February, 03, 2012 US: Number of wineries continues to climb in Illinois

(SJ-R) - Wineries continued to open in Illinois straight through the Great Recession, raising the total to more than 100 at the start of 2012, according to the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association. Not that there haven’t been losses. “It’s ever-changing. We’re starting to se...

February, 03, 2012 Social Media and the Wine Industry: A New Era

(Vinography) - Ordinary wine consumers may want to skip this post. On occasion I write purely for the wine industry, and today I'd like to address the role of social media in the wine industry. Whenever I write these kinds of things, I like to remind people that by day I run a company called HYDRANT...

February, 03, 2012 Italy's wine tourism generates USD 6.5 bn a year

(Newkerala) - Wine tourism in Italy generates five billion euros (USD 6.5 billion) a year, just-released data shows. According to data released at the International Wine Tourism Conference that was held for the first time in Italy Monday-Thursday, some three million people are involved in the sector...

February, 03, 2012 Could red wine pill protect against heart disease, diabetes and cancer?

(Lifestyle) - The much-touted health benefits of drinking a glass of red wine every day mean many people opt for it as their tipple of choice. Now scientists have confirmed they are a step closer to creating a pill which harnesses the benefits of red wine's most powerful health-boosting ingredien...

February, 03, 2012 Kazakhstan zoo monkeys given wine 'to ward off flu'

(BBCNews) - A zoo in central Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu. Karaganda Zoo chief animal specialist Svetlana Pilyuk told local media it was not a matter of making the animals drunk but of "relaxing" t...

February, 02, 2012 Jackson Family Wines Buys Historic Australian Vineyard

(WineSpectator) - The Hickinbotham Vineyard at Clarendon, the source of some of Australia’s finest Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, now has an American owner. Jackson Family Wines has announced its purchase of the 445-acre McLaren Vale property. The sale comprises 207 planted acres on roll...

February, 02, 2012 UK to host next International Climate Change Symposium

(Decanter) - The UK's status as a serious producer of cool-climate sparkling wines has been further cemented by the announcement that the ninth International Cool Climate Symposium will take place in the UK. The four-yearly conference, which is being held this week in Tasmania, will be a joint effor...

February, 02, 2012 US: Northwest Wineries to Gather at Annual Conclaves

(Wines&Vines) - When Washington state grapegrowers gather here next week for the annual Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers meeting, they’ll have more than viticulture on their minds. According to the latest vineyard and wineries market update by sponsor Northwest Farm Credit Services, op...