Hertfordshire police have raided the Whetstone offices of International Wine Commodities Ltd (IWC), a company offering wine investments. The raid, on 8 October, was carried out after search warrants were issued, allegedly on suspicion that IWC failed to buy en primeur wines that their clients had ordered and paid for.
IWC is believed to have started [...]

White wine may be just as good for the heart as red, claims a researcher.
Rats given two glasses of Italian white wine a day had less damage during a heart attack than those on water or grain alcohol.
Resveratrol found in grape skins is thought to protect the heart. But biologist Dipak Das says white wine [...]

The drought is expected to lead to a surge in wine imports of up to 25 per cent by 2009.
Just two years after major oversupply problems, bulk wine producers say they are now trying to compensate for a shortfall in local supplies.
The Australian Wine Sector Supply and Demand Assessment expects imports to increase from 34 [...]

Illinois wineries will benefit from a wine shipping bill signed into law by Governor Rod Blagojevich.
The law allows wineries to sell their products to in-state and out-of-state consumers more easily and is the result of compromise between wine growers and the alcoholic beverage industry, according to a press release.
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House Bill 429 allows wineries to [...]