, Oakland or San Francisco, whether you pay $150 for a meal or only $15, the restaurants have to be places where you'd want to spend your money, and return to again.

  Posted on 2007-04-02 at 01:41  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• What's really in that wine?

  Ever wonder what goes into a bottle of wine? The story winemakers love to tell on the bottle label is one of a mystical alchemy of climate, soils, ancient practices and long traditions. Wine labels tend to focus on romance; the small amount of government-required information includes the percentage of alcohol, a warning against consuming wine when pregnant or driving, and a disclosure of sulfites.

  Posted on 2007-03-30 at 01:43  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

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