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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SkinCôntactLIVE raises £10k
SkinCôntactLIVE concert for Wine Relief raises a cool £10,000.
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What Brits are drinking when out
Report shows which wines Brits are drinking when out.
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Champagne sue wine critic
Champagne take Champagne Jayne to court.
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Sussex vineyards apply for PDO
Sussex wineries apply to create a Sussex appellation.
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Top level tier announced for Cava
New single source vineyard guarantee for Cava will be introduced in the sprng.
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En primeur will no longer get a Parker rating
Robert Parker steps down from rating en primeur
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Wine fountain to get the party started
Greek town fills its fountain with wine to get locals in the mood to party.
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Cork adds to wine ageing
Continued research on exactly how cork benefits wine ageing
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Northern Chile winemakers suffer from drought
Winemakers forced to abandon vines as water lacking for irrigation
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APW the latest wine investment firm to go bust and start again
APW goes into liquidation but former employees try to start again.
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Starbucks Evenings coming to the UK
Starbucks to introduce Starbucks Evenings in the UK with wine & beer served from 4pm.
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Steve Lewis Majestic CEO steps down
Steve Lewis the CEO of Majestic has stepped down from his role with immediate effect, after 29 years with the business.
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M&S to use UK firm for wine bottling
M&S announce New World wines to be bottled at Kingsland.
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Chapel Down expands
Chapel Down expand vineyards in response to consumer demand.
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