Wine

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Time to pop the cork in wine auction world?

Reuters Life! Online Report 8 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - In perhaps another sign of a recovering economy, millions of dollars worth of wines and spirits sold at three different auctions in New York over the weekend. At Christie's almost $3 million worth of wines and fine ...

Burgundy wine auction looks up in "exceptional" year

Reuters Life! Online Report 8 days ago

BEAUNE, France (Reuters Life!) - An "exceptional" 2009 vintage of Burgundy wines sent sales sharply up at the annual Beaunes Hospices charity auction on Sunday. The sale traditionally sets a price marker for the latest vintage and is one of the highlights ...

Vintners approach fickle Chinese market with caution

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

Chinese wine imports have soared more than ten-fold in the past few years but foreign producers hoping to cash in on the boom are warning the market is fickle and not for the faint of heart. China is on track to import ...

Climate change makes English winemakers see red

Reuters Environmental Online Report 13 days ago

DORKING, England (Reuters) - The pickers working their way along the hillside, clipping bunches of small, dark purple grapes from the rows of vines and dropping them into plastic buckets are harbingers of a warmer planet. In recent years, aided by milder ...

Marry Asian food with respectful wines, expert says

Reuters Life! Online Report 13 days ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - If you've ever puzzled over the perfect wine for Thai tom yum soup or south Indian fish curry, a book by Asia's only master of wine takes the guess-work out of pairing an essentially Western drink with Oriental ...

US Bordeaux prices at risk of 'bloodbath', experts say

AFP Global Edition 14 days ago

Even as Chateau Lafite leads a surge for Bordeaux vintners in Asia, US retail prices for the same wines have skidded below wholesale cost as a major importer dumps stocks worth tens of millions of dollars. US importer Diageo Chateau & Estate ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Attends Tel Aviv Wine Festival

Getty Images 18 days ago

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 02: Israel waitress carries tasting samples of champagne at the Sommelier 2009 wine exhibition on November 2, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Israel's leading wineries and wine importers showcased their wares to Israeli food and beverage industry professionals ...

Local And Imported Wines Showcased At Annual Tel Aviv Wine Festival

Getty Images 18 days ago

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 02: A visitor enjoys a glass of red wine at the Sommelier 2009 wine exhibition on November 2, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Israel's leading wineries and wine importers showcased their wares to Israeli food and beverage industry ...

Cheap Christmas cheer as champagne bubble bursts

AFP Global Edition 18 days ago

French families will be toasting the holidays with cheap champagne this year thanks to big supermarket chains that are offering "discount bubbly," much to the annoyance of producers. For key industry players, champagne rhymes with luxury and should not be sold on ...

7-Eleven stores take a Big Gulp... of wine

AP News 19 days ago

Swirl, sniff and slurp(ee)? 7-Eleven brings out a value wine What goes well with Slim Jims and Slurpees? 7-Eleven wine, naturally. The convenience store chain announced Tuesday it is getting into the value wine business, releasing two low-priced proprietary wines in the ...

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