1: 02 May 2005
BACARDI HEAD RESIGNS
Is this a sign of something big?

2: 02 May 2005
CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM SONOMA PINOT NOIR AUCTION
Second Hospices event raises US$300,000.

3: 02 May 2005
CRAV DESTROYS TANKER LOAD
French wine radicals empty and burn Spanish wine tanker.

4: 03 May 2005
VINE ROOT DISEASE SOURCED IN TREES
Armillaria Antagonists

5: 03 May 2005
SUMMARY OF CANOPY MANAGEMENT MACHINERY
Mechanical Leaf Removal

6: 03 May 2005
NEW DETECTION METHOD FOR SULPHUR IN WINE
Piezoelectric Sulphur Detection

7: 03 May 2005
VINEYARD IRRIGATION OVERVIEW
Californian Integrated Irrigation

8: 03 May 2005
GLOBALISATION GETS THE BLAME IN LANGUEDOC
Coteaux du Languedoc sales fall 15% in 2004.

9: 03 May 2005
LEHMANN BACKS MEDAL INTEGRITY MOVES
Barossa wine legend agrees to treat awards with due respect.

10: 03 May 2005
ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN WINE INVESTMENT SCHEME FLOUNDERS
Australian Portfolio Wines looks set to follow Heritage and Wine Orb.

11: 04 May 2005
CANADA SHOWS THE WAY TO FRENCH WINE
Market thriving thanks to strong promotional effort.

12: 04 May 2005
CALIFORNIANS FACE UP TO TREATED TIMBER PROBLEM
Financial assistance offered to remove CCA timber from vineyards.

13: 04 May 2005
NEW ZEALAND INVITED TO WINE TOURISM EVENT
Richard Ward will participate in Italian seminar considering terroir.

14: 04 May 2005
SUPPORT FOR EUROPE GAINS GROUND IN FRANCE
Latest polls show mood is swinging in favour of the proposed constitution

15: 05 May 2005
MEASURING CO2 LEVELS IN CHAMPAGNE
Gas in Champagne

16: 05 May 2005
FRUIT BRANDY PURITY
Stills, Ethanol and Congeners

17: 05 May 2005
NEW ELECTRONIC TASTE TECHNOLOGY
Electronic Tongue Quality Evaluation

18: 05 May 2005
MR PINOT NEW ZEALAND’S AMBASSADOR
McKenna is off to France and the US.

19: 05 May 2005
HEALTH IN RED WINE'S ANTIOXIDANT FEATURES
Plasma Antioxidant Capacity of Red Wine

20: 05 May 2005
DEFICIT IRRIGATION EFFECTS
Impact on photosynthesis not significant

21: 05 May 2005
CRAFT BEER “ON FIRE”
US craft brewers enjoying impressive sales growth

22: 05 May 2005
NEW ZEALAND EXPORT VALUES BOUNCE BACK
Record sales at better prices good news for wine producers.

23: 06 May 2005
MACS GOLD GETS A BRITISH GONG
UK International judges love Mac’s Gold

24: 06 May 2005
REAL BEER CONSIDERS THE DEMISE OF MILD
CAMRA surveys the state of one of England’s oldest beer styles

25: 06 May 2005
DOMESTIC WINEGROWERS AT ODDS WITH AUSTRALIA’S NEW INTERNATIONAL IMAGE
Domestic disagreement to “Open Your Mind to Australian Wine” campaign

26: 07 May 2005
A CLOSE LOOK AT ITALY'S GREEN WALNUT LIQUEUR
Nocino Analysis

27: 07 May 2005
FAST CHAMPAGNE THROUGH GENETIC MODIFICATION
Yeast Accelerated Autolysis

28: 07 May 2005
FATTY ACIDS HELP WINE AGE
Ethyl Esters and Wine Ageing

29: 07 May 2005
GRAPE PRODUCT FOR CANCER SUFFERERS
Grape Extract and Colon Cancer

30: 07 May 2005
CHARACTER EVALUATION OF VODKA
Carbonyl Compound Determination in Vodka

31: 07 May 2005
ANDRÉS GAINS ANOTHER ONTARIO WINERY
Canadian producer expands further into Niagara.

