Bordeaux harvest down 20% on last year
Bordeaux faces its smallest harvest in over 20 years, according to the Bordeaux Wine Bureau.
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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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Lord Ashcroft buys Gusbourne Estate
English Sparkling Wine producer bought by Lord Ashcroft
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Nyetimber signs export deal to Denmark
Award-winning English fizz award contract to distribute wines in Denmark.
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Bordeaux hit by hail storm damages up to 20,000 Ha of vineyard
A 10-minute hailstorm last Friday is thought to have caused damage to up to 20,000 hectares of vineyards in Bordeaux.
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New wine system that lets you enjoy special wines without opening them up
A new system for removing wine from a bottle without removing the cork has been launched.
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Wine Treasury Estates to destroy stock destined for US
Over ambitious forecasting contributes to excess stock destined for US market.
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Having a drink with friends tastes better
Environmental factors affect how we taste food and wine.
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Government to drop minimum pricing on alcohol
Minimum pricing dropped while retailers move away from heavy discounting
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Trend for unoaked wine is not good for barrel makers
At Vicard Tonnelleries, a leading barrel maker based in Cognac, sales have fallen from 50,000 barrels in 2008 to 40,000 in 2012 due to trend for unoaked wine.
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Marlborough starts latest and possibly last wave of vine planting
Following a freeze on vineyard expansion since over supplies in 2008, wine growers in New Zealand are starting to plant vines again.
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Duty rises cause a drop in government receipts
Alcohol duty collected from the British government fell for the first time on the previous year according to the Wilson Drinks Report.
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Game, Set and Fizz at Wimbledon!
Special edition Lanson kitted out for Wimbledon
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GrapePip website aiming to be Ebay of the wine trade
A new fine wine auction website aims to offload overstocks of wine for the trade by connecting them directly with consumers.
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Australia's Baron of Barossa dies
Peter Lehmann winemaker dies aged 82.
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First Cola flavoured wine launches in France
A French wine company, Haussmann Famille, has launched the world’s first cola-flavoured wine onto the market.
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UK has fourth highest prices for alcohol in Europe, blame the tax!
Duty Escalator is the biggest factor contributing to UK consumers paying more for alcohol than other EU countries.
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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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The Drinks Business top 10 Wine Brands
The Drinks Business announce the top 10 global wine brands
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Chinese not taking away at Wine Expo
Chinese selling at French wine expo not learning and tasting this time
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Jubilee Effect contributes to Majestic profits
Majestic Wine profits increased by 2.2% ending 1st April.
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New labels for Villa Maria
New Zealand brand launches new look after global research on existing labels
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Le Wine Blog might be banned in France
French seek to forbid alchohol promotion on internet and social media
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Code of silence still surrounds Bordeaux producers
It is revealed that en primeur tastings wines are different blends to the final wines
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AOC Wines by the Can?
French company Winestar packages wine in a can.
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The Italian job, crushing grapes while doing bird
Italian inmates make wine whilst in prison.
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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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Frances oldest vintage 5th Century BC?
Evidence shows winemaking in South of France as early as 5th Century BC
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Ocean aged wines more open and complex?
A Napa Valley winery claims that ageing wine on the ocean floor makes it more complex and open than its land-matured equivalent.
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China to protect the Champagne name
China has agreed to protect the name Champagne so that only wines produced in the French region can bear the name.
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Mouton to open gallery of original artwork for old labels
A new art gallery will open at Chateau Mouton Rothschild this summer to permanently house Mouton Rothschild label collection.
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Sailing Boats - they're the latest thing!
Natural wine transported by sailing ship for real sustaintability
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UK Wine Show a finalist in Wine Blog Awards
UK Wine Show nominated for Best Overall Wine Blog
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LIWF moves to Olympia in 2014
Drop in exhibitors at 2013 LIWF but 2014 will move to the refurbished Olympia
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Welsh seek to prove it's not just all-male choirs and rugby they're good at!
Welsh wine producers re-forming Welsh Vineyard Association (WVA)
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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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Wine Forgers handbook e-book published
Guide to fake wines and how to avoid them
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2013 Hawke's Bay vintage hailed a legend
2013 Hawke's Bay vintage in New Zealand said to be best vintage yet.
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Naked Wines angels come to the rescue of British winemaker
British winemaker suffers at hands of vandals but Naked Wines come to the rescue.
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More troubles with St Emilion classification
St Emilion chateau owners question impartiality of ranking board.
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A third of drinkers can't tell difference between Prosecco and Champagne
Mintel report shows 36% of sparkling wine consumers say there is little difference between Champagne and Prosecco.
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Brunello producer dismisses act of compensation as fraud
Soldera dismissed from Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino for libelous comments about fellow producers.
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Bordeaux 2012 prices continue to be released
Definite trend of decreasing 2012 Bordeaux prices but not all are dropping.
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Cava given a boost by Spanish loving Camino new bar
New Cava bar aims to improve the image of Cava.
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Skinny wine anyone?
More low calorie wines launched in the US
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2012 Bordeaux cheapest first growth in the world
Bordeaux 2012 prices are down and coming thick and fast.
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Moscato grape variety is big in the US
Moscato overtakes Sauvignon Blanc in US as grape variety of choice.
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Confusing wine descriptions makes critics look good but doesn't help the drinker
Survey reveals the phrases that consumers find most and least useful when understanding how wine tastes.
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William Koch wins wine fraud case
Koch compensated for fraudulent wines bought from Eric Greenberg
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Italian winemaker discovered by Naked Wines
Angels wine discovery sells out in 24 hours.
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