UK drinkers get taste for Albarino
Spain may have just lost its place to Chile over imports to the UK, but consumers here are still discovering new Spanish wines.
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Spain to restructure following wine glut
Spain to restructure its wine industry
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China now has the 2nd largest area under vine in the world
China has now the 2nd largest area under vine, one place behind Spain. France is now relegated to 3rd place.
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Tempranillo becomes Spain's most planted grape variety
Plantings of Airén have fallen 40% since 2000 while Tempranillo has grown by 70% in the same time period.
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Italy & Spain harvest hit by climate
Italy and Spain's 2023 crop looks down significantly associated with drought and heat waves
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Spain's droughts need sustainable solutions
Spanish vineyards face drought challenges, and seek sustainable solutions
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UK 2nd biggest market for Spain
Figures show that the UK is Spain's second biggest export market, behind Germany.
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Greece, Italy and Spain fined for illegal vine planting
European Union orders Greece, Italy and Spain to pay millions of euros for illegal vine planting.
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French winemakers spill Spanish wine
French winemakers ambush trucks and cause wine spillage to protest about wine imports.
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Southern Spain too hot to invest
Torres announces reluctance to invest in too hot Southern Spain.
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Wine harvest bounces back in 2018, with Italy taking the top spot
The Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has announced that 2018 was one of the bigger crops in the last 18 years with the three big producers Italy, France and Spain all with much larger crops than previous years.
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Torres takes global warming seriously
Spain’s leading winemaking family is reaching new heights in its fight against global warming – by planting vineyards at altitude.
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Nyetimber sparkles in International Wine & Spirit Competition
An amazing 96% of English wines were awarded medals in this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition
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Sovio sources from US to get round EU anomaly
Sovio has relaunched by sourcing the grapes from California rather than Spain.
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Ice wine from sunny Spain?
A new Denominacione de Origen (DO) has been created in Spain to produce Spanish icewine.
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Priorat bids for world heritage site but a shortage of grapes mean demand cannot be satisfied.
Catalan wine producers in Spain are pressing ahead with a bid to have Priorat recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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UK producer Chapel Down amazes the Spanish with English Albarino
Chapel Down's Albarino has impressed a group of experts in Spain’s Galicia, the location of Rias Baixas, the home of Albarino.
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Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero make new grounds with new wines
This week Spain’s Rioja has unveiled the first official single vineyard Rioja, while Ribera has created a white Ribera del Duero DO.
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World wine production down 10% in 2019 but back to the average
With the Northern hemisphere's grapes all but harvested, Spain, Italy and France all saw big drops in grape volumes.
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2000 year old liquid wine found in Spain
While residue of older wines have been found before, this is the first time liquid wine of this age has been discovered.
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Tempranillo is proven to be Tinto Fino, Tinto de Toro and Tinta del Pais
Spain’s favourite black grape Tempranillo could truly be unique. Tinto Fino, Tinto de Toro and Tinta del Pais were always thought to be Tempranillo by another name but now Spanish winemakers have discovered that they are all different clones.
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Pinot Noir allowed for white Cava
Pinot Noir will become a permitted grape variety for making white Cava from the 2007 vintage.
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Spinning cone in Spain could open doors for lower-alcohol wines
A spinning cone sounds more like a ride at an adventure park than something involved with winemaking, but its recent arrival in Europe could be almost as exciting for those wanting to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine without being on the floor. This is b
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Tetrapaks shown to have environmental advantages over glass
Tetrapaks use 80% less energy to produce than glass, making them a good packaging alternative from the environmental point of view.
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Australian Albarinho not the same as Spanish grape
Australian Albarinho is not the promising Spanish variety Albarino. Instead they been supplied with the almost unheard of French variety Savagnin Blanc, this is a very different variety to Sauvignon Blanc.
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Major Sherry producers in illegal cartel
9 Sherry Bodegas fined almost €7m
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World 2013 Harvest Round Up
2013 harvesting begins across the globe what effect on pricing ?
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China 2nd largest wine grower
China strive to become self sufficient in wine and become 2nd largest grower of grapes
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IWC releases finalists
Finalists for Champion Wine Challenge 2015 announced
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French empty Spanish wine onto the road
French winegrowers furious at quantity of Spanish wine being imported.
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Cabernet Franc has been reported to possibly come from Navarra
Cabernet Franc has been reported to possibly come from Navarra rather than France or the Basque Country
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Wineries in Catalonia instigate plans to leave the region
Cava producer Codorníu may move its head office from Catalonia to Rioja according to reports.
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2017 shortfall in wine production
2017 wine production is down overall by 8% around the world. France, Italy and Spain, which produce half the world's wine, have been hit by severe frosts and fires.