32: 07 May 2005
WHISKY DELIVERY HIJACKED
Thieves steal lorry loaded with £100,000 worth of Scotch.

33: 07 May 2005
COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE ITALIAN WINE CULTURE
Scientific Committee established to oversee the Siena Ente Vini.

34: 07 May 2005
IBERIAN PENINSULA FACES SEVERE DROUGHT
Spain and Portugal could be experiencing worst drought for 300 years

35: 07 May 2005
COFFEE COCKTAILS THE VOGUE IS U.S.
Mixters adding coffee to their repertoire to catch the caffeine wave.

36: 09 May 2005
HEINEKEN MOVES IN RUSSIA
Company buys Patra brewery.

37: 09 May 2005
STEADILY FOSTER’S GAINS SOUTHCORP SHARES
Fosters starts the week with 42.3% of Southcorp.

38: 09 May 2005
NEW WINE BOOK, BRANDS TARGET WOMEN IN U.S.
Author claims U.S. women are ignored by the wine industry.

39: 09 May 2005
AUSTRALIAN INVESTORS SCARE OFF WINE COMPANY
Evans & Tate responds to oversupply by dropping 7,000 tonnes.

40: 09 May 2005
CRAFT DISTILLING MUST BE SUPPORTED
Italian spirits industry depends on the character of table wine distilleries.

41: 10 May 2005
TANNIN ALAYSIS IN RED WINE
Anthocyanins HSCCC

42: 10 May 2005
SOME CONSUMERS CAN'T SMELL TCA
TCA Sensory Tests

43: 10 May 2005
LOCAL YEASTS A FACTOR IN ARGENTINEAN WINE
Argentinean Malbec and Yeasts

44: 10 May 2005
IDENTIFYING WINE BY OAK TREATMENT
Phenolic Compounds, Oak and Age

45: 10 May 2005
AUSTRALIAN WINE VALUES CONTINUE TO SLIDE
Export volumes up, but values are even lower.

46: 10 May 2005
EUROPEAN WINEGROWING UNDER THREAT FROM POOR SOIL
More than 16% of EU land is degraded according to new report.

47: 10 May 2005
NEW ZEALAND VINTAGE A NERVOUS ONE
2005 wines should be good quality, but there will be less of them.

48: 11 May 2005
TRUE DRINKS COMPANY ADDS SINGLE MALT TO ITS RANGE
Wemyss introduces vintage malts.

49: 11 May 2005
US EXPECTS WINE EXPORTS TO RISE BY 10%
New report details influence of weak US dollar.

50: 11 May 2005
HAIL KNOCKS VALENCIA
Damage estimated at 30% of potential grape crop.

51: 11 May 2005
RECORD VINTAGE FOR HARDY
Australian company crushes biggest tonnage ever.

52: 11 May 2005
SPECTATOR TOP 5 FOR MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC
Best value global white wines includes Babich 2004.

53: 11 May 2005
BANROCK MAKES U.S. WETLAND GRANTS
Australian wine label extends its wetlands support.

54: 11 May 2005
TCA PREVENTION HAILED BY CORK INDUSTRY
Ultimate cure may be a couple of years too late.

55: 11 May 2005
DANGEROUS GENETICS FEATURES IN DISCUSSION
Event planned to consider the threat to biodiversity

56: 11 May 2005
INDEPENDENT AIMS TO BUY OYSTER BAY
New Zealand vineyard company targeted by local investor.

57: 11 May 2005
WINE.COM LINKS WITH AMAZON
US direct sale wine site to partner on-line retail giant.

58: 12 May 2005
WINE PRODUCTION INCREASES IN VIRGINIA
Vintage 2004 was 3% larger than 2003.

59: 12 May 2005
SABMILLER SWOOPS IN SLOVAKIA
Topvar the latest local brewery to “go west”

60: 12 May 2005
SLOW FOOD BAGS WINE
Bag-in-box wine ranks second in Slow Food tasting.

61: 12 May 2005
BERINGER BLASS NOW IN CONTROL OF SOUTHCORP
Fosters declares the takeover is past the control point.

