Australian wine is about to get even cheaper. It's got a lot to do with the huge supply of grapes and an equally huge inventory of bulk wine. Looks like Australia is turning into the new Bulgaria - heaps of mediocre wine with a gem here and there amongst the wretched masses. Read more...
Looking for some nice vineyard property? Forget about the inflated North American market and head down under to New Zealand. Read about these two properties . . .
You barely have time to pour a glass of wine before up pops another legal battle over wine sales and distribution down in the Excited States of America. The current hotbed is Illinois where the uber powerful wholesalers are pushing for some new legislation to tighten their stranglehold on the wine ( and other stuff) distribution game. Read this story and if you're a Yank make sure you get hold of the Free the Grapes people.
Good news: more people drink more wine than ever before. Bad news: 42.7 percent of all Americans don't drink at all. That seems somewhat unnatural. What a strange existence.
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Starting a winery called BLACK CLOUD in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The ups, the downs and the everyday experiences as we build our dream.
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