Auscellardoor and Elderton Wines will be hosting a special wine lunch at Grossi Florentino on Friday 11th July. This three course meal will showcase the superb wines of Elderton alongside the extraordinary cuisine of Grossi Florentino.

Full details can be found here

Global beverages firm Foster's Group Ltd says its beer business remains strong.

"We have a great Australian beer business, and it continues to deliver strong financial returns," Foster's chairman David Crawford said during a teleconference.

Foster's chief executive Trevor O'Hoy resigned today as the company announced an earnings downgrade and writedowns, and said it had paid too much for its wine assets.

Source - Foster's: Beer strong, wine not so good, news.com.au

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Robert Mondavi, a colossus of the Californian – and world – wine industry, has died aged 94.
Mondavi, the 'Father of Napa' and Decanter Man of the Year 1989, dominated California winemaking for decades. He was credited with – almost singlehandedly – making Napa the force it is in the global wine world.

He died at 3am today, 16 May, in hospital in Napa.

Source - Decanter.com. - 'Colossus' Robert Mondavi dies.May 16, 2008, Adam Lechmere.

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