Treasury Wine Estates, formerly known as Foster’s Group, laid off 30 of its Napa County employees at the end of last week, the company announced. “We are putting in place a new global organization structure to better position us to build strong global brands and drive top line growth and efficiencies,” Stephen Brauer, managing director at Treasury Wine Estates, said in a news release.
The sixth Frankland Estate International Riesling Tasting will be held in Sydney on 6-7 February to once again celebrate the quality and diversity of the world’s finest Riesling wines.
Growers have reported few immediate problems from the heavy rain that occurred across South Australia’s Riverland region over the weekend, according to senior viticulturist for the CCW Group, Andrew Weeks. According to the Riverland Winegrape Growers Association’s latest online newsletter, Weeks said inundation of low-lying areas in vineyards where the rainfall was heaviest was the biggest concern for growers immediately following the downpour, which saw the towns of Renmark and Loxton receive 56.8mm and 44.4mm, respectively, over Saturday night and Sunday morning
Heirs to one of California’s oldest wine families are battling for control in a bitter power struggle that recalls the epic clashes among the Mondavis and Sebastianis. Louis M. Foppiano, 64, chairman of his family’s 115-year-old winery and vineyards in Healdsburg, is being sued by his sister, Susan Valera, 59, who alleges her brother threatened the health of the family trust by using it to make a series of loans to the company, in part for executive bonuses, reports Press Democrat.
The weekend rain has damaged some grain and cherry crops, but farmers are still counting their blessings. The bad weather has also raised the prospect of damage to wine grape crops before the harvest starts next month, reports The Advertiser. But the rain provided more good than harm with significant benefits to some crops and gardens.
The South Australian Farmers Federation says there is damage to some wheat and other cereal crops from heavy rain. There is concern grape crops also may have suffered damage from weekend rain, reports ABC Online.
The South Australian Farmers Federation says there is damage to some wheat and other cereal crops from heavy rain. There is concern grape crops also may have suffered damage from weekend rain, reports ABC Online.
The South Australian Farmers Federation says there is damage to some wheat and other cereal crops from heavy rain. There is concern grape crops also may have suffered damage from weekend rain, reports ABC Online.
The South Australian Farmers Federation says there is damage to some wheat and other cereal crops from heavy rain. There is concern grape crops also may have suffered damage from weekend rain, reports ABC Online.
The countries newest wine region is rolling up its sleeves to pop the corks for 6000 visitors.
ABC Rural reports A Day on the Green, a music festival held at wineries, has just been announced it will be coming to the New England region of NSW for the first time