British Columbia devastated by frost
British Columbia devastated by frost, leads producers to import grapes from Washington.
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Supermarket wine sales proposed in NY
New York State's governor is proposing a change in legislation to permit the sale of wine in supermarkets, grocers and convenience stores.
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World 2013 Harvest Round Up
2013 harvesting begins across the globe what effect on pricing ?
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Zin must win over Arnie
Zinfandel looks set to become California’s official state grape. A legislative bill proclaiming it as the sunshine state’s ‘historic wine’ and is now awaiting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signature.
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New legislation could halt direct selling in the US
A bill that could stop US wineries from selling direct to consumers is being opposed by wine producers.
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US wine distributors in legal fight to open nationwide shipping
Four new legal cases are filed to force open US interstate shipments rules after US supreme court ruled outlawing discrimination in wine shipping last month.
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Smoke from California and Oregon fires means many grapes will go unpicked.
The Glass Fire that has destroyed 18 wineries so far is the tip of the iceberg, with many producers planning to not pick grapes because of smoke taint.
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Breakthrough identifies smoke tainted grapes
A breakthrough in identifying smoke tainted grape announced this week has identified thiophenols as the offending molecule.
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Faulty corks cause loss of 3000 cases of wine
Several batches of corks infected with paraffin, has cost a Washington winery nearly $3 million worth of sellable wine.
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Canadian province Alberta has banned British Columbian (BC) wines
Canadian province Alberta has banned British Columbian (BC) wines, after BC raised concerns about a proposed pipeline running through the state.
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Bordeaux protests
Bordeaux producers protest, demanding state payment to grub up to 10% of vines
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New laws set to limit US direct shipments
This week the Uniform Law Commission passed a model Alcohol Direct-Shipping Compliance Act, that when adopted by states will severely limit direct shipping of wine interstate.
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Rude wine shows titillation can grow sales
New Hampshire sales of rude wine soars as local officials protest.
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National US wine distributors fight for survival against monolpolists state wholesalers
The fight to restrict direct wine sales in the United State continues as a revised version of the bill regulating alcohol sales is submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Wine judging inconsistent say study
A four year study into wine judging at the California State Fair has found that judges rarely rate a wine the same way twice.
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Its harvest time
Harvest time in the northern hemisphere with some regions picking early.
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Top 10 US wine producing regions has a few surprises
California produces most of the wine from the US, but what are the top 10 wine regions?
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Luxury wine brand Duckhorn up for sale
USA's luxury wine brand Duckhorn is up for sale to private equity firm Butterfly for US$1.95 billion.
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Government has a taste for wine
UK government maintains a cellar filled with wines and spirits worth nearly £800,000, according to a Foreign Office minister.
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California vineyard raids
California vineyards face fear and uncertainty as immigration raids resume.
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King Charles toasts anniversary with Ferrari Trento
On a state visit to Italy, King Charles III and Queen Camilla celebrated their 20th anniversary with a toast of Ferrari Trento’s finest sparkling wine.
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USA’s three tier system is under threat as Biden reviews threats to competition in wine
In July Biden signed an executive order requiring the Treasury Secretary, Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to assess threats to competition and barriers to a range of industries including wine.
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China flexes muscle to put Australian wine producers under pressure
Importers of Australian wine are cancelling orders over confusion on whether Australian wine is banned in the country.
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California a blaze as the grapes are being harvested
California grapes are being harvested as the state suffers another intense fire season. Top regions including Napa, Sonoma, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties have been affected.
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Wineries selling direct to consumers is growing trend in the US
Wineries in the US are expected to ship US $3 billion of wine directly to consumers in 2018, accounting for 10% of wine drunk at home.
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Bit more pop than expected!
Exploding prosecco recalled in the US
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Bumper crop amid warnings of drought
California announces largest wine crop amid threats of drought.
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Wine tasting an accurate science? Probably not!
Winemaker shows that a wine taster can judge the same wine differently just minutes later after tasting it again.
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California plans to limit water for frost protection
California's State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has put forward a proposal to restrict the use of water in vineyards to protect against frost.