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Decanter release their awards for 2018
Decanter Magazine has released the results of their 2018 Awards. Of the 50 Best in show, France came first with 13, followed by Spain with 8 while Australia came third with 6 best in shows.
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After a low world vintage in 2017, 2018 sees a return to normal wine production levels
World wine production has bounced back after a frost hit 2017 vintage with Italy the world's largest producer.
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NI/EU deal helps British drinks exports but trading with rest of EU remains costly
EU deal will help British drinks business export to Northern Ireland but non-trade barriers to the rest of Europe are high.
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UK bucks global Cava sales trend
Cava sales are up worldwide but Britain still moving away from Cava
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US tops list for most expensive wine
US cities dominate list of most expensive places to buy wine.
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Jumilla drought amid floods in Spain
Wine production in Jumilla could drop by 80% due to severe drought
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UK wne drinkers are buying more £6-7 wines
Sales of the £6 to £7 bottles of wine were up 27 per cent in supermarkets in the past year, making it the fastest-growing price band in the UK.
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EU plans to cut the funding that turns the French wine lake into Biofuel
The European Commission is introducing reform proposals with the hope of reducing the European wine lake and minimise European taxpayers’ money that turns wine into biofuel!
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Threshers in education and sales drive
Threshers has launched a season of country festivals accompanied by leaflets to help consumers understand more about the wines they are buying.
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Majestic's fine wine boosts festive sales
Majestic had a bumper Christmas period, with fine wine sales helping the company fight off competition from the supermarkets.
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EU wine reform plans consumer-friendly wines
Europe is proposing to simplify the labelling of its wines to make them easier for the consumer to understand.
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Tesco doubles NZ wines and expands Finest range
Tesco is hoping to satisfy UK consumers’ growing desire for New Zealand wine by more than doubling its range of Kiwi bottles.
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FSA halts sale of low-alcohol wines
Two low-alcohol wines have been prevented from going on sale by the Food Standards Agency, which says they are illegal because they use ‘artificial’ winemaking practices.
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Rising temperatures force early harvests in Europe
Whether it’s the result of climate change or just the vagaries of nature, the weather has heralded an early harvest in parts of Europe.
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Call for a level playing field on selling low-alcohol wines in the UK
Low-alcohol wines are still struggling to make it to shops in the UK
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UK biggest importer of NZ wine
The UK takes more New Zealand wine than any other country.
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Navarra plans for more than just a rosé future
If you don’t know much about the wines from Navarra, chances are you soon will.
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France takes away most medals in IWC competition
France has come top of the medal table at this year’s International Wine Challenge
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Drinkers set world record sip
Wetherspoon has broken the record for the world’s largest wine tasting.
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Twitter to host wine tastings
Social networking site Twitter to host live wine tastings
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English sparkling wine triumphs in Italy
Camel Valley White Pinot 2005 triumphs in new competition held in Italy
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Chinese oak barrels, made in Spain
A Spanish cooper in Rioja is making barrels out of Chinese oak and supplying winemakers in the region for trials.
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High Court rules against Sovio
The producers of Sovio, the reduced-alcohol wine, have lost their two year battle with the UK's Food Standards Agency in a High Court ruling.
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Screwcaps grow market share
Screwcaps account for 15% share of the world's wine closure market.
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Waitrose to take shoppers on journey from 'supermarket to vineyard'
Waitrose is planning to take consumers on organised wine tours in an attempt to educate them about their wine range.
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UK wine critic bans heavyweight bottles from his column
Leading wine critic Tim Atkin MW is boycotting heavyweight wine bottles from recommendations in his Sunday newspaper column
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NuKorc goes bankrupt
The world's second biggest synthetic cork maker, NuKorc, has gone bankrupt.
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Oz Clarke joins IWC as co-chairman
Wine expert Oz Clarke is joining this year's International Wine Challenge (IWC) judging panel as a co-chairman.
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Return of the cork?
Portuguese cork company sees sales volume increase by 13.8%
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Spanish scientists working on 'electronic tongue'
Spanish scientists working on 'electronic tongue'
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Motorhead launch the Ace of Shiraz
Motorhead joins a long list of celebrities who are dabbling in the wine trade.
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Waitrose sells wine by the glass
Waitrose follows M&S with wine by the glass, a concept ridiculed on Dragons Den.
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Out with the wine list in with the iPad
Top restaurants around the world are using iPads as wine lists.
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Nicolas stores sold to Spirited Wines
The Castel family exit the UK selling 43 Nicolas Stores to Spirited Wines.
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Pancho Campo resigns from Institute of Masters of Wine
First Spanish Master of Wine resigns as damning report about to be released.
