January, 29, 2012 Germany's 2010 wines: a year of intense mystery

(SFGate) - Most vintages give you a story line. It was good. It was bad. A year for nerds. A year for pleasure. For months, the story of Germany in 2010 has left me dumbstruck. The wines can be electrifying one moment, wan the next. They never taste the same twice. The only conclusion: It was a biz...

January, 29, 2012 US: Dozens are wild: 2012 Naples Winter Wine Festival raises $12.2 million

(Naplesnews) - Twelve is a magical number for the Naples Winter Wine Festival. The 2012 festival, which was named "Believe in the Magic," raised $12.2 million for the Naples Children and Education Foundation and pushed the total raised by the event, now in its 12th year, to more than $100 million...

January, 29, 2012 US: Pennsylvania: Wine and Spirit Prices to Increase Statewide

(Patch) - More than 300 products will see increases — the first in 18 months. A bottle of Hennessy Cognac Paradis at Pennsylvania state stores will cost $200 more next month. Dom Perignon, another top-shelf champagne, will cost $5 more. And, for those with less regal champagne tastes, Moet Chan...

January, 28, 2012 US: Former Groupon executive invests in urban winery

(Chicagotribune) - Ken Pelletier to help bring New York concept to West Loop. New York hipsters know the name Michael Dorf. By the end of 2012, in-the-know Chicagoans will too. Dorf founded New York's celebrated, bohemian concert venue, the Knitting Factory, in the mid-1980s. He resigned in 2002 ...

January, 28, 2012 What's healthier: Wine versus beer

(Timesofindia) - Wine: An acquired taste, 3.5 oz. of wine has 85 calories. Beer: A strong & earthy flavor, 12 oz of beer has 153 calories Production and ingredients of wine: The natural fermenting procedure of grapes, leads to the production of wine. The best quality wine is devoid of any kin...

January, 27, 2012 Georgia Says Wine Exports Rise Despite Russian Import

(Rferl) - According to Georgia’s state statistics agency, the country’s wine exports jumped nearly 40 percent in value last year to more than $54 million. That’s below the figures of 2005, when Georgia exported more than $80 million worth of wine. The industry was damaged when Russia sto...

January, 27, 2012 Michel Rolland Turns Wine To Water in Africa

/PRNewswire/ -- World-famous winemaker Michel Rolland built his reputation by working wonders in the cellar. Now he's doing miracles of a different sort by turning his South African wine into water for Ethiopians in desperate need.A crisis of epic proportions is unfolding in Ethiopia, where every da...

January, 27, 2012 Winery Tasting Room Woes

(Wines&Vines) - Demand from wineries has inspired 3-year-old WISE Academy to offer a new service—mystery shopping. The educational group (the acronym stands for Wine Industry Sales Education) decided to offer the service as an outgrowth of one of its most popular programs, a course for potential o...