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Fri, 28 Nov 2003
- Food and beverage
exporters urged to hurry US registration as deadline looms
Food and beverage
companies that export products to the United States are being reminded that they
need comply with new export regulations in the US from December 12, 2003.
Wine
battle brews over Europe titles
A trade war is looming over America's insistence in using European names such as
Champagne and Chianti to describe its wines. Washington is already under fire from
major trading partners over tariffs protecting its steel industry, which were recently
ruled illegal by the World Trade Organisation. The European Union Japan and China
have threatened retaliation.
US:
Move over Charles Shaw -- here's wine for $1.67 a bottle
How low can wine prices go? Nipping at the heels of "Two Buck Chuck, "
Napa Valley wine producer Tony Cartlidge is releasing 5,000 cases of California wine
for just $1.67 a bottle, sold through his winery's tasting room near the Napa Airport.
Flinders Ports partners
with Aust wine exporters
Flinders Ports said on Thursday its commitment to the Australian wine export partnership
program would enhance South Australia's reputation as the wine export hub of the
nation. Flinders Ports said it had joined a group of 12 national companies to help
Australian wineries penetrate existing export markets and enter new markets.
Popular new wine
book pours on the fun
Already in its fourth printing only six weeks after its Oct. 14 release, Sbrocco's
"Wine for Women: A Guide to Buying, Pairing, and Sharing Wine" (William
Morrow, 352 pages, $24.95), has mined a formidable anti-winespeak vein by using a
powerful female-friendly tool: Fashion.
INDIA:
Not a heady scene for wine
Across the country, it's been good news for winelovers and manufacturers. Not just
is wine considered the hippest manna to be quaffing, but a survey shows that the
growth for Indian and imported wines is at 20 per cent per year. Hyderabad being
quick on the uptake with trends, even wi-ne drinking has caught on in the city.
Ancient
cups show wine made in China 5000 years ago
A large number of drinking vessels recently excavated at Yuchi Temple, south China's
Anhui Province, show the Chinese may have been making wine 5,000 years ago, almost
1,000 years before it was previously known.
Wine in the Fridge
- Wine on the Counter
About once a week, someone writes me to ask the same question. Does leaving a wine
out at room temperature, or storing it at room temperature, damage the wine? How
about keeping wine in the fridge for months?
Thu, 27 Nov 2003
- Montes Crosses the
Mountains to Argentina
In a move that seemed inevitable for one of Chile's most energetic and respected
winemakers, Aurelio Montes has now set up an operation on the other side of the Andes,
in Argentina. Montes, co-owner and winemaker of Vina Montes, is set to release his
first Argentinean Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, under his new Kaiken label, in January.
Holiday
gifts to treat the wine lover in your life
Last year, I was given a gadget I expressly said I did not want. My wife does those
kinds of things to me. Birthday parties? "Don't bother," say I, so she
springs surprise parties on me. A fancy corkpuller that looks like an instrument
of torture? "Don't bother," say I, and so one appears.
Napan
develops device to help appreciate wine
It's well known among wine connoisseurs that air -- and specifically oxygen -- can
enhance the aromas of wine. That's part of the reason thoughtful restaurants decant
older wines, and the reason Martini House also decants young wines.
Academia of Production
and Pleasure
A neo-Gothic palace in one of Italy's prestige wine-growing regions is the ideal
setting for the study of taste and food culture. It is also most appropriate to house
the world's very first formal institution for such academic endeavour, the University
of Gastronomic Sciences, which will open for graduate students in a year's time.
Cloud of suspicion
hangs over South African wine trade
The British buy seven million cases of South African wine a year. But a scandal over
illegal flavouring is threatening to take the wind out of the sails of the fifth-largest
wine exporter to this country.
Wine Enthusiast Magazine Designates
Inniskillin as New World Winery of the Year
Wine Enthusiast Magazine announced today that Inniskillin has been chosen as the
New World Winery of the Year, citing the efforts of co-founders Karl Kaiser and Donald
Ziraldo as the innovators and leaders of Canada's growing wine industry.
Locking
Onto Better Grapes
Wine makers aim to please, and a new ground-penetrating radar technique could make
their aim spot on. University of California at Berkeley hydrogeophysicist Susan Hubbard
is testing a re-purposed ground-penetrating radar (GPR) device in hopes of ascertaining
vineyard moisture levels.
Tue, 25 Nov 2003
- US: Archaic law
that bans wine shipments sounds like sour grapes
Wine lovers of Michigan unite! Or so a coalition of California vintners, free traders
and wine nuts would like us to do here as state Attorney General Mike Cox is preparing
to ask the Supreme Court to overturn a federal 6th Circuit Court ruling that declares
Michigan's ban on the interstate shipping of wine illegal.
Premium Jug Wine?
This squat one-liter bottle is not your average jug wine. The Three Thieves 2002
California Zinfandel, the first jug containing truly premium wine, is produced by
three iconoclastic vintners who like to rock the boat: Charles Bieler (Chateau Routas,
Provence, France), Joel Gott (Joel Gott Wines, Oakville, CA) and Roger Scommegna
(Signal Ridge Vineyard, Boonville, CA).
US:
Wine industry enjoys second-best harvest
The state wine industry enjoyed its second-best year on record in 2003, based on
final crush numbers, trailing only last year.
US: Wine's popularity
grows
Many of America's 21- to 29-year-old drinkers are choosing wine over other alcoholic
beverages, according to a survey conducted by the Wine Market Council, a non-profit
association of grape growers, wine producers, importers, wholesalers and other affiliated
businesses and organizations.