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Wine Competition Award Winners for 2012 announced
Results from IWSC Northern Hemisphere, Decanter World Wine Awards and International Wine Challenge are announced.
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Volume wine sales down but value sales are up
Recession and increases in duty and VAT show decline in volume but increase in value sales of wine.
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Scotland's alcohol pricing policy comes under fire - again
More European countries oppose Scotlands policy on minimum unit price for alcohol
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Protectionist EU wine regions lobby to stop reform
15 out of 27 EU countries to register their disagreement over proposed increased vineyard plantings.
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France considers putting duty on wine
With tax on French wine where will we go for cheap plonk ?
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Jubilee Effect contributes to Majestic profits
Majestic Wine profits increased by 2.2% ending 1st April.
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Decanter trophy awards announced
Australia triumphed at the Decanter Awards this week, winning six of the coveted international trophies.
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Europeans prefer screw cap lids
A recent survey of 6,000 consumers shows Europeans prefer aluminium screw caps to other wine closures.
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Colour Lab tests psychology of drinking wine
Colour Lab experiment to test how light and sound can affect the flavour of wine.
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Prosecco booms at expense of Pinot Grigio
Italian still wine volumes decrease while Prosecco continues to become popular Italian wine of choice.
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Charles Back wins lifetime achievement award
South African wine producer wins IWC lifetime award
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The ups and downs of world wine production
France overtakes Italy in world wine sales despite reduction in exports to China
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Drinks Business Pinot Noir Master Released
The results of the Drinks Business Pinot Noir Global Masters have been released.
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Australia knocked off the top spot for online sales
Report on UK online wine sales shows top 5 country sources
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New Grapes for Bordeaux Wines?
Bordeaux looks to new grapes in light of changing climates
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Sherry sales halve in the UK over 15 years
Sales of sherry in the UK have gone from around 210,000 hectolitres in 2002 to around 100,000hl in 2014.
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Italy now world's biggest wine producer
Italy becomes Europe's largest producer while England grows at 4.4%
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Cava announces new premium category Cava del Paraje
New premium Cava classification officially launched.
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World wine production falls to lowest level in 20 years
World wine production 2016 one of the poorest in 2 decades according to the latest figures from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
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Bulk Wine shortage predicted
2016 harvest means potential global shortage of bulk wine.
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European wines imports likely to be hurt by Brexit
European wines are protected by tariffs, after Brexit those tariffs are unlikely to be relevant. So how could things change?
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CRAV are at it again destroying wines people want
French Terrorist attack Spanish wine while police look on.
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Camel Valley awarded a PDO
After 5 years of hard work, Camel Valley's Darnibole vineyard has been award PDO status.
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Swedes have the best palates in the world
Sweden wins award for best palate, with France in the middle of the pack and Italy last.
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Fires hit Galicia and California is still burning
Arsonists set Galicia on fire, while California still burns.
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Chile could become the UK's 2nd biggest exporter of wine by 2020
Vinexpo research predicts Chile will become the number 2 supplier of wine in the UK by 2020.
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London plays host to the first Chinese wine tasting
London held its first Chinese focused wine tasting on Wednesday, with the IWSC showing of the medal winners from its Asian competition.
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UK wine scene continues to evolve with Brits drinking more South American and Portuguese wines.
Portugal and South American countries Chile and Argentina saw big gains in the UK in 2018.
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The Institute of Masters of Wine has 6 new members
The IMW has announced 6 new members from 6 different countries.
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Vivino wine app predicts future wine trends
Beaujolais and Toro are the top up and coming regions while Napa replaces Chateau d’Yquem as top-rated wine.
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Aperol Spritz the drink of the moment
Campari Goup's Aperol is meeting increased competition as Aperol Spritz becomes the latest wine-based drinks craze.
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Cava continues to be shaken as producers abandon Cava and set up a competitor hierarchy
Rebellious Corpinnat producers have been setting up their own DO with the Penedès DO.
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Sales of Spanish Albariño from Rías Baixas take off in the UK
Spain's Albariño grape that makes fresh white wines sees 50% increase in exports to UK in 2019.
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Six new Bordeaux varieties receive final approval for planting this spring
Bordeaux will see the introduction of six new grape varieties going into the ground this spring, including Touriga Nacional and Albariño in their Bordeaux AOC and Bordeaux Superieur AOC wines.
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French wine sales to the US fell by 14% in 2020
French wine sales to the US fell by 14% in 2020, due to import tariffs placed on them by the Trump presidency over US claims of subsidies to EU plane maker Airbus.
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OIV publishes the top wine producing countries in 2020 with Italy on top
Each year France and Italy vie to be the world's largest wine producing country, with this year Italy coming in at top place with 19% of the world's wine production vs France at 18%.