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Sothebys opens a wine store in New York
Sotheby's Wine opens on Upper East Side
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St Emilion going enviro-mental
St Emilion Appellation and its satellites have decided that all producers from the 2019 vintage onwards must be environmentally friendly to use the St Emilion Appellation.
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US wine drinkers trading down
Cabernet lovers in the US seeking better value for money
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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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International Grenache Day 15th September
Jumping on the bandwagon of a day for everything, Grenache Day looks to highlight the versatility of this grape.
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Grapes domesticated 11,000 years ago new study suggests
Research suggests the the domestication of grapes occured 11,000 years ago, 2,500 years earlier than first thought and about the same time as wheat.
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Covid-19 news - marathons, restaurants and home deliveries
Medoc Marathon cancelled, restaurants struggles and home deliveries are all in this week's Covid-19 News round-up.
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Donald Trump Sued for unfair competition
Competitors to Donald Trump have started to sue the Trump organisation for unfair competition associated with people currying favour with the President of the USA
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Californian wine crop big but not a record breaker
Crush report shows results for the 2014 Californian crop
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Old and Young benefit from the antioxidant properties of Red Wine
Antioxidant properties in Red Wine help acne and vision
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Loic Avril of The Fat Duck is 2013 Young Sommelier of the Year
Loic Avril of Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck has been named 2013 Young Sommelier of the Year for the UK.
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America threatens trade war with the EU with wine in the firing line
Th US this week announced plans to start a new trade war by threatening $11 billion tariffs on a number of goods, including wine.
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Austria gets into the quality Fizz with three new categories.
Austrian Wine Board introduces a three tier quality pyramid for its Sekt sparkling wines with three new categories Klassik, Reserve and Grosse Reserve.
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Russian Oligarch wines still on sale in the UK
Dmitry Pumpyansky, owner of the Jura wine estate Domain Ganevat, has been sanctioned by the EU.
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Massive flooding in the Eastern Australia hits vineyards
With many of the grapes harvested before the floods came, only a few regions had grapes to be picked, but Hunter Valley in NSW still at risk.
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Global Warming blamed for the 1st failure of Germany not to produce any ice wine.
Germany will not produce any ice wine for the first time for the 2019/2020 vintage after warm weather failed to freeze grapes on the vine.
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California produced 10% less wine in 2019 and average price dropped
In California, volume was down in 2019 and so were prices, with the average price down 5%, except in premium regions such as Napa and Sonoma were prices held firm.
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Australia’s Hunter Valley is the next wine region to face the ravages of fire
Bush fires have broken out in New South Wales with the Hunter Valley and coastal wine regions, the next to experience fire, after the Californian fires last month.
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American trade war on European wines gets green light
Trade war on French wines is ready to take off, as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) says America can impose tariffs for subsidies paid to Airbus.
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UK duty on wine is set to rise by 7p (estimate)
The UK Chancellor increases the duty on a bottle of wine by RPI in Monday’s Autumn budget but it won't take effect until February.
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US takes protectionist Canadian wine industry to the WTO
US takes protectionist Canadian wine industry to the WTO over unfair trading practices.
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Silicon Valley Bank Wine Division up for sale.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is hoping to sell its wine business worth $1.2 billion in loans.
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Non-stop wine machine
Wine loving American professor develops wine machine
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Wine o'clock is an official word according to the Oxford Dictionary
Wine o'clock and Beer o'clock have been added to the online Oxford Dictionary
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Google tour of vineyards
Google offer 360 panoramic view of Californian vineyards
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China's biggest wine producer admits its wines are awful
Cofco chairman admits China's wines aren't great.
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Red wines in winter, whites in summer for hayfever sufferers
Red wines in winter, whites in summer, may be sensible advise for hayfever sufferers according to DrinkWell UK.
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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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Global wine production dips
Wine sales dip in production but fizz leads the way on international sales
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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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Wine production around the world the lowest since 1961
Wine production around the world the lowest in over 60 years due to adverse weather conditions.
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A solution to smoke taint coming soon
Smoke tainted wine are becoming more of a problem as the world heats up and wildfires are increasing. A new approach has been developed to block smoke taint.
