Archive for October, 2003

Miami: 2nd Annual International Wine Fair

Thursday, October 16th, 2003

“The 2nd Annual Miami International Wine Fair, the largest wine trade and consumer showcase in Florida, featured 1,000 wines from 19 different countries”
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Profile: Adam and Dianna Lee, Siduri - Novy Wines

Sunday, October 12th, 2003

ROAD TESTED / Adam and Dianna Lee put in grueling hours and endless miles supervising grape picking at far-flung vineyards for their acclaimed Siduri and Novy wines
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1958 Penfolds Grange Captures 11k at Adelaide Auction

Sunday, October 12th, 2003

INTERSTATE wine bidders were the winners at an Adelaide auction last night, as a bottle of 1958 vintage Penfolds Grange wine was sold for $11,000 while a half bottle 1953 Grange was snapped up for $5000.
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Oregon Expecting Record Harvest

Sunday, October 12th, 2003

Oregon’s 200 million dollar a year wine industry is forecasting a record harvest this year.
The Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service expects 25,000 tons of grapes to be picked this year.
That’s 3,000 tons more than last year.
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Chilean Wine Exports Up

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

Chilean wine exports increased by 8.3% in volume terms and 5% in terms of value in the first eight months of 2003, according to wine producers’ association Chilevid.
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Mixed yields from 2003 Vintage in California

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

Wineries around the state expressed similar views about this year’s harvest. Wineries in the prime growing regions of Napa and Sonoma counties have reported that yields are down 20 percent and more.
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Arizona lawsuit could spark direct shipping law battle

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

A nonprofit law firm filed a lawsuit Tuesday, challenging Arizona’s law prohibiting direct interstate shipment of wine to consumers.

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Winery Buys Distributor

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

McGuigan Simeon Wines is set to get its high-margin branded wines onto British supermarket shelves by acquiring its British distributor, Vinoceros Australia Ltd, for $3 million in cash and scrip.
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All About Oregon Viticulture, The Book

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

New book published on Oregon wine industry
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Oaks Future In Wine

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

SAINT-ROMAIN, France - In the future, will wine still be put in oak, or will the oak be put into the wine?
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