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17 March 2010
An exciting project to create a tourism development plan for the Matakana Wine Region is being launched this month. More
Tourism Plan Launched for Matakana Wine Region
Heads Up17 March 2010
An exciting project to create a tourism development plan for the Matakana Wine Region is being launched this month. More
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17 March 2010
The labeled goods are then shipped to traders for distribution in other countries and it is often assumed that the trade marks applied to these goods do not have to be registered in the production country, particularly if they have already been protected in the distribution countries. However, this assumption could not be more wrong. More
Protecting trade marks in countries where goods are manufactured but not sold
Wine Marketing17 March 2010
The labeled goods are then shipped to traders for distribution in other countries and it is often assumed that the trade marks applied to these goods do not have to be registered in the production country, particularly if they have already been protected in the distribution countries. However, this assumption could not be more wrong. More
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17 March 2010
Cape winegrowers are outraged at a bizarre development in the situation regarding mineral prospecting - which it now appears will go ahead. More
Outrage and accusations as Cape mineral prospecting back on track
General Industry News17 March 2010
Cape winegrowers are outraged at a bizarre development in the situation regarding mineral prospecting - which it now appears will go ahead. More
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17 March 2010
A key member of Tesco's wine buying team has admitted that the retailer has been forced to rethink its strategy after introducing a glut of wines above GBP7 three years ago. More
Tesco MW signals end of fine wine era
Company News17 March 2010
A key member of Tesco's wine buying team has admitted that the retailer has been forced to rethink its strategy after introducing a glut of wines above GBP7 three years ago. More
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17 March 2010
Berry Bros & Rudd has opened a second Hong Kong shop, seven years after its first - and 11 years after entering the marketing with a wine club and website. More
Berry Bros opens second Hong Kong shop
Company News17 March 2010
Berry Bros & Rudd has opened a second Hong Kong shop, seven years after its first - and 11 years after entering the marketing with a wine club and website. More
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17 March 2010
After 20 years at the helm, Doug Lehmann is retiring as managing director of Peter Lehmann Wines Limited. More
Lehmann to retire from Lehmann
Company News17 March 2010
After 20 years at the helm, Doug Lehmann is retiring as managing director of Peter Lehmann Wines Limited. More
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17 March 2010
The Riverland and Lower Murray wine industry will be urged to confront the reality of oversupply at a workshop being hosted in Berri today by the industry's peak representative bodies. More
Workshop confronts grape glut
General Industry News17 March 2010
The Riverland and Lower Murray wine industry will be urged to confront the reality of oversupply at a workshop being hosted in Berri today by the industry's peak representative bodies. More
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17 March 2010
We require: Wine knowledge, accuracy, attention to detail, and familiarly with working with computers. We prefer tertiary qualifications (such as a degree), and those who have wine qualifications (such as WSET courses). Familiarity with wines from specific parts of the world (such as North or South America, Spain, etc.) would also be an advantage. More
Wine Specialists - Wine-Searcher, Auckland
Jobs in Wine17 March 2010
We require: Wine knowledge, accuracy, attention to detail, and familiarly with working with computers. We prefer tertiary qualifications (such as a degree), and those who have wine qualifications (such as WSET courses). Familiarity with wines from specific parts of the world (such as North or South America, Spain, etc.) would also be an advantage. More
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17 March 2010
To paraphrase Tolstoy (poorly): All happy wineries resemble one another; each unhappy winery is unhappy in its own way. More
After the fall: The stories of three niche wine makers
General Industry News17 March 2010
To paraphrase Tolstoy (poorly): All happy wineries resemble one another; each unhappy winery is unhappy in its own way. More
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17 March 2010
Now in its fourth year the Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival will celebrate the beginning of the grape harvest season on Saturday 20 March 2010. The Harvest Festival is fast becoming recognized as a high quality, annual event showcasing sensational wines and food from throughout the Wairarapa region. More
The 2010 Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival
Events17 March 2010