62: 12 May 2005
ITALIANS DROP VINEXPO
Instituto per il Commercio con l’Estero pulls out of this year’s wine fair.

63: 13 May 2005
CANADIANS SOLVE WARM BEER PROBLEM
New can keeps colder, longer

64: 13 May 2005
GRAVES REVIVAL CONTINUES IN SPITE OF FRENCH WINE CRISIS
Recently created Pessac-Léognan is thriving.

65: 13 May 2005
BATTLE OVER ALSACE GRAND CRU
Boundaries of Thann vineyard, Rangen are disputed.

66: 13 May 2005
SOUTH AFRICA AIMS FOR RESTAURANT PRESENCE IN U.S.
Wine educator/sommelier appointed to head campaign.

67: 13 May 2005
JILTED CORBY HOLDS TALKS WITH PERNOD RICARD
Canadian distributor of Allied Domecq brands talks about its future.

68: 14 May 2005
REGIONAL WINE DEFINITION ELUDES CANADIANS
Terroir in confusion

69: 14 May 2005
MEASURING BREWERY WASTE
Wastewater Microorganisms

70: 14 May 2005
WINE ASSAY BY AMINES
Amine Assessment Comparisons

71: 14 May 2005
NEW WINE REGION IN SPAIN
Castilla la Mancha’s Uclés given DO status.

72: 14 May 2005
PUTTING PRESSURE ON HALOANISOLES
Whole family of wine spoilage elements checked

73: 14 May 2005
LIGHT BEER DRINKERS OPT FOR AMSTEL
Heineken light brand grabs 35% of market in NZ

74: 14 May 2005
BALTIC SAVES CARLSBERG’S BACON
14% sales increase at Baltic Beverages Holding tempers Carlsberg’s loss.

75: 15 May 2005
FETA DECISION A VICTORY FOR GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION
EU Court says Feta is Greek by definition.

76: 15 May 2005
AUSTRALIA CALLS YOUNG WINE TRADE LEADERS
Winedown 05 a forum for leadership and innovation

77: 15 May 2005
WYNDHAM ESTATE UPGRADES ITS PACKAGING
Australian producer looks to its history in redesign

78: 15 May 2005
THE SEASON OF MISSING PINOT
Nga Waka laments tiny crop from difficult season in 2005

79: 15 May 2005
CONSTELLATION/ALLIED TAKEOVER: MAYBE, MAYBE NOT
Allied Domecq confirms it has received an indicative proposal.

80: 15 May 2005
HUNTERS HEADS FOR WINTER BRUNCH
One of New Zealand’s oldest vineyard restaurants extends its hours

81: 15 May 2005
AUSSIES SPARKLING OVER 2005 VINTAGE
Leading winemaker says 2005 is the best sparkling wine vintage in his experience

82: 15 May 2005
GERMAN WINE INDUSTRY LOOKS FOR RED TERROIR
Calls to match the trend to red wine with research to match red varieties to suitable sites.

83: 16 May 2005
WILLIAMS & HUMBERT DEAL SEALED
Dutch company sells out.

84: 16 May 2005
AUSTRALIAN INNOVATION – CANNED WINE?
Aussies “invent” the wine can 35 years after the French

85: 16 May 2005
RESEARCH AGREEMENTS COULD BOOST WINE SCIENCE
Italy agrees to share knowledge with France, Spain and Portugal.

86: 16 May 2005
DIAGEO BRINGING ITS TOY TO THE ALLIED DOMECQ SANDPIT
Biggest kid on the drinks block wants to play in the takeover game.

87: 16 May 2005
CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS INVESTMENT
Economic threats from climate change prompt action from institutional investors

88: 16 May 2005
IT’S THE GIRLS TURN IN THE DRINKS MARKET
Datamonitor says young female drinkers are more quality conscious and catholic in their tastes.

89: 17 May 2005
AT LAST NEW ZEALAND GETS A VINTAGE FESTIVAL
Marlborough holds its first regional harvest celebration

90: 17 May 2005
U.S. SUPREME COURT APPROVES DIRECT WINE SALES
Final remnant of Prohibition is dismissed in the highest authority.

91: 17 May 2005
YELLOWTAIL PIPS JACOB’S CREEK
Huge US sales make the yellow kangaroo the world’s largest selling Aussie label.

