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New Grapes for Bordeaux Wines?

Bordeaux looks to new grapes in light of changing climates
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Health benefits of red wine disputed....again!

Weight loss link with red wine refuted
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Calling all amateur wine tasters

Oddbins looking for UKs top amateur wine taster
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Majestic profits fall

New Chief Executive puts plans in place to help ailing profits at Majestic.
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Frances Evin Law change

French Parliament backs amendment to controversial Evin Law
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France reigns at IWSC competition

IWSC release Northern Hemisphere 2015 results
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Still 30% of UK wine consumers haven't tried English Wine.

ThirtyFifty customers give their views on English Wines
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Chimps like a drink too?

Southeast Guinea chimps like a tipple
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Who do fine wine buyers listen to for advice ?

Fine Wine survey carried out by Wine Owners.
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London wine fair & wine week

London wine fair & wine week had a good week.
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Decanter Winemaker Survey

Worlds winemakers vote for their dream wine region.
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One Body for English Wines

English Wine Producers call for a united body.
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Villa Maria head winemaker leaving

Head winemaker leaves after 12 years.
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Fizz Rewards for Hambledon Investors

English Vineyard uses crowdfunding to raise investment funds.
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Trade plays down potential Prosecco shortage

The wine trade are downplaying speculation that there may be a shortage of Prosecco due to a difficult 2014 vintage.
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Rathfinny bottle first wines

Rathfinny Estate in Sussex, one of the newest and biggest English wine producers, has bottled its first wines around one year after opening its winery.
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Another day another wine scam

Another report this week of a wine investment company scam, this time a firm called Finite Futures, sole director 34 year old Adam Knowles.
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IWC releases finalists

Finalists for Champion Wine Challenge 2015 announced
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English Wine Week 23rd May to 31st May

Celebrate English Wine Week this half term
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IWC releases results

Own Label supermarket wines do well in the Great Value Awards category
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Tesco to slash wine selection

Tough competition means Tesco need to cut it's wine selection
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2014 Bordeaux en premier

En Primeur campaign begins to be released
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Growing English wine industry

More English wine being produced than ever before.
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Free online wine course on Burgundy

Burgundy University offers free wine course as part of MOOC initiative.
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Terroir it's the bugs, not the dirt

New research finds that bacteria has more effect on taste of wine than the terroir
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English Virgin Wines in South Africa

Richard Branson buys vineyards to sell wine in luxury hotel chain
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Berry Bros & Rudd burgled

Over £100,000 of fine wine stolen.
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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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Drinking makes you pretty

Tipsy people appear more attractive even to sober people
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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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Study reveals how taste buds react as we eat

Scientists use infrared to see how taste buds react as we eat.
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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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Bubbly Made In India

French wine and spirits house marketing Indian bubbly
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WSET receives royal seal of approval

Queens International Trade award given to WSET
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Hugel becomes a family affair

Alsace producer Hugel changes company name
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Majestic buy Naked Wines despite loss

Unprofitable Naked Wines bought out by Majestic Wine
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UK shopping habits changing

Big 4 supermarkets losing market share
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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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Hardy's goes upmarket with tighter regional identity

Hardys has re-launched its premium quality William Hardy range with a much tighter regional focus.
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New Zealand finally launches its own GI system

New Zealand government to introduce GIs for NZ wine regions.
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Healthy wine made from cocoa beans and green tea launches

A wine made from a blend of fermented cocoa beans and tea leaves is to launch in the UK on the 1 April 2015.
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Screw cap performs better than cork in blind tasting

Aussie reds age better under screw cap in blind tasting at Vinitaly.
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Billionaire’s Vinegar the movie

A movie of the book Billionaire's Vinegar will star Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey.
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Do it yourself oak in a wooden wine bottle

A wooden bottle for wine that aims to replicate the effects of oak ageing has been launched by Canadian Joel Paglione.
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California wines are full of arsenic, or are they?

PR stunt by Denver lab claims dangerously high levels of arsenic found in Californian wines.
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New trick to lower alcohol wines from New Zealand

Kiwi winemaker John Forrest revealed this week that he has made a breakthrough in making lower alcohol wines.
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Powdered alcohol approved in the US but Australia wants to ban it

The Victorian Government in Australia said it will move to ban 'Palcohol' after the manufacturer has reportedly shown interest in bringing the product to the Australian market.
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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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New Zealand wine exports hit all time high

New Zealand wine exports double since 2008, but a smaller crop for 2015 predicted
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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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