UK: Vineyard is
first with new wine
Shropshire is leading the way on the world's wine growing stage with a county vineyard's
latest batch making it onto the market a week before its European competition.
US: Collective tasting rooms proliferating
Almost 70 of Napa Valley's wineries -- or nearly 25 percent -- are pouring their
wines in what seems to be the hottest phenomenon to hit here in years. They are proliferating
up and down the Valley faster than coffee shops at a mall. It's almost as if a new
type of Starbucks-nation has infiltrated wine country.
Alcohol alters insulin
levels
Kicking back a few glasses of wine after dinner may be relaxing, but it might not
be so good for your health, say Australian researchers.
Le Moravavino Nouveau
est arrive, but is Europe ready?
A question of taste will be posed for the first time next year to palates in Austria,
Poland and Slovakia: whether to stick with the traditional French Beaujolais Nouveau
or opt for its young new rival, Moravavino Nouveau.
US:
Winery has freedom to experiment
The long days of harvest are over, and things have quieted down at Chouinard Vineyards.
Life is getting back to normal for the small family that runs the winery, as well
as the four-legged creature that has become known around the country as the winery's
mascot.
Mon, 24 Nov 2003
- Healthy
Pinot Noir
Most Americans know about the health benefits of red wine, but recently science has
given us another oneóa chemical called resveratol. It's found in red grapes
grown in cool climates, and researchers think it could help you live longer and aid
in preventing cancer. Pinot noir contains more of it than other reds. Here are three
worth trying. To health!
Wine
Spectator Publishes Guide to Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers
Every year since 1981, Wine Spectator has evaluated restaurants around the world
to determine which demonstrate the most passion and commitment to providing excellent
wine lists and wine service. Now for the first time, that information is available
in a handy reference guide, perfect for carrying along on your travels.
CANADA: The Bear
facts
It's life imitating fiction and turning the tables on Goldilocks. Not only do British
Columbian wine growers have to consider the inherent difficulties of wine production
but the arrival of gourmand bears.
A wine of one's
own
David McDermott has given new meaning to "bring your own bottle." He and
his wife, Barbara, this week opened a new type of winery called Innovative Winery.
Don't go looking for grape vines from Napa Valley or Bordeaux. Innovative's wines
are made from juice and concentrate from around the world.
Bad Weather Brings
Good Year for Wine
They were pounded with icy wind in the spring, then baked by Sahara-like heat this
summer. Only the strongest Beaujolais Nouveau grapes survived.
BULGARIA: Wine Column - South of the
border
Foreign oenologists, agronomists of the vine, winemakers, international wine companies
and investors are all actively involved in the Bulgarian wine industry, and this
process will accelerate and take shape as EU accession gets closer.
Warning to NZ wine industry
New Zealand's wine industry must do more to promote its wine or risk having too much
product, say wine industry members. With volumes expected to nearly double from 118,000
tonnes to 200,000 tonnes between the 2002 and 2006 vintages, overseas markets will
have to triple or quadruple to meet the supply, says New Zealand Winegrowers chief
executive Philip Gregan.
Frost damage to
vines put at 20pc
An estimated 20 per cent of Central Otago vines had been wiped out by a severe frost
10 days ago, Central Otago Winegrowers Association president Heather McPherson said.
Sun, 23 Nov 2003
- Hardy WIne Company
Finishes 2003 on a High
Hardy Wine Company topped off an outstanding 2003 Wine Show circuit winning four
trophies and 23 Gold medals at the Vintage Cellars National Wine Show in Canberra
last night.
Marketing
Wine to Women
In a quest to widen the circle of wine consumers in this country, creative restaurant
and wine companies have capitalized on what other industries have been doing for
a long time--targeting specific segments of consumers through marketing initiatives.
US:
Nitrogen compounds provide more even grapevine bud break
California grape growers want to start growing seasons like a dozen Thoroughbreds
lunging with pent up energy out of a starting gate in unison.
High-tech
analysis of vineyard soil
Growing grapes for wine is tightly linked to soil moisture: too little, and the crop
can be lost, but an oversupply of water tends to favor leaf development at the expense
of fruit quality.
Warnings
on wine bottles
The first wine bottles with warning labels to help reduce South Africa's high rate
of alcohol abuse were released this week, but an action group and an industry organsation
say the move will have little benefit.
Harsh Weather Makes Good Wine
It may be small consolation. But winemakers say the catastrophic heat wave that ravaged
Europe last summer has produced one of the finest Beaujolais of the century. By custom,
the new wine comes out on the third Thursday of November, regardless of the date
of the harvest.
Fine wine costs tourist a fortune
A British tourist accidentally ordered a £1,000 bottle of wine in a Prague
restaurant. Andy Freegard was dining with girlfriend Helen Kelly when he picked a
Chateau Margaux 1987 Premier Grand Cru Classe which he thought was £20.
'Sunny' Beaujolais nouveau hits shops
One minute after midnight on Thursday, the ceremonial curtain was drawn back amid
plumes of smoke to reveal an enormous barrel containing the precious commodity.
Nouveau
sales say this wine is fine
They were pounded with icy wind in the spring, then baked by Sahara-like heat this
summer. Only the strongest Beaujolais Nouveau grapes survived, and this year's sturdy
crop will lend class to a wine some say tastes cheap.
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