France back on top but there's too much wine
France is world's biggest producer but there's still too much wine to go around.
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Wine News Archive
Bibendum merges with PLB
UK wine wholesalers Bibendum and PLB merge to form new 'Supergroup' of 5 companies.
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Tesco face SFO investigation into account irregularities
Criminal investigation launched into Tesco accounting.
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Watch out pest it's the attack of the drones
Remote controlled helicopter used to spray vineyards
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Switch or Bust message to Riverland wineries
Riverland wine growers forced to diversify in order to survive
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Russia to invest in Crimean wine industry
More investment by government in Crimean wine industry
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More Sparkle in the UK
Uplift of fizz sales in the UK driven by Prosecco
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Quality and quantity winning combination for English Wine Producers
Number of English Wine Producers doubles in last 2 years as 2014 looks set to be a great 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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Asian fly threat to French winemakers
Asian fly that causes grape rot found in Bordeaux
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Pop up fine wine in London
Vinorium offer fine wines in pop up shop on Southbank
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Smaller bag-in-box wines taking off
Boxed wine sees a revival with smaller box sizes
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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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Woman dies in vat of wine
Winemaker overcome by fumes falls to her death in vat of wine
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Alcohol burn sensation is influenced by genes
Burn gene linked to alcohol consumption
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Immigrant workers in Champagne region exploited
Immigrant workers found living in exploitative conditions but there to work the champagne harvest.
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Banknote style labels used to stop wine fraud
South African winemakers use holographic labels to stop wine fraud
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Another English wine toasts success
Sussex vineyard gets onto Waitrose shelves
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Advertising Guru slams wine industry
Sir John Hegarty condemns the wine industry for the way it talks to it's consumers
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Spain to restructure following wine glut
Spain to restructure its wine industry
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Loire optimistic for 2014 vintage
Loire Valley 2014 harvest gets under way.
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Wines fetch $6.6m at auction
Former Cru restaurant owner's wines fetch staggering amount at auction.
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New English Winery
West Sussex vineyard launches new sparkling wine
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Cornish winery develops low alcohol wine style to rival Asti
Knightor launches new low alcohol wine Mena Wweg
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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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Some wine spilt in Napa Valley earthquake
Biggest earthquake in quarter of century causes some damage to wineries in the Napa Valley
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Six new Masters of Wine announced
6 New Masters make the worldwide total 319
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Lix-Ex 100 ends 17 month decline with the first rise
The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 has made its first monthly gain since March 2013, rising by 0.94% in August 2014.
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Cut price fine wine at Lidl
Bordeaux used as a carrot to lure the middle classes
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Alcohol related crime collapses over the last 15 years
Better town partnerships and a society less tolerant of anti-social behaviour attributed to fall in alcohol related crime.
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Its harvest time
Harvest time in the northern hemisphere with some regions picking early.
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Flavoured wine is ancient history
Fruit flavoured wines are the next big thing but its really just ancient history.
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Napa quake hits wine region
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has hit California's Napa Valley but its too soon to count the economic cost and any impact on the price of Napa wines.
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Lafite hits all time low on Liv-ex Fine Wine 100
July figures out for Liv-Ex Fine Wine 100
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Has the reign of Pinot Grigio finally come to an end?
Short supply of Pinot Grigio forces price increases for this popular white wine
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Wine fraudster gets sentenced
Rudy Kurniawan gets 10 years jail and $20 Million US penalty for wine fraud.
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Charles Back wins lifetime achievement award
South African wine producer wins IWC lifetime award
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IWC 2014 results
IWC 2014 results
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Quinta do Noval declares 2012 vintage
Eccentric timing again for Quinta do Noval to announce a vintage year.
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Bill Koch settles another fake wine lawsuit
Bill Koch finally settles dispute with Acker Merrall & Condit.
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World Cup wine
Sales of wine drop during World Cup tournament.
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House wine to be no stronger than 12.5%
Government and Alcohol industry seek to reduce Britain's alcohol consumption by a billion units a year.
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World's first wine thriller?
Red Obsession docu-film about the rise and fall of Bordeaux.
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French say NON to wine at work
France looking to ban wine in the workplace.
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Chapel Down Fizz auction to support the Arts
A 15-litre Nebuchadnezzar of Chapel Down sparkling Blanc de Blancs is to be auctioned at Christie’s to raise funds for a British arts charity.
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France opposes Wine and Vin web domains
France opposing the creation of new web domains.
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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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Wine companies get funding boost
The Humble Grape and Winerist secure funding to realise their ambitious plans for growth.
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Barolo vineyards get UNESCO world heritage status
Piedmont, Langhe-Roero and Monferrato gain World Heritage Status.
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Heart doctor prescribes red wine
Antioxidant properties in red wine reduces risk of heart disease
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