Wine cocktails in cans launched
Accolade Wines has launched a new range of wines in cans called The Sparkling Collection under the Hardys, Banrock Station and Stone’s brands.
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Crushpad bankruptcy sale goes ahead
The assets of the California winery Crushpad have been sold for over $650,000 to two new companies created by CastleGate Partners.
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Organic wine - its official, but not organic enough for some
New regulations governing organic wine production in the EU are now in force but some in the industry say the rules do not go far enough.
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German Grüner Veltliner beats Austria in blind tasting
The best Grüner Veltliner is German according to a comparative blind tasting of the varietal which was hosted in Vienna, Austria.
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Screw cap for fizz trialled in Australia
Australian winery Taylors is first to seal its sparkling wine with a unique screw cap that can withstand the pressure of the bubbles.
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Olympics hits wine business hard
The London 2012 Olympics has failed to bring extra custom to central London as Londoners have stayed away, heeding messages from Transport for London to keep the transport system moving and avoid gridlock.
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Tesco starts selling First Growth Bordeaux
Tesco to sell 2009 Lafite, Mouton, Cheval Blanc
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Naked Wines invests in US wine making facilities
The UK's online retailer Naked Wines who has just expanded into Australia and the USA is to continue its global expansion by opening a winery in California and say they will invest £5.5 million in independent winemakers.
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Scottish proposed minimum pricing hits snag over wine
Plans to set a minimum price for wine in Scotland are coming under fire from European wine trade body CEEV (Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins).
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Wine auction prices continue to fall but the US overtakes Hong Kong
Hong Kong auction sales fall below US levels for first time since 2010.
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Rabobank's latest Wine Quarterly report
Rabobank Q2 report shows global wine inventories at lowest point of the past decade.
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Cows fed red wine to produce VinBovin, a new delicacy
Cows in the southern Herault region of France are fed red wine to produce VinBovin a new delicacy in Paris restaurants.
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Port yields reduced by decree, down 20%
Port production restricted in order to curb oversupply in the Douro.
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More regulation required in wine investment industry
Wine investment industry asking for more regulation to stop bogus investment companies from trading.
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Rain, rain and more rain means UK vintage close to a wash out
Rain dampens hopes for this year's English wine harvest.
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Bordeaux 3rd Growth Calon Segur sold to Suravenir
Family reassured that Chateau Calon Ségur sold for €200m will remain in French hands.
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Greece, Italy and Spain fined for illegal vine planting
European Union orders Greece, Italy and Spain to pay millions of euros for illegal vine planting.
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New EU labelling for allergens
The European Union is planning to implement new allergen labelling requirements for wine from the beginning of July.
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Cannubi Estate victory
Ruling states that wines from Cannubi's sub-regions cannot be labelled Cannubi.
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Crushpad Napa could close if funding attempts fail
The Napa Valley company Crushpad has warned that it is likely it will close the business if it fails to get funding imminently.
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Vinopolis gets a multi-million pound facelift
London wine tasting venue Vinopolis is to undergo refurbishment.
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Could Fife become the new Loire Valley?
Scotland's first wine grower plants vines in Fife.
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Volume wine sales down but value sales are up
Recession and increases in duty and VAT show decline in volume but increase in value sales of wine.
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Smaller New Zealand harvest means prices could rise
2012 New Zealand harvest back to smaller 2010 quantities, a fifth smaller than 2011.
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The story of the wine maker, the barrel maker and the oyster farmer
Friends test whether wine aged by the sea tastes better than identical land locked vintage
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Majestic drop delivery to 6 bottle minimum
Majestic Wine to drop delivery minimum to 6 bottles.
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Telling time for Bordeaux as more top chateaux lower their prices
Bordeaux 2011 prices wake up to the reality of the market but is it too late?
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Welsh Wine Week promotes homegrown wines
Vineyards in Wales promote their wines during Welsh Wine Week from 2 to 10 June 2012.
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The Apprentice's fine wine hedge fund man is fired
Tom Gearing, with his fine wine hedge fund business plan, made it to the final of The Apprentice but was runner-up to safer bet.
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Lafite will use Prooftag as anti-fraud measure
Chateau Lafite Rothschild is to seal all its bottles with the Prooftag bubble seal as an anti-fraud measure.
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Is the booze cruise still worth it?
Exchange rates have fallen but duty will save you some money so is it still worth stocking up from over the channel?
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Argentina wine sales rocket on the back of Malbec
Sales of Argentine Malbec increase in the UK after heavy promotion and reduced value of Argentine Peso.
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Wine Competition Award Winners for 2012 announced
Results from IWSC Northern Hemisphere, Decanter World Wine Awards and International Wine Challenge are announced.
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1952 Tawny Port given royal approval for Queens Diamond Jubilee
Unusually old tawny port from Graham's is released for Queens Diamond Jubilee.
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Scotland to set minimum alcohol price at 50p
New miniumum pricing set to reduce alcohol abuse in Scotland and save up to 60 lives in the first year.
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France's new Vin de France wines selling well
Vin de France sales nearly reach their target of one million hectolitres.
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The Apprentice does English Fizz
Denbies play host to the latest BBC The Apprentice episode.
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Sparkling wines, are they going screw cap?
Guala launches sparkling wine screw cap closure to keep your fizz fizzier longer.
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Strong Pound could mean a move back to French & European wines
Could the pound's four year high against EURO see a shift back to French wines in the UK?
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Latest New Zealand harvest means cheap NZ Sauvignon Blanc a thing of the past
New Zealand has had a fantastic April and promises to deliver very good quality wine but quantities are still unknown.
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Vintage Tale to star Brad Pitt
Billionaire's Vinegar to be released in 2012 starring Brad Pitt.
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Pancho Campo resigns from Institute of Masters of Wine
First Spanish Master of Wine resigns as damning report about to be released.
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Bordeaux 2011 pricing still unclear
Will Bordeaux 2011 prices be low enough to get the campaign off the ground?
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Drinks trade people moving up the Sunday Times Rich List
Several wine people creep up the Sunday Times Rich List.
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Champagne crops hit badly by frost
Early budding vines in Champagne spurred on by a warm March are hit by April frost.
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London International Wine Fair to host UK Sommelier competition
33rd UK Sommelier of the Year competition to be held at London International Wine Fair
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Study shows that potentially wine experts taste differently to non-wine experts
Are wine experts born supertasters or can tasting skills be learned?
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UC Davis tackles Pierce's disease with genetic engineering
Gene fusion research project could help fight Pierce's disease in California.
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California wine producers make secret stash of wine
Un-named producers are making 'Pot wine' fashionable in California.
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Bordeaux unveils prices for 2011 vintage but Latour unveils more
Shakeup in the Bordeaux pricing world as Lafite releases 30% below last year and Latour announce exit from en primeur market.
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