Former Tory jumps on English fizz bandwagon
Lord Ashcroft Controversial former Conservative Party deputy chairman is to invest in UK vineyard.
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No buyer found for Waverley TBS
Major drinks wholesale firm goes bust - 685 to lose their jobs.
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Wine and music the classic accompaniment
Classic FM & Laithwaites launch Tasting Notes on Sunday 14th October 3-5pm
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English wine volumes down 30% hit by weather and squirrels?
2012 vintage English Wine thwarted by forces of nature and theft.
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Sommeliers get molecular at Food and Wine Conference
Sommeliers told to keep their ego in check when using science to match food and wine
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Tributes pour in for Patrick Sandeman
Co-founder of Lea & Sandeman Patrick Sandeman is remembered in a Thanksgiving Mass.
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Waverley TBS goes into administration
Big trade distributor goes into administration as rival prepares to bid.
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Scotland's alcohol pricing policy comes under fire - again
More European countries oppose Scotlands policy on minimum unit price for alcohol
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Small French Wineries ask government for more insurance
Independent wineries feeling pinch from bad harvests and economic climate look for more government protection.
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Surprise result as UK wine hits alcohol levels similar to Ozzie Reds
UK vineyard reports red wine with alcohol levels of 15%.
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Morrisons to display wines by flavour types
Morrisons to extend wine range and display according to flavour.
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Fizz bucks trend over Jubilee
Gin and Sparkling Wine sales increase despite overall alcohol sales declining.
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Nyetimber gets another Champagne man on board
Ex-Piper Heidsieck man gets Sales and Marketing role at Nyetimber.
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French upset over use of the term Chateau
New proposal by EU to allow use of symbolic chateau label on bottles exported to Europe.
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St Emilion Classification finally settled, for now
Only 3 Chateaux dropped in latest St Emillion classification.
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Decanter World Wine Awards results
France delights in multiple awards at DWWA.
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FSA crack down on high risk fine wine investments
FSA introduce new proposals to protect inexperienced investors from high risk fine wine investments
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Weather puts high pressure on wine harvest pricing
Smaller harvests in Northern Hemisphere could put pressure on prices
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Survey shows Olympics a disaster for London restaurant trade
London restaurants hit by Olympics with trade down 40% on average.
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Australia has best growing season in decades while Champagne has one of the worst
Australia is set to benefit from the best growing conditions in the past twenty years but Champagne has seen the worst growing season in decades.
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Cloudy Bay starts producing Pinot Noir from Otago
Cloudy Bay is launching its first Central Otago Pinot Noir, called Te Wahi.
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Wine cocktails in cans launched
Accolade Wines has launched a new range of wines in cans called The Sparkling Collection under the Hardys, Banrock Station and Stone’s brands.
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Crushpad bankruptcy sale goes ahead
The assets of the California winery Crushpad have been sold for over $650,000 to two new companies created by CastleGate Partners.
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Organic wine - its official, but not organic enough for some
New regulations governing organic wine production in the EU are now in force but some in the industry say the rules do not go far enough.
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German Grüner Veltliner beats Austria in blind tasting
The best Grüner Veltliner is German according to a comparative blind tasting of the varietal which was hosted in Vienna, Austria.
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Screw cap for fizz trialled in Australia
Australian winery Taylors is first to seal its sparkling wine with a unique screw cap that can withstand the pressure of the bubbles.
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Olympics hits wine business hard
The London 2012 Olympics has failed to bring extra custom to central London as Londoners have stayed away, heeding messages from Transport for London to keep the transport system moving and avoid gridlock.
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Tesco starts selling First Growth Bordeaux
Tesco to sell 2009 Lafite, Mouton, Cheval Blanc
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Naked Wines invests in US wine making facilities
The UK's online retailer Naked Wines who has just expanded into Australia and the USA is to continue its global expansion by opening a winery in California and say they will invest £5.5 million in independent winemakers.
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Scottish proposed minimum pricing hits snag over wine
Plans to set a minimum price for wine in Scotland are coming under fire from European wine trade body CEEV (Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins).
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Wine auction prices continue to fall but the US overtakes Hong Kong
Hong Kong auction sales fall below US levels for first time since 2010.
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Rabobank's latest Wine Quarterly report
Rabobank Q2 report shows global wine inventories at lowest point of the past decade.
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Cows fed red wine to produce VinBovin, a new delicacy
Cows in the southern Herault region of France are fed red wine to produce VinBovin a new delicacy in Paris restaurants.
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Port yields reduced by decree, down 20%
Port production restricted in order to curb oversupply in the Douro.
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More regulation required in wine investment industry
Wine investment industry asking for more regulation to stop bogus investment companies from trading.
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Rain, rain and more rain means UK vintage close to a wash out
Rain dampens hopes for this year's English wine harvest.
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Bordeaux 3rd Growth Calon Segur sold to Suravenir
Family reassured that Chateau Calon Ségur sold for €200m will remain in French hands.
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Greece, Italy and Spain fined for illegal vine planting
European Union orders Greece, Italy and Spain to pay millions of euros for illegal vine planting.
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New EU labelling for allergens
The European Union is planning to implement new allergen labelling requirements for wine from the beginning of July.
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Cannubi Estate victory
Ruling states that wines from Cannubi's sub-regions cannot be labelled Cannubi.
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Crushpad Napa could close if funding attempts fail
The Napa Valley company Crushpad has warned that it is likely it will close the business if it fails to get funding imminently.
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Vinopolis gets a multi-million pound facelift
London wine tasting venue Vinopolis is to undergo refurbishment.
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Could Fife become the new Loire Valley?
Scotland's first wine grower plants vines in Fife.
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Volume wine sales down but value sales are up
Recession and increases in duty and VAT show decline in volume but increase in value sales of wine.
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Smaller New Zealand harvest means prices could rise
2012 New Zealand harvest back to smaller 2010 quantities, a fifth smaller than 2011.
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The story of the wine maker, the barrel maker and the oyster farmer
Friends test whether wine aged by the sea tastes better than identical land locked vintage
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Majestic drop delivery to 6 bottle minimum
Majestic Wine to drop delivery minimum to 6 bottles.
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Telling time for Bordeaux as more top chateaux lower their prices
Bordeaux 2011 prices wake up to the reality of the market but is it too late?
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Welsh Wine Week promotes homegrown wines
Vineyards in Wales promote their wines during Welsh Wine Week from 2 to 10 June 2012.
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The Apprentice's fine wine hedge fund man is fired
Tom Gearing, with his fine wine hedge fund business plan, made it to the final of The Apprentice but was runner-up to safer bet.
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