IRI calculated "Momentum leaders" by taking the 98 brands with more than 100,000 cases of U.S. retail sales in 2009, compiling their performance in 10 categories, awarding points from 98 for most down to 1 for least, then totaling the points to give overall rankings. Trinchero's Ménage à Trois was on top; Diageo's Snap Dragon was hottest new brand

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"Green" labels do not pack the same wallop for California wines that they do for low-energy appliances, organically grown produce and other environmentally friendly products, but it's not because there's anything wrong with the wine, a new UCLA-led study has found.

With a Waukesha Pump and integrated Rapidfil barrel/tank filling system (also tank-fill sensor), the Rapidfil Cellar-mate stands to be one of those "overnight successes" that is actually decades in the making.

Complí, Inc. announced that Doug Campbell has joined the company as its first Chief Information Officer.

Gary Grove, Washington State University professor of plant pathology, will receive the American Phytopathological Society Excellence in Extension Award. Grove will be recognized at a special ceremony during the annual meeting of the APS in Nashville, Tenn. in August.

Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery, located along the steep ridges of the Wild Sonoma Coast, announced the appointment of their new winemaker, Jeff Pisoni.

Welcome to the Wine Ghetto, where bare-bones, sheet-metal buildings resembling plumbing storefronts hide some of the most exciting wines in California.

The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Lexington County and the Central SC Alliance announced Monday that Republic National Distributing Company will expand its operations with a new facility in Lexington County. The company expects to invest more than $11.8 million in its new facility over the next five years.

Thanks to Julie Bykowicz's article in Saturday's Sun, "Wine Shipping All Bottled Up" (Mar. 6) readers have a clearer picture of the sad situation in Annapolis regarding consumers' and sellers' inability to directly ship wine in Maryland.

Pairing the right wine with a meal can round out flavors and stimulate conversation. But can it really help digest the meal, as suggested by a host of authorities through the ages, even the Bible?

Chile's strongest earthquake in 50 years may bankrupt smaller winemakers after vines collapsed, casks broke apart and millions of liters were spilled, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker-turned-winemaker said.

NuKorc, the world's second biggest synthetic cork maker, has filed for bankruptcy with estimated debts of AUS$4m.

A new dealcoholised wine has been launched onto the Italian market, in an effort to combat alcohol abuse.

Fraud squad officers have arrested six people in connection with an Australian wine investment scam.

America's ever-expanding waistline makes front-page news on a regular basis, as health professionals and policymakers labor to stem a growing tide of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and type-2 diabetes. But now, drinking alcohol may be ruled out as a cause for weight gain, at least for women.

It looks like E&J Gallo's headaches over the Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir scandal are far from over. On the heels of a Feb. 17 ruling in a French court that found Gallo's suppliers guilty of selling it millions of bottles of phony Pinot Noir, a Los Angeles law firm has filed a class-action suit against the global wine giant and its Red Bicyclette partners.

"With nearly one out of every three U.S. adults burdened by high blood pressure, dietary approaches to maintaining healthy blood pressure levels should be encouraged."

San Joaquin Valley farmers hope for $3.3-billion dam and reservoir at Temperance Flat, but they need help paying for it.

Brian Lipton has been named president of national wine sales, marketing and distribution company, The Sorting Table. The company's previous chief executive, Ted Reimer, as well as chief operating officer Elliott Stern, are no longer with the company.

"You can stay in Iowa or New York or Miami, wherever you are, and you can have this experience come to you," says Eileen Crane, chief executive and founding winemaker of Domaine Carneros.

Constellation Brands, which owns Australia's largest wine business, BRL Hardy Wine, has laid off 40 staff at its South Australian bottling headquarters as it shifts more production to Britain in order to cope with the downturn in the global wine industry and fluctuating exchange rates.