Bordeaux 2013 prices are down
Prices drop for Bordeaux 2013s with Lafite down 14% on last year.
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Bordeaux sweetener
Following en primeur week several producers have told Decanter magazine that they had to chaptalise some of their 2013 wines due to the challenges of the vintage.
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Burgundy winemaker fined
Burgundy winemaker Emmanuel Giboulot is fined €1,000 for not using pesticides to fight flavescence doree disease.
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Russia plans to invest in Crimean wine industry
Russia could invest up to RUB30bn (US$1bn) to develop winemaking in the Crimean Peninsula and Caucasian regions of Russia if funding plans are approved.
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Supermarket own labels start to dominate
Own label wines are up by 12% year on year.
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Bordeaux dry whites drive growth in UK
Bordeaux growth in the UK is being driven by dry white wines.
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Bordeaux 2013 en premier tasting underway
2013 en primeur vintage fails to meet requirements of a fine red wine vintage.
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Europeans prefer screw cap lids
A recent survey of 6,000 consumers shows Europeans prefer aluminium screw caps to other wine closures.
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Chateau Largo Vines ready for first Scottish vintage in 2014
First ever Scottish wine to be produced this year in Fife.
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What's that smell?
Scientists discover we can smell 1 trillion odours
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Earliest Roman vineyard discovered?
Roman aspargus farm or vineyard unearthed in Cambridge?
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Duty continues to rise on wine but at least slowing down
Beer and Spirits get respite from ADE but wine duty still rising
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CRAV crave attention for their supposed plight
Wine Terrorists attack telephone exchange
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Sour grapes from Cava MD regarding Prosecco?
Grupo Codorniu managing director thinks that although Prosecco is popular now it could be a passing fad.
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Burgundy to stop hail using high tech generators
New technology being employed in Burgundy to halt damage from hail.
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Bordeaux prices continue to fall on Liv-ex
Liv-ex index declining for the 11th consecutive month
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India's wine market growing by 30%
India’s domestic wine market is growing at 30 per cent a year and is likely to reach around 28 million litres by 2015.
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Drunk gambler sues casino for letting him do what he wanted to do
A drunken gamble who lost $500,000 at a Las Vegas casino is suing the casino for allowing him to gamble.
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Prosecco sales bubble over as Champagne falls flat
Global sales of Prosecco have overtaken Champagne.
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New yeast strain drops alcohol levels by over 1% ABV
Australian research team test yeast strains to reduce alcohol levels.
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Excessive drinking when pregnant could become a crime
UK case could mean drinking whilst being pregnant becomes a crime.
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Alcohol industry blamed for Neknomination
Neknomination craze causes outrage and calls for government intervention.
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Rioja has record-breaking sales
Sales of Rioja have broken a previous record set before the economic downturn, by selling 277 million litres in 2013.
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Tesco's coffee chain gets alcohol license
Harris + Hoole is the first UK coffee chain to sell alcohol.
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Fake university bar studies drinking behaviour
A fake pub has been installed at the London South Bank University (LSBU) by its psychology department, to study drinkers and their behaviour.
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Big boy Krug in dispute with small Austrian producer
Discussions continue over potential confusion with Austrian Krug wine.
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Former Eagle buys into New Zealand wine producer
Top New Zealand winery bought by former Screaming Eagle owner
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Bumper crop amid warnings of drought
California announces largest wine crop amid threats of drought.
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French grapevine collection to be uprooted and relocated
The world’s largest and most important living grapevine collection at the Domaine de Vassal vineyard, in the South of France, is to be relocated.
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That's the way not to do it!
Punch taverns slip into administration
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Hop aboard and discover Sussex's finest vineyards
English Wineries bus tour around top sussex vineyards
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Bordeaux demand wanes
Bordeaux prices continue to fall as investors lose faith.
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Chinese are no 1 Red Wine consumers
China now worlds largest consumer of red wine.
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Wines stored with a bang?
World War Two munitions bunker becomes fine wine vaults.
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A corking good shot!
Italian official causes damage by popping a cork through an 18th century oil painting.
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Big boys Veuve Clicquot sue small Italian winemaker
Label similarities prompt Veuve Clicquot to take legal action over small Italian winemaker.
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Aussie dollar drops but so do wine exports
Will cheaper Australian wines mean exports will increase this year?
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Ice Wine in Canada has a very cool harvest
Canada's icewine producers report a strong harvest following the deep freeze affecting large parts of North America.
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Grapes replaced by almonds in California
Californian vineyards ripped up to be replanted by almonds and other nuts and fruits.
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Government accused of cosying up to the drinks business
Government accused of cosying up to the drinks business but WSTA says British Medical Journal report is flawed
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Rudy Kurniawan convicted of wine fraud
Jury reaches guilty verdict on wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan.
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Odour research reveals we don't smell the same
DNA differences show we smell things differently
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New Zealand investing in low alcohol wine for UK
Major investment in low alcohol wines destined for UK market
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Tesco set new sales record pre-Christmas
Tesco has achieved a new record for pre-Christmas sales of wine online through its Wine by the Case site and Tesco.com with sales rising by 28% and 51% respectively compared to the same period a year ago.
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New study finds that drinking in moderation is best
New study finds that moderate drinkers have the lowest mortality rates and heavy drinkers live longer than abstainers.
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Counterfeiting kit found at Rudy Kurniawan's house
Fake wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan on trial in New York.
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Alcohol doesn't make you fat says new book
New book claims alcohol doesn't pile on the calories.
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The future is robot-sorted grapes!
Napa Valley winemaker employs optical grape sorter.
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Russia played politics by banning wine
Moldovan wines and spirits banned from Russia but Moldova begins process of integration with the EU.
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Scotland's BOGOF ban hasn't reduced wine consumption
Alcohol Act 2010 hasn't reduced the consumption of wine, beers and spirits in Scotland.
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