Already a favourite with bloggers, Stormhoek has chosen to launch a dry white wine, to be sold exclusively to employees of Microsoft. Do company tie-ins offer a new marketing opportunity for all wine brands? ...
With the EU ruling that spinning cone and reverse osmosis technoloy are permitted for use in wine, does this means that the UK's Food Standard's Agency should not have banned Plume and Sovio's wines? ...
The retail demand for "unfeasibly" low prices is effectively closing the door on Argentina in the multiples, according to Wines of Argentina. How can Argentina's position be improved? ...
The New Zealand Geographical Indications Act requires that wine regions draw up official boundaries. But some argue the country is still too young. Is the time right for New Zealand to be divided into distinct wine regions? ...
Scientisits have cracked the genetic code of the Vitis Vinifera grape, opening the door to anti-oxidant rich, disease free vines. The know-how is evolving, but how should it best be used? ...
Generic promotions may broaden awareness, but they don't give consumers enough guidance about what to buy, argues Adrian Bridge, managing director of Taylor's Port. Would producers' taxes be better used for their own marketing campaigns? ...
With a grape and brand glut threatening Australia, a strong Aussie Dollar, and consolidation of the global wine industry, it's time the Antipodean wine industry took stock. Can Australian wine brands stay the course in a global market? ...
According to Jancis Robinson, wine writer for the FT, US importers work far harder to find new and different producers than their counterparts in Britain. Does the UK trade rely on too few brokers? ...
Chablis producer, Michael Laroche claims wines bottled under screwcaps will age twice as long as under natural cork. Is it time to forget the romance of the cork? ...
A Barossa winemaker has slammed Australian wine shows as "insular" and "self-defeating". Does it need revision or is it working to fulfil its aims? ...