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Yellow Tail the strongest wine brand, in this year’s Global Wine Brand Power Index
Yellow Tail leads pack and along with Jacobs Creek, another Australian wine, in the top 10. Chile has the most brands in the top 10 at 3.
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UK Wine Consumption up 2.2% in 2020
The world was drinking 3% less wine in 2020 but the UK saw a 2.2% rise according to the OIV.
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Prices set to rise in the drinks industry
Drinks research company CGA has predicted that prices are set to rise in the drinks industry, with three-quarters of hospitality businesses admitting that they are likely to raise prices.
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Romanian Pinot Noir, is it the future of entry level Pinot Noir in the UK?
Romanian wine has seen sales growth in the UK and recent listing of their Pinot Noir in Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, the Co-op and Majestic has helped drive growth.
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2022 heat and drought means vines are being picked earlier than ever
From Napa to Bordeaux, heat waves and drought year mean that the harvest is earliest ever in a number of regions.
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And the top country for sparkling wines is...Italy
The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2022 has announced their results and Italy won the most medals with 53 Gold and 129 Silver.
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Un-grafted vines survive hot dry summer
Some un-grafted vines survived this year's hot dry summer better than others.
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Fake Bordeaux bottles were Spanish plonk
4.6 million bottles of Bordeaux wines were really fraudulent Spanish plonk.
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Cheapest and dearest countries to buy wine
Comparemyjet.com looked at wine from the 38 OECD members to find out the most expensive and the cheapest countries to buy wine in.
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Ireland’s proposed health warning for alcohol leave EU countries furious
Ireland's proposed health warning for alcohol has caused problems for 13 of the EU's major wine producing nations.
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Is China losing its love affair with wine?
China has historically been one of the largest producers of wine in the world, ranked 5th in 2015 when production stood at 1.7 billion bottles of wine. Production has dropped every year since 2015 and had halved by 2021.
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Hawkes Bay one of 12 Great Wine Capitals of the World
Hawkes Bay in New Zealand has been crowned one of 12 Great Wine Capitals of the World
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Global wine production dips
Wine sales dip in production but fizz leads the way on international sales
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CIA list of the world's biggest drinkers, where is the UK?
The American CIA tracks the worlds biggest drinkers, by how much they are drinking per capita. Where does the UK feature?
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France and Australia in oversupply woes
France and Australia in oversupply woes
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French destroy 10,000 bottles of Spanish wine
French wine makers smash up 10,000 bottles of wine, claiming competition is just not fair!
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Australian wine growers switch grape varieties in response to changing markets
Australia has had a huge change in where it sells its wines over the last few years and demand has also changed from big reds to whites.
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France produces the most wine in 2023
France is largest wine producing country in 2023, just pipping Italy to the post.
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Académie du Vin buys Classic Wine Library
Académie du Vin Library buys Classic Wine Library to become worlds largest wine book publisher
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Wine for those with a foot fetish
Emilie Rae, an OnlyFans content creator, launches a wine for followers with foot fetishes.
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Is Rioja going the same way as Cava?
Concerns the region's governing body is focused only on large industrial producers has similarities to Cava who saw an exit of quality sparkling wine producers over the last decade.
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Global oversupply affecting all wine regions & markets
China demand for Australian wine fell off a cliff edge in 2020 but the UK has seen Australian exports fall by 20 million litres and the US down by 13 million litres, according to ABARES. The French government is also supporting growers to grub up vines.
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Albarino doing surprisingly well in the UK
Spanish grape variety Albarino has been planted in the UK for over 15 years, but recently plantings and sales have been increasing with Balfour Winery releasing its first wine this year.
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Drought leads to furlough for Freixenet workers
Continuing drought means Freixenet is to furlough 80% of workers in Catalonia
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OIV announces world's biggest wine producers for 2023
OIV announces world's biggest wine producers and drinkers in 2023
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IWC announce award-winning wines
The International Wine Challenge has released its results for 2024.
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Decanter Awards announced
Decanter Wine Awards were released this week with some surprising high marks for smaller European regions.
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Australia wine heading back to China
Australia has seen a sudden increase in sales of wine to China after the punitive tariffs used to punish Australian wine were removed in March.
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Fine wine showing positive signs
Fine Wine Market Faces Continued Downturn but Shows Signs of Recovery
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Global wine consumption falls to 60-year low
Global wine consumption hits a 60-year low in 2024 to 214 million hectolitres, a third consecutive year of decline.
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Vinarchy unites Accolade and Pernod Ricard wine division
Accolade Wines and Pernod Ricard's wine portfolio have merged under Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL), forming a global wine powerhouse now known as Vinarchy.
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