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In a market that is dominated by local wine, Russian consumers are beginning to open their wallets for New World wines. In fact, sales are up 59% this year over last for wines imported from Chile, Australia and South Africa. Wines from Moldova have the highest share of the local market (39%) thanks to being [...]

The sale of wine is up in Asia, and is expected to rise another 20% by 2008, according to the organizers of the Wine for Asia fair. The fair, which includes 400 wineries from around the world, is experiencing exponential growth in both exhibitors and attendees. An attraction to Western culture and competitive global wine [...]

An event worth attending: Barrel tasting in the Russian River Valley. Here’s a great chance to taste wine practically practically free, meet the winemakers, and experience that special feeling of tasting the wine before it is bottled. All who want to join me are welcome, cause I’m going!
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Livermore’s at it again, and this time they’re pulling out the big guns. A marketing campaign will try to raise it’s image as being a mediocre wine destination. Business leaders are uniting in a major, first-of-its-kind campaign to market Livermore’s wine country. The new marketing catch phrase: “Experience Livermore Valley Wine Country.”
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Here’s a cool look at some of the wineries flying under the radar in Oregon. Amongst the winners of a blind tasting held by Oregon wines.com, Silvan Ridge/Hinman as did Eola Hills Winery for their chardonnay and Maquam Hill Vineyards for their Pinot Noir. Frankly, I’m a huge fan of Pinot’s and I’m always on [...]

Need a reason to head up to Sonoma instead of Napa? This article from the telegram in Texas gives a few reasons for you to visit. June Naylor visited a few different wineries including: Matanzas Creek (owned by Kendall Jackson), Hartford Family, Jordan, and Chalk Hill. She offers recommendations on places to stay and eat [...]

Caves are efficient, somewhat affordable, and beautiful; the perfect combo to gain popularity. More and more wineries are turning to this means of storing wine and are now finding that it makes a great tourist attraction as well. This article from the Chronicle explores some of California’s subteranean cellars.
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Michael Franz, wine critic for the Washington post is putting his money on New Zealand to take the top spot behind Europe’s Big 2 to become the top wine producing country in the next 20 years. The book where the statement is made is Wine in New Zealand, written by Caroline Courtenay, and explores the [...]

New book published on Oregon wine industry
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It’s harvest time! This article from Whidbey Island Winery in Washington
Joining the Crush: “At 8:30 in the morning, a light layer of fog hangs over the Whidbey Island Winery. A dozen or so pickers kneel in the dirt alongside tall rows of green grapes, clipping off bunches and tossing them into buckets that soon are [...]