Now in its fourth year the Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival will celebrate the beginning of the grape harvest season on Saturday 20 March 2010. The Harvest Festival is fast becoming recognized as a high quality, annual event showcasing sensational wines and food from throughout the Wairarapa region. More
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16 March 2010
Buckfast, the tonic wine made by monks that has been at the centre of a controversy over Scotland's problems with drink and crime, has been highlighted as a 'worst product' by campaigners in the US. More
Buckfast targeted by US campaign
General Industry News16 March 2010
Buckfast, the tonic wine made by monks that has been at the centre of a controversy over Scotland's problems with drink and crime, has been highlighted as a 'worst product' by campaigners in the US. More
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16 March 2010
Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorising farmers in South Africa's Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported on Monday. More
Thieving baboons wipe out S.African vineyards
General Industry News16 March 2010
Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorising farmers in South Africa's Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported on Monday. More
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16 March 2010
There was a half-inch-wide crack near the base of the 52,000-gallon wine-storage tank at Chilean Wines Co., which exports chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons More
Chile Winemakers Feel Quake Hangover
General Industry News16 March 2010
There was a half-inch-wide crack near the base of the 52,000-gallon wine-storage tank at Chilean Wines Co., which exports chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons More
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16 March 2010
Five members of the wine world, including Randall Grahm and Zelma Long, have been inducted into the 2010 Vintners Hall of Fame by the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). More
Randall Grahm, Zelma Long inducted into Vintners Hall of Fame
General Industry News16 March 2010
Five members of the wine world, including Randall Grahm and Zelma Long, have been inducted into the 2010 Vintners Hall of Fame by the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). More
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16 March 2010
In this case, electron microscopy was used to watch a deadly bacteria breakdown cell walls in wine grape plants - an image that previously had not been witnessed. More
Microscopic photography reveals bacteria destroying cell wall in wine grape vines
Research & Development16 March 2010
In this case, electron microscopy was used to watch a deadly bacteria breakdown cell walls in wine grape plants - an image that previously had not been witnessed. More
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16 March 2010
The North Coast impact of a recent multibillion-dollar divestiture of various divisions of Alcan Packaging, which makes the Stelvin line of aluminum screw cap wine closures, is expected to be more production capacity soon at the southern Napa Valley plant. More
American Canyon's Amcor screw-cap sees surging demand
Wine Closures & Packaging16 March 2010
The North Coast impact of a recent multibillion-dollar divestiture of various divisions of Alcan Packaging, which makes the Stelvin line of aluminum screw cap wine closures, is expected to be more production capacity soon at the southern Napa Valley plant. More
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16 March 2010
Tesco has announced its intention to focus on pushing its Finest range of wines to UK customers throughout 2010 as the retailer seeks to capitalise on rebounding consumer confidence and increased spending. More
Tesco to push the finer things in life
Company News16 March 2010
Tesco has announced its intention to focus on pushing its Finest range of wines to UK customers throughout 2010 as the retailer seeks to capitalise on rebounding consumer confidence and increased spending. More
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16 March 2010
Pelorus NV by Cloudy Bay is the exclusive sparkling wine sponsor of Auckland's first ever New Zealand Fashion Festival, set to kick off on Tuesday 16th March. More
A Toast To The Inaugral New Zealand Fashion Festival
Company News16 March 2010
Pelorus NV by Cloudy Bay is the exclusive sparkling wine sponsor of Auckland's first ever New Zealand Fashion Festival, set to kick off on Tuesday 16th March. More
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15 March 2010
Overseas ownership of this country's wine industry is likely to increase as struggling local wineries and vineyards face mounting financial pressures. More
Cloudy future uncorked for NZ owners
General Industry News15 March 2010
Overseas ownership of this country's wine industry is likely to increase as struggling local wineries and vineyards face mounting financial pressures. More
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15 March 2010
A clutch of somewhat atypical winegrowers have clubbed together to promote their wines. Each is a rare breed, in specialising in just one grape variety or style. More
An exclusive club
General Industry News15 March 2010
A clutch of somewhat atypical winegrowers have clubbed together to promote their wines. Each is a rare breed, in specialising in just one grape variety or style. More
