News Archive: February 2007

• Niagara vineyard is growing

  Warm Lake Estate Vineyard and Winery in Cambria plans to expand its planting of pinot noir grapes this year by almost 50 percent.
  
  Michael VonHeckler, managing partner, said Warm Lake will add up to 20 acres on property adjacent to the winery on Lower Mountain Road to give it up to 65 acres under planting.

  Posted on 2007-02-27 at 03:12  ·  Category: Industry

• Argentina awards focus on affordable wines

  Judges at the first Argentina Wine Awards had consumers firmly in their sights as they dealt out prize after prize to drinkable and affordable wines.

  Posted on 2007-02-27 at 03:10  ·  Category: Industry

• Vineyard water at centre of row

  A dispute has erupted between the billionaire owner of Craggy Range vineyard and a family that sold it land in Martinborough almost eight years ago.

  Posted on 2007-02-27 at 03:07  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• America's Largest Pinot Noir Barrel Auction Gets a Fourth Anniversary Makeover

  Hospices of Sonoma, the nation's largest Pinot Noir barrel auction, will celebrate its fourth year with a new event format, a change of venue, and the largest-ever field of participating Pinot Noir producers (37).

  Posted on 2007-02-27 at 03:05  ·  Category: Industry

• Exports of French wine and spirits climb

  Exports of French wine and spirits were up a record 12.9% in 2006.
  
  The figures, announced this week by the FEVS (Federation des Exportateurs de vins et spiritueux de France), show the total value of exports was €8.74bn, up 12.9% on 2005.

  Posted on 2007-02-26 at 12:54  ·  Category: Industry

• Savor first sips of wine country crop

  Forget the boom in Bay Area wine bars. When you're in Wine Country proper, make a beeline for the barrels.
  
  Barrel tastings are the most fashionable wine gig going, so popular that Sonoma County will focus on them during the month of March. The major events are the Russian River Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekends (Friday-March 4 and 9-11) and Savor Sonoma Valley: A Barrel Tasting & Culinary Experience (March 17-18).

  Posted on 2007-02-26 at 12:52  ·  Category: Industry

• Savor first sips of wine country crop

  Forget the boom in Bay Area wine bars. When you're in Wine Country proper, make a beeline for the barrels.
  
  Barrel tastings are the most fashionable wine gig going, so popular that Sonoma County will focus on them during the month of March. The major events are the Russian River Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekends (Friday-March 4 and 9-11) and Savor Sonoma Valley: A Barrel Tasting & Culinary Experience (March 17-18).

  Posted on 2007-02-26 at 12:52  ·  Category: Industry

• Developers plan Yakima Valley wine country golf resort

  Construction will start this summer on a planned $500 million, Tuscan-themed golf resort with views of mounts Rainier and Adams in the Yakima Valley wine country, developers said this week.

  Posted on 2007-02-26 at 12:51  ·  Category: Industry

• VA:New Legislation Helps Wineries

  A new law agreed upon by the Virginia Legislature will ease restrictions on land use issues for wineries.
  
  "It will allow us to have more customers," said David King of King Family Vineyards in Crozet.

  Posted on 2007-02-23 at 02:18  ·  Category: Industry

• Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Announces Official Wine Sponsorship of Elton John Aids Foundation(R)

  Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines
  Company, a leading producer of premium wines, announced its sponsorship of
  the Elton John Aids Foundation today. This commitment will provide wines
  for all EJAF annual fundraising events in the US and a financial donation
  to the organization's global efforts to support HIV/AIDS prevention and
  service programs.

  Posted on 2007-02-23 at 02:16  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Paso Robles Winemakers Host Boston Tasting on March 29

  The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance 2007 Grand Tasting Tour visits Boston, on Thursday, March 29. Twenty-five wineries will showcase wines from the Paso Robles American Viticulture Area (AVA) at Anthony’s Pier 4 Restaurant, overlooking the historic Boston Harbor. Seminars and wine tasting events are scheduled throughout the day allowing wine trade, media and consumers to taste the distinct differences of wines from Paso Robles, located along California’s beautiful Central Coast.

  Posted on 2007-02-23 at 02:15  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Virtuous Vino

  You've mastered the which-are-the-good-and-bad vintages, learned the difference between a Cabernet and a Merlot and can finally pronounce Gewürztraminer. But now the casual wine drinker has a new label to grapple with: biodynamic.

  Posted on 2007-02-23 at 02:14  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• New Marlborough Winery and 60th NZ Anniversary

  The opening of the new winery fast follows the successful listing of Delegat’s Group Limited on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in 2006, as well as coinciding with Delegat’s 60th anniversary of winemaking in New Zealand. Delegat’s is now 67% owned by brother and sister team Jim and Rosemari Delegat and is New Zealand’s largest publicly listed winemaker.

  Posted on 2007-02-23 at 02:12  ·  Category: Industry

• Friday Feature: Oklahoma laws sour wine makers

  Last weekend, the Bedouin Shrine in Muskogee hosted its Fourth Annual Flying Fez Wine-Tasting Festival, giving area wine lovers a chance to sample products from wineries as far-flung - both geographically and alphabetically - as Anadarko and Vinita.

