E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest wine company, today announced that it will purchase Talbott Vineyards in Monterey County’s Santa Lucia Highlands. The deal will close September 4, and neither side is saying how much Gallo is shelling out.
Coming on the heels of Gallo’s purchase of J Vineyards & Winery last March, the Talbott deal signals a potentially significant shift in Gallo’s focus toward premium wines.
An Auckland Chardonnay and a Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot shine at this year’s Romeo Bragato Wine Awards.
Grown by Brett Donaldson, the Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay 2013 won the coveted Bragato Trophy – Champion Single Vineyard Wine and the Bill Irwin Trophy for Champion Chardonnay.
Caleb Dennis is the 2015 Bayer ‘young viticulturist of the year’. Representing Hawke’s Bay, Caleb competed in a wide range of challenges over three days to beat three other contestants and claim the title. The nataional final took place in Hawke’s Bay so the local contestant received a rapturous applause from the crowd when the results were announced, especially from his colleagues at Craggy Range.
The Abbott Government has released its Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) Rebate Discussion Paper aimed at pruning market distorting wine industry subsidies.
Submissions to the discussion paper – originally flagged for release in July – are due to close on September 11.
A WET Rebate Consultative Group comprising senior wine industry members has also been established as part of the taxation reform process.
The De Bortoli winery in the Yarra Valley holds two things in the highest regard: family and taste.
“We don’t want our wines to taste like they come from the Barossa,” Stephen Webber says.
“We want our wines to taste like the Yarra Valley. It’s a pretty important thing called terroir, which means the flavour of the place, and we try pretty hard to make sure our wines taste like they come from here.”
“Stock up on the ’14 vintage, customers, it’s a cracker … the hype of the 2014 shiraz from the Hunter is not a myth. Top wines had beautiful fruit with good oak balance and will be treasures for years to come.”
No, this is not a salesman’s spiel, it’s the 2015 Hunter Valley Wine Show judges giving enthusiastic praise to 2014 shiraz.
A wine industry leadership summit ‘Grape and Wine 2015 – A Focus for Action’ will be held in Adelaide tomorrow, Friday 28 August. It is understood representatives from 40 national, state and nominated regional industry organisations will be involved.
There is an ambition Grape and Wine 2015 will reach consensus on:
– Priority areas for industry representative bodies to contribute to a return to profitability; and
– Principles that should shape a future industry representative structure and organisations.
However, on the eve of this ambitious meeting, opposition to one proposed restructure has gained momentum.
Amazon announced yesterday that it will start delivering wine, beer and spirits as part of its Prime Now quick-delivery service within Seattle, where the company is headquartered. This Q&A with Amazon Wine executive Steve Johnson considereda the successes and the obstacles that the platform presents.
The Intermedia Group is proud to announce Australia’s biggest trade liquor event will be coming to Auckland from 26-28 June 2016 as a partner of Fine Food New Zealand.
Top Shelf is a trade festival dedicated to wine, beer, premium spirits and craft drinks and will combine some of the best local and international brands, fun, education, sampling and a great line-up of guest speakers to bring the world of fine drink to life.
Hawke’s Bay’s big wine week kicked off on Tuesday with the first stages of the Young Viticulturist of the Year competition.
The three-day competition, featuring four regional finalists, is being held at Te Awa Winery near Hastings and coincides with the 21st New Zealand Winegrowers Romeo Bragato Conference, which is being held at the Pettigrew Green Arena, Taradale.