The 6th International Wine Cultural Academic Seminar, which was organized by China Alcoholic Drinks Industry Association and Jiangnan University, commenced on September 2nd in Beijing exhibition. There were many industrial experts and alcoholic government supervisors who came from all over the world participated in it… READ MORE...

Agriculture company Tandou Limited is getting out of the wine business. It is selling its winery at Monash in South Australia’s Riverland and its Broken Earth wine brand. About 30 people are employed at the winery and Tandou’s chief executive Guy Kingwill says he cannot guarantee there will be no ...

- In a bid to capitalise on the booming South American wine industry, Saint-Gobain has purchased control of one of the regions largest wine bottling companies. The French-based company has aquired BO Glass Containers SA, which is the second largest wine bottling manufacturer in Chile.Chile is one of the worlds ...

WELSH wine-makers expect to reap the biggest and best vintage for 20 years because of a summer of heat waves. They say 2006 promises to be a classic vintage year for Welsh wine, as our Indian summer continues to ripen their sweet and juicy grapes that are ready for picking ...

Deutsche Presse Agentur Published: Wednesday September 6, 2006 Paris- The 2006 vintage of French wines will likely be abundant and of excellent quality, the National Office of Fruit, Wine and Horticulture Professionals (Viniflor) said Wednesday. This year’s harvest is expected to produce 53.9 million hectolitres of wine, an increase of ...

TBILISI, September 1 (Itar-Tass) - Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili called Russia’s ban on imports of Georgian-produced wines the actual declaration of an economic war on Georgia. “Initiators of making such decisions are seeking to weaken Georgia, cause serious difficulties in the country,” Saakashvili said at his meeting with chiefs of ...

Source: Wines-Info According to Wang Qi, president of the Wine Branch of China Alcohol Drinks Industry Association, the four brands (Changyu, Great Wall, Dynasty and Weilong) contribute 51.49% of the national output of wine. On the China West Grape and Wine Industry Development Forum held in Yinchuan several days before, ...

By Clifford Coonan in Turpan, north-west China< Published: 29 August 2006 The vines are weighed down with grapes and the local wines are sweetish but surprisingly tasty, and the dry desert soil around Turpan produces serviceable cabernet sauvignon and riesling grapes. Tea, beer, rice wine and grain alcohol may have ...

      The daunting task of putting this tome together was handled by Romi Boom, editor for the fifth consecutive year, who is obviously getting to know the nuts and bolts of this industry like few others. “The wine industry keeps evolving,” she says, “and therein lies the challenge ...

Source: Just-Drinks The Conseil Interprofessionel du Bordeaux (CIVB) has launched a EUR6m (US$7.6m) publicity plan to promote Bordeaux wines until the end of next year. The campaign, created by GAD/Saatchi, consists of poster and press advertising, and will start in the UK, Belgium and Germany this November and December.