  Posted on 2007-02-23 at 02:11  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• A true Napa Valley wine

  What, exactly, is a Napa Valley wine? It’s difficult, if not impossible, to define, because all 14 of Napa Valley’s American Viticultural Areas, or sub-appellations, as they are often called, produce wines with different characteristics.

  Posted on 2007-02-19 at 03:19  ·  Category: Industry

• NZ : Vine threat spreads to Wairarapa

  A vine-destroying mite has spread to Wairarapa with the newly established Matahiwi Estate north of Masterton its first victim.

  Posted on 2007-02-19 at 03:18  ·  Category: Industry

• Jason De Loach Appointed Winemaker at Hook & Ladder Winery

  Jason De Loach has been appointed Winemaker at Hook & Ladder Winery, making him the third generation of De Loach working at the 400-acre Russian River Valley estate winery. De Loach is 27 years old.

  Posted on 2007-02-19 at 03:15  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Biodiversity and Wine Initiative fast approaching half-way mark

  South Africa's 78 BWI members and champions have now committed more than 45,000ha to conservation on private land, Inge Kotze from the BWI office announced this week. This equates to 45% of the current 100,000ha-sized national vineyard.

  Posted on 2007-02-09 at 02:27  ·  Category: Industry

• Screw cap wine sales surge in U.S.

  U.S. wine sales with screw cap closures increased 24.6 percent in 2006, according to research released recently by ACNieslen at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento.

  Posted on 2007-02-09 at 02:25  ·  Category: Science & Technology

• US direct wine sales in legal turmoil

  Around 30 lawsuits have been filed in the US, with producers and consumers attacking state laws that limit direct wine sales.

  Posted on 2007-02-09 at 02:24  ·  Category: Industry

• Portuguese wine has sales of 977 million euros in 2006

  The Portuguese wine sector remains stagnant, with sales of 977 million euros in 2006, partly due to less consumption in Portugal and greater competition from exporting markets, according to a study .

  Posted on 2007-02-09 at 02:23  ·  Category: Industry

• Record year for wine exports

  New Zealand's wine exports earned a record $611 million for the year to December - more than double the value of wine exports just two and a half years ago and a rise of 30% on the year before.

  Posted on 2007-02-09 at 02:22  ·  Category: Industry

• Crushpad custom winery completes $3.5M financing round, plans to expand

  Crushpad a custom wine-making company that helps wine lovers and professionals make boutique wines, said Wednesday that it's finalized $3.5 million in equity and debt financing to help it roughly double production this year.

  Posted on 2007-02-08 at 01:58  ·  Category: Industry

• Tasting Academy focuses on wine judging criteria

  Delegates at the inaugural Wine Tasting Academy came away from the intensive three-day workshop "inspired and motivated", commenting further that the event was "exceptionally valuable". They had the rare privilege of tasting, assessing and discussing some 300 superb wines, among them international benchmarks from some of the most celebrated wine regions in the world.

  Posted on 2007-02-08 at 01:50  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• New Vinexpo Study Offers Bright View for $107 Billion Global Wine Industry.

  Fresh on the heels of a rosy study of wine consumption patterns in the United States by the Wine Market Council, a slightly similar examination by Europeans of leading global wine and spirits markets confirms the first study's findings: the worldwide wine industry is growing robustly and that it will continue to grow into the next decade, with key expansion taking place in the U.S.

  Posted on 2007-02-08 at 01:48  ·  Category: Industry

• Winery event raises $1,200 for ed foundation

  A fundraiser for the Cannon Falls Education Foundation attracted more than 100 people to the Cannon River Winery on Saturday, January 27.

  Posted on 2007-02-08 at 01:47  ·  Category: Auctions

• Wine profits sag as buyers quaff bulk

  AUSTRALIAN wine exports rose to a record 768 million litres over the 12 months to the end of January, but prices continued to slide as foreigners opted for cheaply made bulk red rather than premium bottled wine.

  Posted on 2007-02-08 at 01:45  ·  Category: Industry

• Aspen-Area Man To Be Sentenced In Wine Futures Scam

  Sentencing for a wine futures operator who prosecutors said scammed millions from the rich and famous has been postponed until Monday.

  Posted on 2007-02-06 at 01:24  ·  Category: Miscellaneous

• Winery's shares jump after takeover bid reviewed

  The share price of the Western Australian Margaret River winery Evans & Tate has jumped in response to a new takeover bid from a United States based wine group.
  
  The Yarraman Group made its first takeover bid for the company last year, but the Margaret River winery rejected it saying the offer was undervalued.

  Posted on 2007-02-06 at 01:23  ·  Category: Industry

• Gallo Names Heintz for Fine Wine Public Relations

  Michael J. Heintz has been named Senior Manager of Public Relations for the E. & J. Gallo Winery.
  
  Heintz is a wine educator and a Certified Sommelier, with twenty years of experience in restaurant management and wine sales.

  Posted on 2007-02-06 at 01:22  ·  Category: Industry

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