Wine News
Historic Tasting for Israel! The Wine Advocate's first generic tasting of Israeli wines resulted in a resounding success, which will encourage the whole industry. More...
Red Wine May Protect Against Prostate Cancer. Seattle researchers reported in Harvard Men's Health Watch that men who consumed an average of four to seven glasses of red wine per week were only 52% as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as those who did not drink red wine. More…
It's a vintage year for Prince's watercolors. The Prince of Wales, a talented amateur watercolorist, has been admitted to a pantheon of artistic fame in the illustrious company of Picasso, Dali and Francis Bacon. More…
Wine Business International”. In Germany there was first number of a new magazine - ”Wine Business International”. We offer your attention the reference of Joel B. Payne, editor of the new edition, to the readers of a magazine. More...
EU farm ministers back profound reform of European wine industry. European Union farm ministers said they overwhelmingly support a profound reform of the continent's wine industry to tackle overproduction and increasing global competition. More...
Cork harvest up. The 2006 cork harvest in Portugal and Spain is reported to be 140,000 tonnes, 50% up on last year's figure and the largest cork harvest for nine years. More…
English wine sparkles as global climate warms up. Global warming has its detractors but English wine-makers won't have a word said against it. More...
Winemaker sprays grapes with sunscreen. It's not easy being a grape during a scorching Californian summer. But a renowned winemaker in Napa Valley has come up with an unusual - and surprisingly effective - way to stop his cherished fruit from withering on the vine: he sprays it with sunscreen. More…
Chinese label a must for imported wine , reports an article on the China Wines Information Website. More…
Worth its weight in gold? Why some people happily pay $500 for a bottle of wine? In June 2006, the new owners of Screaming Eagle Winery in Oakville sent a letter to their mailing list subscribers, offering them the opportunity to purchase a three-pack of 2003 Screaming Eagle Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for $1,500. That's $500 per 750-ml bottle, a price that makes Screaming Eagle the most expensive current-release wine made in America . More…
Israel on US push. Israel is preparing to reinvent the image of its wines in America , its biggest foreign wine market. A consortium of some 30 wineries plan to spend $1m yearly to rebrand their wines in the US. More...
Israwinexpo 2006. Israel 's first international wine exhibition took place in Tel Aviv from June 13 th to 15 th 2006. Over 20,000 visitors thronged to the Tel Aviv Exhibition Center to taste wine, meet winemakers and discuss wine with their business partners & friends. More...
“The Land of Milk and Honey”. Food, and fresh produce specifically, is so ingrained in the national culture of Israel that a native-born Israeli… More…
Israei`s Wines. The wines of Israel are beginning to command attention from the wine industry at large. More...
Tutankhamen liked his wine white. Tutankhamen, the teenage king of ancient Egypt , sloped off to the afterlife with a good supply of fine white wine. More…
Food buying habits of people who buy wine or beer: cross sectional study. The Danish scientists: wine buyers made more purchases of healthy food items than people who buy beer. More…
Women Spur New Trend in Wine Marketing. “Men prefer beer; women prefer wine,” according to a 2005 Gallup Poll. That has been the trend for more than a decade and likely beyond although wine continues to gain in popularity among both sexes and for the first time has edged out beer as Americans' preferred drink. More…
7th International Exhibition of Mediterranean Wines and Spirits (ViniSud 2006) will take place from February 20 to 22 in Montpellier ( France ). More…
Wine in a Can? Wine lovers in South Africa will soon have the option and convenience of buying wine in a can. The cans are lined to protect the wine from the aluminum and are specifically designed to offer wine lovers premium wines while protecting the wine's quality and integrity. More…
Hot Weather and Little Rain Marks 2005 Cork Harvest. Another hot summer in Europe coupled with a drier than usual year seems to have contributed to lower yields yet better quality cork, according to Jochen Michalski, president of Cork Supply Group, the nation's largest provider of premium natural cork wine stoppers. More...
‘Hangover gene' is key to alcohol tolerance. A gene that helps fruit flies develop alcohol tolerance has been found – and named “hangover”. The gene also controls the flies' response to stress, and the researchers say that a similar pathway linking alcohol tolerance and stress probably functions in humans. More...
A New Army. Nowhere is the Israeli effort to move beyond their kosher and religious niche more evident than in the wine industry. It's an industry as old as the Byzantine Winepress… More…
Mr. Billthered from http://forums.about.com: Rules for OTBN - Open That Bottle Night! So, how do you do OTBN? If you're planning to open that special old bottle -- and, really, if not now, when? Here's a step-by-step guide… More…
Articles from Web about Wine and Health. Read...
