| NEWS |
| Big
winery on the market. McGUIGAN
Simeon's Loxton winery, the country's fifth largest,
has been put on the market. |
| North
Carolina Wines Rise as Tobacco Declines.
For years, tobacco was king in North Carolina. The
leafy plants thrive in the state's rich clay and
used to provide a reliable payday at harvest.
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| Chile
fires challenge at the big wine guns. 55
top wine journalists, buyers and sommeliers in Toronto
had invaded the upper chambers of the Rosewater
Supper Club for a much touted tasting.The organizer
was Eduardo Chadwick, president of Vina Errázuriz.
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| Warm
reception for Chilean wines. It
can be the toughest test in the world: Standing
before your peers and being judged even though those
peers are a very stodgy bunch and don't want you
to stand anywhere near them. They want you to fail
and take your rightful place at the back of the
class. But...The experiment is a success for Errazuriz
of Chile. |
| Restaurateurs
raise a glass to Chilean wines.
Country's natural barriers, warm weather help produce
affordable, quality vintages. By Catherine Rabb.
The Charlotte Observer. |
| The
exports of Chilean wines increased . They
grew 4,4 % in volume and 6.6 % in income in the
first seven months of the year. |
| Activity
of the Wine of Chile Wines
of Chile will feature twelve of the top Chilean
wineries at the Food & Wine Magazine Classic
in Aspen, Colorado, June 16-18 |
| Australian
Wine exports to China soar Volumes
of Australian wine exported to China grew almost
350 per cent last year, making it an increasingly
important market for wine producers. The volumes
are still significantly lower than those imported
from Chile and Spain |
| Enjoy
a first-rate malbec. Looking for something
different in red? The next time you're shopping
or dining, opt for a malbec from Argentina. |
| Uncork
New World of wines
Argentina’s imports are getting a lot of attention
these days, and it’s not hard to choose a
good one. |
| UK:
Concha y Toro UK takes on new brands.
Chilean wine company Concha y Toro
has announced that its UK subsidiary is to take
over the distribution and marketing of the Cono
Sur and Isla Negra brands in the UK |
| Australian
wine makers battle as UK shipments rise.
Australia
ships over a third of its wine exports to Britain
and has a dominant share of supermarket sales, but
producers are struggling as a wine flood cuts prices. |
| Ten
Reasons Why Chile is Hot
As a wine cheapskate, nothing makes me happier than
to walk down the aisle with Chilean wines in my
local liquor store....... |
| Crisis
warning for Australian wine industry.
Australian
wine export prices have dropped by a third since
2002, a new survey reports this week. |
| More
women become wine consumers.
According
to a 2005 Gallup poll, women make up 52 percent
of the population but buy 55 percent of the wine
in this country. |
| INTERVIEW:Chile
Aims to Boost Agriculture, Develop Bio-Fuel.
Chile
aims to be one of the world's 10 biggest agricultural
exporters and to become a producer of bio-fuels
in the medium term, new Agriculture Minister Alvaro
Rojas told Reuters in an interview. |
| Malbec:
Star of Argentina. No
one's really heard of it, or cares for that matter.
It's been hiding in blends for hundreds of years
in France and growing happily yet silently in the
rich soil of Argentina for more than a hundred years.
Malbec is a grape that plays second or third chair,
but it's clamoring for more recognition. |
| Foreigners
change ways of Argentina wine country
Many
foreigners in Argentina, prove the limits of a region
of the wine in potentially mature for great investments |
| Famed
club goes global with wines, diapers, coffins
From
a line of exclusive taxis to fancy wines and coffins,
die-hard fans of Boca Juniors can pledge their devotion
till the end. |
| Chile
stocks nudge higher, peso at 3-1/2-mo high
Chilean
blue-chips got a small bounce on Wednesday after
five losing sessions, one day ahead of the central
bank's monthly monetary policy meeting, while the
peso continued a copper-fueled rise against the
U.S. dollar to close at a 3-1/2-month high. |
