Broadbent clears name over 'Jefferson Bottles'
Wine writer Michael Broadbent has won a libel case against Random House over allegations in the book The Billionaire's Vinegar over the notorious Jefferson bottles.
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Wine News Archive
Fuel from waste water!
A wine company has taken part in a test to demonstrate for the first time how waste water can be converted into fuel.
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English wine harvest in full swing
The harvest is well underway in English vineyards with producers reporting healthy yields, high sugars and balanced acidity in the grapes.
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Pancho Campo MW resigns from Spanish Wine Academy
Pancho Campo MW has resigned as president of the Spanish Wine Academy after a Madrid journalist discovered an arrest warrant for him on the Interpol website.
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Northern off licence chain goes into administration
Independent wine and convenience store chain, Wine Cellar, has gone into administration.
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Bubbles hold the flavour of fizz
It's the bubbles that give Champagne its flavour confirming the long-held view that Champagnes with a fine and persistent mousse, or stream of bubbles, are of a higher quality.
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Computer game creates Wine Tycoons
A new computer wine game Wine Tycoon is being launched in the United States.
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Smaller measures legalised
The UK Government plans to allow sample measures of wine to be served in bars and restaurants by deregulating wine measures under 75ml.
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Laithwaites sets up in Hong Kong
Direct Wines, owner of the Sunday Times Wine Club and Laithwaites, is to launch a new wine club with Hong Kong newspaper, The South China Morning Post.
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Nicolas Catena is Man of the Year
Decanter magazine's Man of the Year 2009 is Nicolas Catena owner of Argentinian winery Catena Zapata.
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Imported 'B.C.' wines annoy locals
British Columbian wines are the focus of media attention and consumer outrage after revelations that bulk imported wine is being sold as B.C. wine.
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Waitrose to take shoppers on journey from 'supermarket to vineyard'
Waitrose is planning to take consumers on organised wine tours in an attempt to educate them about their wine range.
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Protest against Mosel bridge that could desecrate wine region
The wine writer Hugh Johnson is protesting against a new bridge and motorway which he says will desecrate some of the Mosel's finest vineyards.
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London restaurant cuts price of fine wine
Soho restaurant Bob Bob Ricard is undercutting its competitors on the price of fine wines.
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Louis Roederer wine writers' awards announced
Wine writers had their chance to shine this week at the 2009 Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards held in London.
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Antony Worrall Thompson wine loophole
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson is in legal wrangle involving £36,000 worth of fine wine.
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Champagne agrees drop in production
The Champagne industry has agreed to reduce yields and cut production by 40% for the 2009 harvest in order to manage supply and stabilise prices.
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International Wine Challenge announces merchant awards
Marks & Spencer and Majestic are the places to shop for wine according to the results of the IWC Merchant Awards announced this week.
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Majestic reduce minimum purchase to 6 bottles
In a bid to attract new customers Majestic wine has reduced the minimum purchase in-store from 12 bottles to 6.
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France is world's number one but there is trouble in Champagne
France has overtaken Italy as the world's biggest producer but in Champagne yields are to be cut to stabilise prices.
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Wine company pulls out of Australia campaign
Wine company Australian Vintage whose brands include McGuigan and Tempus Two is pulling its funding for this year’s UK generic marketing campaign by Wine Australia.
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Wine sales show signs of recovery
The still light wine market may be showing the first signs of recovery with volumes up 2%.
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300g bottle is lightest ever
A 300g lightweight wine bottle claimed to be the lightest screwcap bottle ever to be produced is due to hit UK shelves in January 2010.
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DIAM closure has same footprint as cork
The DIAM wine closure has had its carbon footprint reduced by 12 per cent bringing it in line with its biggest competitor - natural cork.
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LVMH buys 50% stake in Cheval Blanc
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy has bought a 50% stake in St-Emilion's Premier Grand Cru Classé Château Cheval Blanc.
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Austrians add new appellation in Burgenland
Austria has a sixth wine appellation, Leithaberg in Burgenland, which will be the first DAC to incorporate both red and white wines.
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Fine wine gamble
A betting service for fine wine has been launched by fine wine exchange Liv-ex and Matchbet, an online betting provider.
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Old tobacco technology brings new life to wine
Giant kilns that were once used to dry out tobacco leaves are to be used in experimental winemaking at a Niagara-on-the-Lake winery
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Chianti Classico hold back wine
Wineries in Chianti Classico will only be allowed to sell 80% of this year's production in an attmept to stabilise prices.
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1.3 million litres of Brunello lose DOCG status
Italian police close investigation into the alleged adulteration of Brunello di Montalcino by declassifying 1.3 million litres of Brunello to the IGT category.
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Wine writer sues Majestic
Wine writer Martin Isark is suing Majestic Wine over the alleged misuse of a tasting note which he claims was used against the wrong vintage and without permission.
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Sauternes producer targets nightclubs
Sauternes producer Chateau d'Arche is to launch its second wine, La Perle d'Arche, into nightclubs served in 100ml test-tube bottles.
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Olly Smith announces new book deal
Saturday Kitchen wine presenter Olly Smith has a new book deal.
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New World countries unite
Argentina, Caliornia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa are joining forces as the New World Wine Alliance.
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World's largest wine appellation is in the States
The world's largest wine appellation is about to come into being and will be fifty times bigger than Bordeaux. The area, in the United States, will be known as the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA
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Survey reveals what UK wine drinkers want
UK wine drinkers are less concerned with the specific region their wine is from and more interested in the country of origin and whether the wine is on promotion.
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Bolivian wine was liquid cocaine
Cocaine has been found in wine exported from Bolivia to Bulgaria, during a drugs inspection by customs officers at the Black Sea port of Varna.
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Study shows way to reduce wine allergies
A study has found that adding lactic bacteria to unfermented grape juice could reduce compounds that create off aromas in wine and cause an allergic reaction amongst some wine drinkers.
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UK wine market in downward trend
Mintel report shows UK wine consumption is falling.
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Churches told to stop serving wine
Catholic churches in the Diocese of Plymouth have been advised to stop serving wine at communion in response to swine flu.
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'Three Dollar Koala' launches in US
The Bronco Wine Company best known for its Charles Shaw 'Two Buck Chuck' is to launch an Australian Chardonnay in the US under the brand name 'Down Under' and market the wine as 'Three Dollar Koala'.
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Penfolds Grange trials glass stoppers
Penfolds is trialling a revolutionary glass stopper system - on the 2006 Grange.
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Ridgeview is star of English & Welsh wine awards
Sparkling wines triumphed at the English & Welsh Wine of the Year Awards while Ridgeview Wine Estate outperformed rival wine producers.
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Laithwaites celebrates 40 years
Britain's biggest wine company celebrates its 40th birthday.
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Famous winemaker Jean Hugel has died
French winemaker Jean Hugel, credited with rebuilding the Alsatian wine trade after World War II, has died in France at the age of 84.
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NY vines hit by frost
Wine producers in New York are facing reduced crops due to late spring frosts.
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Australian Albarinho not the same as Spanish grape
Australian Albarinho is not the promising Spanish variety Albarino. Instead they been supplied with the almost unheard of French variety Savagnin Blanc, this is a very different variety to Sauvignon Blanc.
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Wine off limits at Sydney church
The fear of swine flu has led a catholic church in Sydney to stop offering sacremental wine at Holy Communion.
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GlassRite project a success
WRAP has saved over 20,000 tonnes of glass since 2006 through its GlassRite Wine project and increased the bulk importation of wine to the UK.
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UK plants more vines
Vineyard plantings in the UK continue to increase according to the latest DEFRA figures which show there are 1,106 hectares now under vine.
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