92: 17 May 2005
YEAST EATS PHENOLS
Yeast Lees Sorb Phenols

93: 17 May 2005
CARBOHYDRATE PHYSIOLOGY IN GRAPE VINES
Inflorescence Photosynthesis

94: 17 May 2005
TANNAT TEST CASE FOR PHENOLIC RESEARCH
Tannat Wine’s Antioxidant Capacity

95: 17 May 2005
LINKING SOIL TO WINE FLAVOURS
Chemical Elements in Soils and Wines

96: 18 May 2005
ITALIANS BELIEVE IN TOCAI LOOPHOLES
Careful reading of EU ruling gives winegrowers hope.

97: 18 May 2005
NEW ZEALAND SQUEEZES LION'S BEER SALES
Profits up, but no thanks to plunging NZ beer market

98: 18 May 2005
BAROLO HITS ROCK BOTTOM
Rogue German trader sells famous wine for €5 a bottle.

99: 18 May 2005
PORT FEATURES AT SPANISH SOMMELIER EVENT
Port dominates whole day of sommelier conference programme.

100: 18 May 2005
SON OF RUBICON
South African wine star repeats performance after 25 years.

101: 18 May 2005
PERNOD SETS DATE FOR APPROVAL
Extraordinary General Meeting called for June 20.

102: 18 May 2005
ECONOMISTS INSTANT EXPERTS ON SOCIAL HEALTH
Bizarre endorsement of drink taxing by Nobel prize winners.

103: 19 May 2005
BATCH AND CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION
Immobilised Cell Comparisons

104: 19 May 2005
BACTERIAL INFLUENCE IN BARREL SOURCED FLAVOURS
Bacteria and Oak Interactions

105: 19 May 2005
NEW ENZYME INFLUENCE ON WINE FLAVOUR IDENTIFIED
Glycosidases and Aroma Improvement

106: 19 May 2005
FOSTER’S TAKES SHARE TO 70%
Foster’s shares gain 2%

107: 19 May 2005
ITALIAN WINES BOOMING IN US
Exports up 51% to US, 14.6% globally.

108: 19 May 2005
STORM SMASHES BUZET
Bergerac region blasted by freak weather.

109: 19 May 2005
BACARDI GOES BACK TO THE FAMILY
Rodriguez will bed in new CEO before departing.

110: 19 May 2005
SILENI GRAB TOP SAUVIGNON TROPHY
International Wine Challenge gong to Hawkes Bay company.

111: 19 May 2005
VINE GENOME TARGET OF FRANCO-ITALIAN RESEARCH AGREEMENT
French government announces genome based wine research JV.

112: 19 May 2005
WINE BAGS AS MISSIONARIES.
Wine Block sees bag-in-box wines converting drinkers to wine.

113: 20 May 2005
FINLANDIA TO COOL VINDALOO
Vodka brand launched in India

114: 20 May 2005
WELCOME TO ITALY’S WINE CELLARS!
New campaign promotes wine tourism.

115: 20 May 2005
US WINE INDUSTRY RESEARCH GETS US$2 MILLION
AVA adds US$835,000 to research pot.

116: 21 May 2005
CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASE AGAINST BREWER
Beer label prompts US$1 billion court case against Lost Coast Brewery

117: 22 May 2005
NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WOMEN DRINKING AND THINKING
Alcohol and Focal Brain Matter

118: 22 May 2005
MORE DATA ON NATURAL FUNGAL RESISTANCE IN VINES
Chitinase Activity Comparisons

119: 22 May 2005
BLENDING VINEYARD WASTE
Vineyard Waste and Chicken Manure

120: 22 May 2005
SMIRNOFF ADDS BLACK CHERRY FLAVOUR
Addition to range launched in the US.

121: 23 May 2005
CONSERVATION SERVICE FUNDS DISPOSAL OF VINEYARD WASTE
NRCS provides US$450,000 to help dispose of arsenic treated vineyard stakes.

122: 23 May 2005
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS FUNDS MORE CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
Oxford University climate change research centre allocated an extra £3.5 million.