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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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GB wine production dwarfs sales in 2023
Wine GB conference announced production and sales for 2023 that will take years to sell through
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£1.5 million set aside to fund UK winemakers training
Minister forgets to announce £1.5 million of funding for training wine producers in the UK.
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Research to improve aroma quality of canned wines
Research suggests new simple way to improve the aromas in canned wines.
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Smoky wine can be desirable thing
Smoky wines could have a market, new study suggests
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Cabernet Sauvignon may thrive in a high CO₂ future
Cabernet Sauvignon could be a better bet for winemakers in a hotter, drier future, according to new research.
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Barossa gets investment in low and no tech
Barossa leads the charge with pioneering low and no alcohol wine facility.
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Bibendum to supply 2012 Olympics
Bibendum to supply wine and champagne to the 2012 Olympics
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Moth a worry for US wine region
A new insect pest has arrived in California, which is being seen as a serious threat to the grape crop.
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Two-Buck Chuck best Chardonnay in California
A wine priced just $1.99 has been voted best Chardonnay in California.
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Sainsbury's launches first own-brand sulphur-free wine
Sainsbury’s has started selling the UK’s first widely distributed wine made without the addition of sulphites.
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ThirtyFifty launches tastings in Oz
UK tasting company ThirtyFifty is launching down under.
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Chapel Down opens new restaurant
Chapel Down has joined forces with Celebrity TV Chef, Richard Phillips, to launch a restaurant at the vineyard in Tenterden, Kent.
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New book on English & Welsh wine
A Guide to the Wines of England & Wales has just been published.
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Yarra Valley hit by Australian fires
Australian bush fires have hit the Yarra Valley wiping out a winery and many vineyards in the region.
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Imported 'B.C.' wines annoy locals
British Columbian wines are the focus of media attention and consumer outrage after revelations that bulk imported wine is being sold as B.C. wine.
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Wine containing antibiotic banned in Europe
Wine containing an antibiotic, natamycin, has been withdrawn from sale in Germany because, while it doesn't pose a threat to humans, it is a banned substance in wine in Europe.
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Burgundy Beaujolais rules re-written
New rules governing the labelling of Beaujolais wines have been released ending a long running dispute between Burgundy and Beaujolais appellations.
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Major Sherry producers in illegal cartel
9 Sherry Bodegas fined almost €7m
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All bow to the mighty China
As exports to China grow at the bulk level even the top end are paying homage.
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UK drinkers confused about alcohol units
A survey by Drinkaware amongst 4,000 British adults has revealed that only two in five adults understand how many alcohol units are in their drinks.
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Californian drought continues
The four-year drought in California is having an impact on smaller producers of inexpensive wines.
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Moet 'Made in China'
Moet joint venture to produce first sparkling wine in China.
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Ontario weighs in on bottle weight
From January 2013, Ontario will not allow wines to be packaged in bottles weighing over 420g.
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Canadian wine in bag-in-box is same as bottle but different
A winery in British Columbia is to lose the prestigious B.C. Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) designation for wine it will be packing into bag-in-box instead of bottles.
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Australian fires destroy wineries and risk 2013 vintage
Vineyards on red alert across Australia as wildfires threaten to wipe out crops
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California brings in big harvest as the world continues to move into undersupply
The 2012 harvest in California is a record year both for the amount of grapes crushed and the price paid for them.
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China could ban subsidised French wine in tit for tat trade war with the EU
EU trade row with China provokes them to ask for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into EU wine.
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White wine drinkers self pour more
Study shows colour of wine and width of glass affects size of wine we serve ourselves
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Chile hit by early frost will push prices up
Chilean wine prices are expected to rise after an early frost hits vineyards.
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Grapes replaced by almonds in California
Californian vineyards ripped up to be replanted by almonds and other nuts and fruits.
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Bordeaux sweetener
Following en primeur week several producers have told Decanter magazine that they had to chaptalise some of their 2013 wines due to the challenges of the vintage.
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Rain hits end of 2014 Bordeaux Harvest
Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes affected by heavy rainfall.
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RoboVine
Robot developed to help manage vineyards
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