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Paper wine bottles set to launch in the UK
Paper wine bottles latest invention to bring down wine carbon footprint.
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Screwcaps now the norm in the UK
UK wine drinkers will now happily buy wine with a screw cap closure.
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Prosecco set to grow to five times its current size by 2035
Prosecco region expanding production to keep up with increased demand for Prosecco.
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Wine Trade now has carbon calculator
Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocol is the new green policy for the wine trade
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English Beaujolais Nouveau?
English Winery Three Choirs produce first English wine from 2011 harvest
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Naked Wines named Online Business of the Year
National Business Awards name Naked Wines UK Online Business of the Year.
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Bordeaux embraces claret
A new term 'Claret de Bordeaux' is to be used for wines under AOC Bordeaux, AOC Bordeaux Superieur and AOC Cotes de Bordeaux appellations.
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Low alcohol and no-alcohol market breaks 1 million case barrier
Low alcohol wine is increasingly bought by consumers to appease their consciences and put less pressure on their wallets.
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Camel Valley on top of the world at International wine competition
Camel Valley Pinot Rose awarded the International Sparkling Rose Trophy.
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Healdsburg won’t cap wine-tasting rooms
With 20 wine tasting rooms downtown Healdsburg council decide not to further restrict more establishments.
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Bloosom Hill changes name of White Zinfandel
Blossom Hill White Zinfandel and White Grenache will now be known as Zinfandel Rosé and Grenache Rosé as Italian authorities force change.
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Californian rain could mean a rotten harvest
Producers in California are worried that rainstorms in early October could affect the quality of the crop resulting in under-ripe grapes lacking concentration of fruit.
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Lindemans add NZ Sauvignon Blanc to range
Lindeman’s has now added a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to its international Winemaker’s Discovery range.
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Top Bordeaux prices crumble as drinkers diversify
Buyers turn away from established favourites like Chateaux Lafite seeking better value wines.
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Waitrose sells wine by the glass
Waitrose follows M&S with wine by the glass, a concept ridiculed on Dragons Den.
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Oddbins relaunches, again, this time smaller, again
37 Oddbins stores will re-open with a campaign that allows customers to suggest the price of the wine.
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New Grand Cru for the Loire
Quarts de Chaume in Anjou awaits final approval to become the Loire's first Grand Cru.
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Australia's Queensland producers shift harvest date by 2-3 months by pruning
Australian winemakers to reset the biological clock of vines to improve grape quality.
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Scottish devolution of duty may increase costs for drinkers
Scottish Government asks Westminster for control of excise duty to work alongside their minimum pricing policy.
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Rioja harvest in but much smaller than normal.
Exceptionally hot weather has made for an early harvest full of potential but reduced in quantity.
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Motorhead launch the Ace of Shiraz
Motorhead joins a long list of celebrities who are dabbling in the wine trade.
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While China forges fine wine UK sticks to cheap fake wine
Fake Blossom Hill seized in Warrington, Cheshire.
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Wine sold on QVC for the first time in 17 years
Pig in a Poke wine to reach 22 million UK homes via the QVC shopping channel
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UK 2nd biggest market for Spain
Figures show that the UK is Spain's second biggest export market, behind Germany.
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Champagne's old vintages give kick to fizz
The trend for library wines is gaining momentum among Champagne’s top houses, including Krug, Dom Pérignon and Louis Roederer.
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2011 English vintage finishes on a ripe note
English wine producers are happy with the quality of their 2011 crops.
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EU planting ban planned phase out by 2015
Many fear liberalisation will lead to lower quality EU wines and are campaigning to maintain planting rights.
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Fizz put into Sauvignon Blanc
Brancott Estate launch sparkling Sauvignon Blanc.
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What do Pork Pies, Arbroath Smokies, Champagne and Cider Brandy have in common?
Somerset Cider Brandy gets Protected Geographical Identification status.
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Bordeaux 2011 back to a typical vintage
Relief from some Bordeaux producers that 2011 will be just an ordinary vintage!
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Government bottles opportunity to send price signals to UK drinkers
UK Government deny considering levying higher taxes on more alcoholic wines.
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UK drinks market predicted to shrink
UK alcholic drinks sector set to decrease by 6%.
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Fine wine market hit by financial gloom
Fine Wine auctions in New York, Hong Kong and London hit by recession but some lots still reach record prices.
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Brits baffled by wine myths
SPAR survey reveals top wine myths believed by UK consumers.
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Hailstorms hit Mosel wine region
The Mosel Valley in Germany has been hit by hailstorms which have damaged houses and cars and devastated some of the regions vineyards.
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Jacobs Creek tries bulk shipping to offset high Australian dollar
The high Australian dollar is causing Jacob's Creek to bottle wine offshore rather than locally in Australia to offset the cost of the rising dollar.
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Decanter & IWC trophy winners and champions announced
Argentina scoops 6 international trophies and Waitrose is best supermarket for wine.
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Fine wine on the up despite recession fears
Sainsbury's is to double the number of branches offering fine wine to 120 following a 47% increase in fine wines in the past year.
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Rosso di Montalcino stays 100% Sangiovese
Producers in Montalcino, Italy have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to use grapes other than Sangiovese in Rosso di Montalcino.
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South African winemakers accused of human rights abuses
A report by Human Rights Watch accuses wine producers of human rights abuses in South African vineyards.
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Going Brazilian in the UK
Its good news for Brazilian wine exports which are up 40% in the first half of 2011.
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Gary Vaynerchuk waves goodbye to wine video the Daily Grape
Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV and Daily Grape web shows has produced his final episode.
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Harvest underway early in France
The 2011 harvest has started early in Bordeaux and Champagne.
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Champagne increases yield to meet demand
The permitted yield of grapes for the upcoming harvest in Champagne is to be increased to 12,500 kilogrammes per hectare (kg/ha) to cope with growing demand for Champagne.
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AC/DC Cabernet Sauvignon is a Highway to Hell
Rock band AC/DC has teamed up with Australian winery Warburn Estate to launch a range of wines.
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Mixed response to new Chilean wine areas
Chilean wine producers have expressed concerns over the three new wine areas for Chile which were approved earlier this year.
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Canadian wine in bag-in-box is same as bottle but different
A winery in British Columbia is to lose the prestigious B.C. Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) designation for wine it will be packing into bag-in-box instead of bottles.
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England riots affect the drinks trade
The riots this week affected the drinks trade with off licences, bars and restaurants directly under attack from looters
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Wine critic Robert Parker is scaling back role
The Wine Advocate's Antonio Galloni will now be responsible for tasting new releases of California wines from the 2011 vintage.
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