123: 23 May 2005
VINEYARD PRICES CLIMBING IN BORDEAUX
Wine crisis does not seem to be influencing real estate values.

124: 23 May 2005
AUSTRALIAN WINE IS “NUMBER ONE – PERFECT”
British wine critic says Australia is the lead the wine world by example.

125: 23 May 2005
TOO MUCH RED WINE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDUSTRY
Consultant’s report on the competitive status of South African wine industry

126: 24 May 2005
MEASURING AROMA COMPOUNDS IN BEER
Hop Terpenoids

127: 24 May 2005
FERMENTATION DECREASE IN GLYCOSIDES
Yeast and Glycosides

128: 24 May 2005
RIESLING EVENT FINDING ITS FEET
Competition is growing steadily

129: 24 May 2005
SUGAR CHANGES IN BERRY LOCATION
Berry Position and Brix Differences

130: 24 May 2005
VRANKEN TAKES ON LISTEL
Pommery owner adds Listel to export portfolio

131: 24 May 2005
DB GOBBLES UP THE LION’S SHARE
Lion’s loss of market share in New Zealand goes to DB

132: 24 May 2005
2005 WINE LIST COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
Lace New Zealand Wine List of the Year Awards 2005 launched

133: 24 May 2005
ANOTHER GI VICTORY FOR CHAMPAGNE
Federal court bans pear wine producer from using name champagne

134: 24 May 2005
RAIN DOUSES FLOWERING IN SONOMA
Storms make early cut to 2005 chardonnay and pinot noir harvest

135: 24 May 2005
THE BEST EVER SAY WAIHEKE WINEGROWERS
2005 wines should be the best every, if the vintage itself is a measure.

136: 24 May 2005
GISBORNE CHALLENGED BUT HAPPY IN 2005
New Zealand’s third largest wine region satisfied with its lot this vintage

137: 25 May 2005
SENSORY SCIENCE CONFERENCE CALLS ON TOP CHEF
Fat Duck man at Pangborn this year.

138: 25 May 2005
DECANTER TEAM PICKS 2 TAYLORS WINES AS BEST AUSSIES
Decanter World Wine Awards leaks begin

139: 25 May 2005
SONOMA WINEGROWERS BACK GMO
Growers join lobby against ban proposal.

140: 25 May 2005
ONE OF BURGUNDY’S GREATS DIES
Philippe Engel has a heart attack in Tahiti.

141: 25 May 2005
WORST DROUGHT ON RECORD ‘NO PROOF’ OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Australia’s top official scientist denies the obvious.

142: 25 May 2005
NEW LIQUIDATOR TO CHARGE WINE INVESTORS
Newly appointed liquidator of Heritage Wines wants a levy.

143: 25 May 2005
FRENCH REVIEW VINE DENSITY TO REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS
INAO National Committee considers new standards for winegrowing in French AoC.

144: 26 May 2005
WINE VALLEY GETS ITS FIRST BREWERY
Barossa has a beer to call its own.

145: 26 May 2005
NEW SYNTHETIC CLOSURES
Nomacorc introduces latest developments

146: 26 May 2005
WHYTE & MACKAY JOINS FEEDING FRENZY AT ALLIED DOMECQ
Small Scottish shark circles for a bite.

147: 26 May 2005
SPRING IN FRENCH LIQUEUR COUNTRY
Printemps des liqueurs event is a success.

148: 26 May 2005
IT’S A BIRD – NO IT’S A BEER
Brew named after wine drinking cricket umpire

149: 26 May 2005
2005 TOPS IN MUDGEE
Best for 10 years according to Simon Gilbert Wines.

150: 26 May 2005
FRENCH SCIENTISTS SCEPTICAL OF CHANGES
Government plans for the future get a cool reception

151: 26 May 2005
GIVES US SOME OLD ART
Belgian beer giant looks to its history for new brew.

152: 26 May 2005
FOSTERS FLICKS ITS ART COLLECTION FOR Aus$16 MILLION
Is the brewery raiding the cookie jar to by Southcorp?

