The Argentinean wine industry is set to break export records this year, according to recent figures.
The Corporacion Vitivinicola Argentina said yesterday (12 September) that, based on the results of the first seven months of the year, exports of bottled wine from the country were up by over 37% compared to the same time last year.
The [...]

THE owner of a family-run chain of wine stores is furious that his application to open a bottle shop was rejected on the grounds of community harm just weeks before Victoria’s Director of Liquor Licensing, Sue Maclellan, approved a Dan Murphy’s superstore in the same suburb.
Sam Bongiovanni, who owns Cheapa Wines and has run liquor [...]

Australian wine exports have topped $3 billion in a year for the first time.
The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation says the record result for the year ended July represented an eight per cent growth of wine exports.
Volume of Australian wine exported in the 12-month period exceeded 800 million litres for the first time, 10 per [...]

Pernod Ricard, owner of Jacob’s Creek wine, said an era of cheap Australian “plonk” could shortly come to an end as drought damages the country’s grape harvests, heralding an end to the country’s wine glut.
Pierre Pringuet, Pernod Ricard’s managing director, said: “This question of oversupply of wine [in Australia] is behind us – we might [...]

Travel + Leisure’s wine and spirits editor cites state’s wineries, authentic cuisine and accommodations as factors that make Virginia the only American destination named.
Richmond, VA (PRWEB) July 12, 2007 — Virginia is one of the top five new wine travel destinations in the world, according to the July issue of Travel + Leisure magazine. Virginia [...]

BORDEAUX, France (AFP) - Exports of Bordeaux wine rose last year, making viticulturists in France optimistic about the prospect of a bounceback in the sector.
Some 565 million litres (5.65 million hectolitres) were sent abroad in 2006 for a total of 3.23 billion euros (4.4 billion dollars), according to the CIVB industry body.
Although the volume [...]

In Minnesota you are unable to purchase wine at grocery stores. With current liquor laws, grocers are unable to sell wine. This hurts consumers and business owners. The Wine with Dinner bill would allow wine to be sold in grocery stores in Minnesota.
Currently, Minnesota liquor stores have a monopoly on wine sales. Liquor stores receive [...]

THE boss of a New Town wine shop has blamed cheap supermarket alcohol sales for forcing him to sell up after ten years.
Derek Tang, the owner of the Noble Grape in Brandon Place, put the store on the market this week. He said more and more small businesses were being squeezed out by parking problems, [...]

The wine industry is worried the high New Zealand dollar will cause exporters to lose ground in the important United States market.
The New Zealand dollar is trading at about 74 US cents.
Winegrowers CEO Philip Gregan says wineries are already feeling the pinch and if the dollar stays at the extreme levels for any period of [...]

You’d think Illinois’ alcohol wholesalers would have learned their lesson after the U.S. Supreme Court told them states couldn’t discriminate against out-of-state wine sellers. They didn’t. If HB 429 — a bill written by the alcohol wholesalers and now quickly moving though the legislature — passes, Illinois consumers will no longer be allowed to purchase [...]

This product sampling is sure to raise your spirits. Before you buy your bottle of wine the next time round, sip on a dozen or more of the best, world class wines and make your choice at a wine festival. With a clamp down on direct marketing of wine, wine majors are betting on wine [...]

New wine industry research shows consumer demand for wine club, internet and other direct wine sales jumped 58% to $1 billion in 2006 as more states allowed wine shipping. Fewer visitors and reduced spending per guest drove tasting room and event sales down 18%, bringing total U.S. consumer direct wine sales to $2.4 billion in [...]

The words “Pennsylvania wine” often elicit an upturned nose, a chuckle or a dumbfounded look.
Many people — even Pennsylvanians — don’t realize the commonwealth is home to a thriving wine industry, and many of its wines win head-to-head taste competitions against wines from other parts of the world.
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Doug Nalle makes some of the best zinfandel in California. There’s just one catch. It’s difficult to find in stores outside California, what with his limited production of just 1,500 cases a year.
So what’s a wine lover who doesn’t live in California to do?
The answer is to order it directly from the winery, an option [...]