| Vintage boss wants British alcohol tax fix |
Australian Vintage boss Neil McGuigan has called for an overhaul of the way wine is taxed in Britain, Australia's largest wine export destination. He said said the company was working on a ground-breaking low-alcohol wine for the UK market to benefit from tax breaks on low-strength beverages.
15 May 2013 Source: Sydney Morning Herald |
| Wine Australia chief leaves as merger is prepared |
Wine Australia chief executive Andrew Cheesman is stepping down as the organisation prepares to merge with the country’s Grape & Wine Research & Development Corporation (GWRDC). The merger of Wine Australia and the GWRDC, accepted by Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig last December, will create a single statutory authority to support the country’s wine sector.
14 May 2013 Source: decanter.com |
| Drinking wine without the headaches |
Maybe it's not the alcohol in your wine giving you a headache the next morning. Most wine contains antioxidants to stop the wine from spoiling, white wine usually contains more than red. Some people are sensitive to these preservatives and it causes an asthmatic like reaction or more commonly headache.
13 May 2013 Source: ABC Newcastle |
| Tasmania Tempts Foreign Investors |
Tasmania’s vineyard area “could easily get 10 times bigger,” according to winemaker Andrew Pirie as the Australian state embarks on a major push for outside investment. Tasmania’s cool climate and plentiful water supply has already proved attractive to Australian investors such as Brown Brothers and Shaw & Smith.
13 May 2013 Source: The Drinks Business |
How an electronic nose could change the wine industry
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For winemakers (and wine drinkers), a keen sense of smell is essential. Without smell, one can taste little. Now researchers have devised what they call an "electronic nose" that they say detects fruit odors more effectively than the human sense of smell and could someday be used in the winemaking industry. Wine experts point out that while the device could pick out smells, it can't determine if the wine is actually good or not.
13 May 2013 Source: Mother Nature Network |
| Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Buys Moraga Vineyards |
Rupert Murdoch is getting into the wine business. The founder and CEO of News Corporation leaked the news himself May 10, tweeting that he has agreed to buy Moraga Vineyards in the hills above the posh Bel Air community of Los Angeles. A sales price was not disclosed, but the property was listed for $29.5 million.
13 May 2013 Source: Wine Spectator |
| Grape waste could have great value |
Scientific studies into wine industry by-products show grape skins and seeds could have a future as bio-fuels and stock feed. In the Marlborough region 40,000 tonnes of grape waste including skins, seeds, lees and sludge remains, costing the industry more than $1 million a year to transport.
09 May 2013 Source: stuff.co.nz |
| Hawke's Bay 2013 vintage the 'stuff of legends' |
The wine grape harvest in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand's north island, may have only just been completed, but several winemakers are already lauding 2013 as perhaps the best vintage they've seen.
08 May 2013 Source: decanter.com |
| Top Australian wineries in tourism boost |
Leading wineries are joining forces with Tourism Australia in an effort to raise the profile of the country as one of the world’s leading wine tourism destinations.The Ultimate Winery Experiences of Australia consortium will offer visitors a choice of barrel, private and structured tastings, food and wine matching, wine education and gastronomy.
07 May 2013 Source: decanter.com |
| Woman Gulps Champagne, Swallows Diamond |
At a charity event in Florida a stone like a diamond was put into each of the 400 glasses on offer at the event, but only one was real. An 80 year old woman in Florida suffered an embarrassment after she accidentally swallowed the real one-carat diamond.
06 May 2013 Source: Great Wine News |
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