153: 26 May 2005
ILLEGAL DISTILLING FOCUS OF RUSSIAN CRACKDOWN
Aim to reduce 40,000 annual deaths from alcohol poisoning

154: 26 May 2005
ANOTHER TOP CHEF DUMPS GRANDE CUISINE
Senderens abandons 3 star status for “meals without fuss”

155: 26 May 2005
NOW IT’S THE TEQUILA GROWERS WHO ARE REVOLTING
Glut drives Mexican agave farmers to barricade roads in Jalisco

156: 26 May 2005
HISTORIC WHISKY RECONSTRUCTION SET TO OPEN
Kilchoman opens the first new distillery on Islay for 124 years.

157: 26 May 2005
MORE WINE GOES DOWN IRISH THROATS
Irish statistics indicate wine’s market share grew 14.3% in 2004.

158: 26 May 2005
WINE WORTH US$8 billion TO SONOMA COUNTY
Research shows wine is the county’s top employer, biggest business.

159: 26 May 2005
QUALITY MUST BE SPAIN’S AIM IN WINE
Director General of food and agriculture makes goals clear at wine fair.

160: 26 May 2005
TRUST BATTLE MAY HAVE INTERNATIONAL REPURCUSIONS
International Wine Investment Fund locked in conflict between management and investors.

161: 27 May 2005
8,000 WINEGROWERS HIT THE STREETS OF NIMES
The south is ablaze with angry winegrowers

162: 27 May 2005
PALMER GETS NEW CLOSURES
Largest known collection of ’61 Palmer is recorked

163: 27 May 2005
WIND MACHINES ANGER TUSCANS
Italy’s hottest wine region furious over ‘green’ power.

164: 27 May 2005
CONSTELLATION HAS A MONTH TO FRONT UP
Takeover panel calls for action over Allied Domecq offer

165: 28 May 2005
MULTIPLE FUNGICIDE USE EXTENDS SOIL RESIDUE TIME
Cross-Enhanced Fungicide Degradation

166: 28 May 2005
SEAWEED OPTION FOR WINE
Seaweed Substances and Clarification

167: 28 May 2005
WASTE DISPOSAL PROBLEM IN MARLBOROUGH
Blenheim system can’t cope with vintage surge.

168: 28 May 2005
GLOBAL WINE EVENT FOR RIOJA IN 2006
OIV Congress scheduled for Logroño June 25 – 30

169: 28 May 2005
NIGHT STARVATION IN BERRIES
High night-time temperatures reduce anthocyanins in grapes.

170: 28 May 2005
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND WINE ‘MONOCULTURAL’
South Africans claim their trade advantage is in diversity.

171: 29 May 2005
REDUCING SPRAY DRIFT
Summary published.

172: 29 May 2005
UC DAVIS SURVEY OF VINEYARD COVER CROPS
Results of 2 Year trial

173: 30 May 2005
CHIVAS DISTILLERY RE-OPENS
Allt a’Bhainne needed to meet demand.

174: 30 May 2005
FRENCH WINE TRADE FALLS FURTHER IN 2005
Sales performance adds to winegrowers’ anger.

175: 30 May 2005
RECORD CRUSH FOR NEW ZEALAND WINE COMPANY
Best fruit in 5 years for Grove Mill and Sanctuary

176: 30 May 2005
BOTRYTIS INVESTMENT RECORDS ANOTHER LOSS
Biotech company, Botry-Zen announced NZ$758,000 loss.

177: 30 May 2005
BORDEAUX HOLDING SPECIAL MEETING, WEDNESDAY
Extraordinary assembly will discuss unity in facing crisis.

178: 30 May 2005
INBEV BUYS BACK BECKS
Belgian multinational takes British rights back for £77 million

179: 31 May 2005
MEASURING SOIL MASS CHANGES
Lysimeter Applications

180: 31 May 2005
IMPROVING BRANDY WINE BASE
Rebate Wine Classification

181: 31 May 2005
CHURCH ROAD WINEMAKER MOVES ON
Tony Pritchard takes a break from the winery

182: 31 May 2005
ACCELERATED SHERRY AGING
Flor yeast manipulation can reduce maturation time

183: 31 May 2005
GLOBAL CRISIS - WARNING IGNORED
Authoritative findings on the state of the planet ignored by world media.