Wine capsules dropped in Waitrose trial
What's the point of wine capsules? Not much according to Waitrose who are dropping the neck sleeves on some of their wine.
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DNA Discovery for White Wine
Archaeological excavations announce the first DNA proof of white wines discovered in the Negev desert
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Scotland delays Deposit Return Scheme
Scottish first minister pushes the start of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) scheme almost a full year till at least March 2024.
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Bordeaux En Primeur underway
Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 a small and good vintage, but how will global economics affect it?
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Chile uproot vineyards due to water shortages
Chile uprooted 4.5% of vineyards in response to water shortages.
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New lighter weight bottle for sparkling wines
Champagne producer Telmont launches new lighter weight bottle for sparkling wines.
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World Alcohol Free Awards results
World Alcohol Free awards post results with a number of wines winning gold medals, including two that are available in the UK.
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Canned Wine Awards announced
The inaugural Independent Canned Wine Awards (ICWA) announced
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Manga Story ‘Drops of God’ to air on Apple TV+
Drops of God is a hugely popular Manga story that has been adapted for TV. The first screening will be on Apple TV+.
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WSET Bursary moves to Drinks Trust
The Drinks Trust has been chosen by the WSET to administrate the WSET Bursary.
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Dr Laura Catena wins inaugural Old Vine Hero
The Old Vine Conference Ltd announced their first Old Vine Hero as Argentina producer Dr Laura Catena.
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Prosecco exports tip half a billion
Prosecco claims to be the most enjoyed wine in Italy, as it exported over half a billion bottles in 2022
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Silicon Valley Bank Wine Division up for sale.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is hoping to sell its wine business worth $1.2 billion in loans.
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US bulk wine imports jump by 10%
The US sees bulk wine imports jump by 10% to nearly 490 million litres
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Lower duty rates for low alcohol wines
New tax system for wine in the UK favours lower alcohol wines with lower duty rates.
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Duty on wine goes up by 20% or 44p a bottle
UK duty on has gone up by 20% which will add 44p to every bottle of wine sold.
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NI/EU deal helps British drinks exports but trading with rest of EU remains costly
EU deal will help British drinks business export to Northern Ireland but non-trade barriers to the rest of Europe are high.
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Grapes domesticated 11,000 years ago new study suggests
Research suggests the the domestication of grapes occured 11,000 years ago, 2,500 years earlier than first thought and about the same time as wheat.
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£57 million package to grub up vineyards
French government agrees a £57 million package to grub up nearly 9% of vineyard area to attempt to get back in balance.
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PEE-noh nwar Number 1 search on how to pronounce
The most commonly search pronunciation puts Pinot Noir (PEE-noh nwar) at pole position
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Ireland’s proposed health warning for alcohol leave EU countries furious
Ireland's proposed health warning for alcohol has caused problems for 13 of the EU's major wine producing nations.
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Restaurant wines offer least value at mid range
Restaurant wine prices offer good value at the cheaper and more expensive end, just avoid the middle.
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Brad Pitt Champagne to be served at the Oscars
Brad Pitt's Miraval Champagne has won the right to be served at the Oscar ceremony on 12th March 2023.
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Deposit Return Scheme will reduce choice in Scotland
Scotland leads the UK with a Deposit Return Scheme, but will result in a reduction in wines sold in Scotland.
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Glass bottle shortage drives up price of wine
The high cost of gas and general shortages caused by an overhang from Covid has meant some glass bottles have doubled in price or are no longer available.
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Restaurant closures rose in December
December 2022 saw more restaurants close than any other time in the last 4 years.
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France bans influencer drinks ads
French courts rule Instagram influencers' drinks adverts are illegal and must be removed.
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NZ regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle
New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay and Gisborne smashed by Cyclone Gabrielle
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Cheapest and dearest countries to buy wine
Comparemyjet.com looked at wine from the 38 OECD members to find out the most expensive and the cheapest countries to buy wine in.
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Hot Chile burns as fires rip though Bio Bio and Itata
With more than 20 people dead, vineyards burnt and 40,000 ha already destroyed, the fires risk the remaining vineyards in the Southern Chile’s Bío Bío Valley and Itata Valley.
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Scotland could ban alcohol in sports sponsor deals
Scotland launches consultation on banning alcohol sponsorship in sports and live events
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Sheep fleeces helps ripen grapes and stop weeds
Sheep fleeces are a potentially organic way of managing weed growth around the vine.
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UK Government extends alcohol duty-freeze for six months
A new announcement about changes to alcohol duty will be made in the Spring Budget on the 15th March.
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Thieves and fraudsters have a bad start to the year
Fraudsters have a bad January with the discovery in China of 40,000 bottles of fake Lafite and Penfolds in a police raid.
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Ferrari keeps on popping on F1 podium
Italian Sparkling wine producer Ferrari, saw 76 Ferrari Jeroboams sprayed on the winning dias in the 2022 F1 season
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Alleged Ponzi scheme fraud hits Bordeaux Cellars
Andrew Fuller of Bordeaux Cellars is fighting extradition to the US over an alleged $99 million Ponzi Scheme.
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Bordeaux protests
Bordeaux producers protest, demanding state payment to grub up to 10% of vines
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Online wine club Winc files for bankruptcy
Online wine subscription club Winc files for bankruptcy after being valued at US $200million.
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Macon gets new Premier Cru sites
Four new Premier Cru Climats in Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles are expected in Mâcon, Burgundy, in the next 18 months. This will add to the 22 Premier Cru sites (or Climats) already in Pouilly-Fuissé announced in 2020.
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UK not the booziest in Europe
The UK is not the nation of boozers we think we are, ranking only 18th out of 38 of Europeans heaviest drinkers.
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Chianti Rufina launches Terraelectae, a new top tier wine
One of Chianti most extreme villages is to add Terraelectae, a new top tier, to its classification.
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Ireland to launch Deposit Return Scheme
Ireland has announced a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) that will go live on February 2024 and include glass, aluminium and plastic bottles.
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UK wine businesses holding more stock
UK wine businesses are holding more stock after Brexit, Covid and Ukraine war puts pressure on supply chains.
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Moet Hennessy running out of Champagne
Moet Hennessy CEO Philippe Schaus said the group was “running out of stock” of some of its Champagnes.
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The UK's biggest selling white wine is?
Barefoot Pinot Grigio is the UK's most popular white wine
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Australia is flooded again
Australia is flooded again with flood water taking weeks to drain, disrupting the Australian Spring.
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UK canned wine producer Uncommon launches in New Zealand
Uncommon, the uniquely designed alternative packaging producer, has just launched in New Zealand, with a sparkling Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir Rosé from Marlborough.
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Big budget announcements but silence on alcohol duty
A new month, new chancellor and a new economic direction, but Jeremy Hunt, the UK Chancellor, did not mention alcohol duty in his Autumn statement.
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Australian giant Accolade sells UK’s largest bottling plant
Accolade, owners of Hardys, Banrock Station and Petaluma brands, is selling it’s Bristol based bottling plant to bottle manufacturer Encirc.
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WTAF open letter encourages alternative formats
Wine Traders for Alternative Formats (WTAF) release open letter encouraging alternative formats.
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