China 2nd largest wine grower
China strive to become self sufficient in wine and become 2nd largest grower of grapes
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Wine News Archive
Study reveals how taste buds react as we eat
Scientists use infrared to see how taste buds react as we eat.
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China's biggest wine producer admits its wines are awful
Cofco chairman admits China's wines aren't great.
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Bubbly Made In India
French wine and spirits house marketing Indian bubbly
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WSET receives royal seal of approval
Queens International Trade award given to WSET
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Hugel becomes a family affair
Alsace producer Hugel changes company name
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Majestic buy Naked Wines despite loss
Unprofitable Naked Wines bought out by Majestic Wine
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UK shopping habits changing
Big 4 supermarkets losing market share
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Californian drought continues
The four-year drought in California is having an impact on smaller producers of inexpensive wines.
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Hardy's goes upmarket with tighter regional identity
Hardys has re-launched its premium quality William Hardy range with a much tighter regional focus.
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New Zealand finally launches its own GI system
New Zealand government to introduce GIs for NZ wine regions.
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Healthy wine made from cocoa beans and green tea launches
A wine made from a blend of fermented cocoa beans and tea leaves is to launch in the UK on the 1 April 2015.
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Screw cap performs better than cork in blind tasting
Aussie reds age better under screw cap in blind tasting at Vinitaly.
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Billionaire’s Vinegar the movie
A movie of the book Billionaire's Vinegar will star Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey.
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Do it yourself oak in a wooden wine bottle
A wooden bottle for wine that aims to replicate the effects of oak ageing has been launched by Canadian Joel Paglione.
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California wines are full of arsenic, or are they?
PR stunt by Denver lab claims dangerously high levels of arsenic found in Californian wines.
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New trick to lower alcohol wines from New Zealand
Kiwi winemaker John Forrest revealed this week that he has made a breakthrough in making lower alcohol wines.
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Powdered alcohol approved in the US but Australia wants to ban it
The Victorian Government in Australia said it will move to ban 'Palcohol' after the manufacturer has reportedly shown interest in bringing the product to the Australian market.
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Priorat bids for world heritage site but a shortage of grapes mean demand cannot be satisfied.
Catalan wine producers in Spain are pressing ahead with a bid to have Priorat recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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New Zealand wine exports hit all time high
New Zealand wine exports double since 2008, but a smaller crop for 2015 predicted
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Drinks Business Pinot Noir Master Released
The results of the Drinks Business Pinot Noir Global Masters have been released.
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SkinCôntactLIVE raises £10k
SkinCôntactLIVE concert for Wine Relief raises a cool £10,000.
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What Brits are drinking when out
Report shows which wines Brits are drinking when out.
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Champagne sue wine critic
Champagne take Champagne Jayne to court.
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Sussex vineyards apply for PDO
Sussex wineries apply to create a Sussex appellation.
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Top level tier announced for Cava
New single source vineyard guarantee for Cava will be introduced in the sprng.
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En primeur will no longer get a Parker rating
Robert Parker steps down from rating en primeur
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Wine fountain to get the party started
Greek town fills its fountain with wine to get locals in the mood to party.
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Cork adds to wine ageing
Continued research on exactly how cork benefits wine ageing
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Northern Chile winemakers suffer from drought
Winemakers forced to abandon vines as water lacking for irrigation
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APW the latest wine investment firm to go bust and start again
APW goes into liquidation but former employees try to start again.
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Starbucks Evenings coming to the UK
Starbucks to introduce Starbucks Evenings in the UK with wine & beer served from 4pm.
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Steve Lewis Majestic CEO steps down
Steve Lewis the CEO of Majestic has stepped down from his role with immediate effect, after 29 years with the business.
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M&S to use UK firm for wine bottling
M&S announce New World wines to be bottled at Kingsland.
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Chapel Down expands
Chapel Down expand vineyards in response to consumer demand.
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Californian wine crop big but not a record breaker
Crush report shows results for the 2014 Californian crop
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Hong Kong firm buys 650ha of Australian Vineyards
Asian investment in Australian vineyards continues.
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Starbucks to add alcohol to the menu
Beer and Wine added to Starbucks menu in Canada.
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Aldi pips Waitrose to wine retailer award
Aldi best place to buy wine.
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London tourist attraction Vinopolis to close
Vinopolis has announced that it will close its doors on 31st December 2015, ending their wine experiences & tours that have been running since 1999.
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Dear Bordeaux...about your pricing...
UK importers and merchants write to Bordeaux producers to ask for better pricing.
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RoboVine
Robot developed to help manage vineyards
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Tokaj to get Euro invesment
330m Euro investment in Hungary's Tokaj wine region
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Champagne exports set to outstrip domestic sales
Champagne volume and value sales are up driven by exports.
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Squeeze on Marlborough vineyard space
Rising exports of New Zealand wine fuel demand for vineyard space in Marlborough.
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Police seize drugs in Montalcino
After a lengthy investigation police seize drugs and arrest winery workers in Montalcino, southern Tuscany.
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Where in the world are the vineyard hot spots?
Global vineyard price report.
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Who had a turkey for Christmas wine sales?
Retailers announce Christmas period wine, beer and spirit sales.
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Illegal servings of Prosecco in UK bars
Sparkling wine incorrectly labelled as Prosecco in UK bars
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Where is the UK fizz in the Government
Government spending on fizz revealing.
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