Just what San Francisco needed - a $650 cocktail. Amanda Gold , Chronicle Staff Writer of San Francisco Chronicle: Twenty-one floors above the ground at Harry Denton's Starlight Room, it's no longer just the beautiful view that will turn your head. More…
About Israel`s Wine Awakening tells Georgy Medovoy, editor of www.postcardsforyou.com. Read...
Climate professor risks French grapes of wrath. Move the great chateaux of Bordeaux further north! Tamper with the grapes permitted in Chablis or Hermitage! The idea of messing with the sacred "appellation" system of wine areas is enough to make a French… More...
Latest international discovery: the therapeutic features of Muscat. The recognized health benefits of red wine are also present in Binyamina`s Muscat Dessert wine. More…
Binyamina`s 2004 Vintage is from the beginning of August through to the beginning of October. This year the winery received 20%... More…
Corked wine passes test. The sommelier arrives with a 525 pounds bottle of wine and presents it with a flourish. More...
Wine Tasting Comes to the 21st Century. Wine tasting conjures up images of lush vineyards, dark and romantic getaways, and a knowledgeable bartender offering a taste of this and that along with some gentle education. More...
Harvesting the Sun: Utilizing Solar Power to Produce Fantastic Wines. In December of 2004, Shafer Vineyards became the first U.S. winery to convert their production practice to 100% solar-powered energy. More...
The Four Kinds of Wine Lover. Wine touring is very popular in Italy, and if you visit a winery on the weekend... More...
Bumper Crop and Hot Summer Heat Combine for Ideal 2004 Cork Harvest.
Benicia, CA, August 25, 2004 – A hot summer in Europe has once again played an important role in this year's cork harvest. More...
Tzora Vineyards. Tzora Vineyards opened their newly renovated wine center, just in time for the current harvest. More...
Kela David. At the entrance to Moshav Givat Yishayahu sits a pinkish building. It is a quaint combination of farmhouse, restaurant, art gallery, and olive press. More...
Marlon Brando, The Godfather and Wine. The Godfather is a classic in motion picture history, with characters of great depth and authenticity. It's no surprise that wine was a part of this Italian world. More...
Golan Heights Comes to San Francisco. When a writer is invited to Restaurant Gary Danko, he is reminded that his current line of work beats whatever the alternative might be. More...
King of wines. Elvis Presley is to be further immortalised with the news that he's to become a bottle of wine. More...
Wine and Spirits / A taste of Tabor. Founded in 1999, the modern kosher winery of Tabor started with production of 20,000 bottles. More...
Beer – Good for Quaffing, Good for Your Heart - May 18, 2004
In recent years, wine has been the beverage that has gotten all the good press when it comes to the health benefits related to moderate consumption of alcohol. More...
SWEDEN: Government prepares tough ad laws. The Swedish drinks industry is bracing itself for a tough set of advertising laws following the ruling by the EU last year that the country must drop its total ban on drinks adverts. More...
The swedes also buy wine in the Internet. From the beginning of the present year the fans of alcoholic drinks can buy wine and vodka not leaving abroad and not leaving at all from houses. More...
One more gold medal. The joyful message has come from Italy, where the international competition Vinitaly-2004 recently was finished. In a category of dry red wines (1998-1999-2000) the Main Gold medal have received wine Cabernet Sauvignon Galillee-2000 made in city Katzrin (Israel), at a wine factory The Golan Heights Winery. More...
Vintage Humor for Wine
LoversBy Malcolm Kushner. Wine should
be a joyous subject. Too often, it’s not-at least not in this country.
In Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers, Malcolm Kushner offers levity,
instead of tedium. More...
Climate Change in the
Vineyards: The Taste of Global Warming. Wine lovers
take note: global warming is already tinkering with your favorite
indulgence. More...
Alcohol and
Health... some good news.
Whatever the beverage (red or white wines, beer), drinking regularity
reduce the heart troubles for moderated drinkers. More...
China: a big market
for... Chinese wine! According to a recent survey,
wine purchases and consumption are increasing rapidly in big Chinese
cities. More...
Champagne will use
plastic. According to Nukorc, an Australian-based synthetic
closure producer, Champagne will be using plastic stoppers within
the next three years. More...
Kosher Bordeaux
wines. A kosher wine is a wine made according to very
strict rules under the supervision of a rabby. In France, 7 million
bottles of Kosher wines are currently produced. More...
