Based on expectations of continued contraction in the restaurant and bar industry in 2010, foodservice consultancy Technomic has issued its forecast for beverage alcohol sales in those channels.

When you think of a winery, you probably imagine the bucolic Napa Valley or the dangling vineyard grapes in French wine country. So when the top wine experts in the congested city of Hong Kong heard about a new winery in town, they were perplexed.

What a difference a year makes. That's the sentiment that has permeated California's wine sector this fall, as growers ship their final gondolas of grapes to wineries to be crushed.

The United Farm Workers union has won another round in its long-running legal fight to continue representing about 300 Gallo vineyard workers in Sonoma County.

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Rodney Strong Wine Estates announced last month that it is now "carbon neutral." The Sonoma County winery joins several in California, South America and New Zealand that, through conservation and investment in clean energy (by buying carbon credits), have reduced their carbon emissions enough to essentially zero out their contribution to greenhouse gases.

he wine grape harvest for Oregon is in, and though the numbers aren't final, growers said 2009 will be recorded as a good year. Growers this year reported very good yields, volume and quality, according to the National Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service.

The St. Helena City Council endorsed new regulations late last month defining wine shops and tasting rooms in town -and requiring them to pour only Napa Valley wines.

A report by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) shows a third more Republic of Ireland households than a year ago are saving money by buying alcohol in Northern Ireland.

Hong Kong and New Zealand recently signed a wine co-operation pact - a sign that Asia is increasingly being seen as a growth market for our wineries.

There is considerable doubt amongst American merchants as to how they are going to sell the new and apparently stellar 2009 vintage.

The Australian Macquarie Group is launching two new funds into Austria, looking to fill the gaps in the country's domestic fund firms' offerings.

Jac Cole is known for his work as winemaker at Spring Mountain Vineyard, but two years ago he became known in a much different way.