Western Australian
wine education project. The Western Australian State
Government recently announced that a new Centre for Wine Excellence
will sart being built in December of this year in the state's best
known wine regions: Margaret River. More...
Chefs & Dietitians
Offered Accredited Training at Kosher World. WESTLAKE
VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Kosher World Conference
& Expo, the international tradeshow for expanding kosher markets.
More...
Golan Heights Winery
Develops Botrytis Technology in Venture with Tel Aviv University.
NEW YORK, September 10, 2003--Israel’s Golan Heights Winery introduced
the result of a groundbreaking research project with the Tel Aviv
University during a recent press conference held for Israeli and
American wine experts at the winery’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.
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Joy of the French
wine makers. Extraordinary hot summer in Europe, and
especially in a southwest of France, has pleased wine makers of
Burgundy, Champagne and Cognac. More...
A New record
of consumption of alcohol in Norway have established
a new record of consumption of alcohol. More...
Wine on Israel stamps.
Israel issued a set of three stamps with a wine theme.
The stamps depicted a wine bottle with wine glass, grape shears
with grapes, and a corkscrew with a cork. More...
Caught Between Two
Amendments November 20, 2002. ALMOST 70 years after
the repeal of Prohibition, the country may finally be moving toward
more consumer-friendly laws that will make it easier to buy wine.
More...
Mark your calendar:
Bordeaux, June 2003! Come to Bordeaux in June 2003 to
visit Vinexpo, the International Wine and Spirits Exhibition.
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Wine storage.
Wine! It’s such a great pleasure to know that there is a certain place
in your house where you store this divine drink. More...
What drinks to what food.
Not every wine is suitable for every food. The description of the
wines in our catalogue wouid not be complete without some usefull
advices of numerous wine & food combinations thet are presented
on this page.
Wine and Cigarettes.
Some advices how to give up smoking in a “clever” way – without doing
harm to one’s health.
A Record Feast.
In one of the London restaurants six bankers
have dined to the sum of 44,000 pound sterling! More...
Wine Labels - On a lighter
Note
Can Bathing in Wine Make
You Younger. After a few glasses of your
favourite tipple, it's easy to feel younger, but
could bathing in a barrel of Bordeaux really make you look younger?
More...
Expensive Wine Bottle.
A 300-year-old wine bottle was sold for £10,000
more than it was expected to fetch at auction
recently. More...
Wine and health.
Researchers from De Montfort University believe that the enzyme
CYP1B1 converts the molecule resveratrol, found in red wine and peanuts,
into an anti-cancer agent. More...
Taste of wine.
Umami is what many believe to be a fifth primary taste, in addition
to sweet, sour, salty and bitter. More...
A Man of Particular
Taste. The man from Oberbergen, a small town near Baden
in southern German winecountry, was appalled. more
Australia Joins
Ranks of Worlds Biggest Wine Exporters With
almost A$2 billion (US$1.05 billion) in overseas wine sales in 2001,
Australia has become the world's biggest wine exporter outside the
European Union. More...
Wine Turned Into Water
to Catch Fraudster. A German company turned wine into
water to trace a customer who was not paying for his orders. More...
Global Wine Consumption. After
a 2.2 percent gain in 2000, the global wine market is estimated to
have increased another 1.2 percent in 2001, to 2.55 billion cases...
more
I'm feeling Hot, Hot,
Hot. The widely held belief that wine
and spicy food do not mix is being challenged, with remarkable results.
Andrew Catchpole gets adventurous.. more
World's Oldest Wine
Male Lover Dies. Antonio Todde who made
it into the Guinness Book of Records when he turned 112 last year
as the world's oldest man, has just died. He always maintained that
the secret of his longevity was a daily glass of red wine... more
2000 year old Chinese
Wine. Chinese archaeologists excavating
in the Three Gorges area have found an ancient bronze jar that might
contain 2,000-year-old wine... more
Robot instead of tongue.
Robots replace the person in professional work of a various kind more
and more.
Gene helps Jews resist
alcoholism. Genes, and not religious
conviction, explain why Jewish people typically have fewer drink problems
than non-Jews, researchers said last night.A study has shown that
a genetic mutation carried by at least a fifth of Jews appears to
protect against alcoholism. More...
Wine of the Year-2002.
In a year of economic uncertainty, Wine Spectator honors a
wine that combines outstanding quality with fair price and wide availability.
Rhône vintner Marcel Guigal marries the grower's craft with
the blending art of the négociant. More...
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