Penfolds 2004 Grange released
Penfolds has released the 2004 vintage of the legendary Grange at £170 a bottle.
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London gets new vineyard
London's first commercial vineyard has been planted at Forty Hall Organic Farm in the London Borough of Enfiel
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Berry Bros to close Dublin store
Fine wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd is to close its Dublin store at the end of July and make 12 staff redundant after ten years of trading.
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UK Sommelier of the Year announced
The 2009 UK Sommelier of the Year award has been won by Laura Rhys from Hotel TerraVina in Southampton.
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Government has a taste for wine
UK government maintains a cellar filled with wines and spirits worth nearly £800,000, according to a Foreign Office minister.
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Will English Sparkling wine pass with Merret?
Plans are underway to create a quality standard for English sparkling wine.
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Liv-ex poll says Lafite is top wine for 2008
The results of the annual Liv-ex survey are out and Lafite Rothschild has been voted the wine of the 2008 vintage.
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Alcohol duty up 2% in budget
The UK government has raised the duty on alcohol by 2% in this year's budget.
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Tim How new chairman of WSTA
Tim How, former CEO of Majestic Wine, is confirmed as the new chairman of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association.
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English Wine Week 23-31 May
English Wine Week will begin on 23rd May, a countrywide campaign to promote English wines.
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Napa Valley trades down
Sales of ultra premium Napa Valley wines are falling in the economic downturn.
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Bordeaux 2008 at half the price
Château Latour has released its 2008 vintage at €110 per bottle, almost half the 2007 price.
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World wine consumption falls
Wine consumption around the world has fallen by 1% according to a report the Global Drinks Market: Impact Databank Review and Forecast.
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40% off at First Quench
Hurry while stocks last - First Quench has issued another 40% off voucher on wine and champagne at any of its Threshers, Wine Rack, Victoria Wine or Bottoms Up stores until April 13.
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2008 Bordeaux a mixed bag
Berry Bros & Rudd verdict on the 2008 Bordeaux is that it's a mixed bag in terms of quality.
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Olly wins wine award
Wine presenter Olly Smith has won the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year award for 2009.
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Oz vintage down
Australian grape production is forecast to fall by 13% to 1.6 million tonnes in 2008–09.
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Port house declares 2007 vintage
2007 has been declared a vintage year in the Douro Valley by the Symington family across three of their Port brands, Graham's, Warre's and Dow's.
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EU Rosé rules to change
EU plans to allow rosé to be made by blending white and red wine together.
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En Primeur campaign under pressure
Bordeaux's 2008 En Primeur campaign is under pressure from British importers to reduce prices.
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Beaujolais sugar not so sweet
Wine producers who were on trial for illegally adding sugar to their wines have been found guilty.
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Bottle Shock opens
Wine movie Bottle Shock in cinemas from 20 March
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2006 St Emilion classification scrapped
The French Court of Appeal has ruled that the 2006 Saint Emilion classification will be scrapped.
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British Government rejects minimum pricing
A recommendation by UK chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson to impose a minimum price on alcoholic drinks of 50p per unit in England and Wales has been rejected by prime minister Gordon Brown.
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Minimum pricing on hold for 12 months
Plans by the Scottish government to introduce a minimum price for alcohol and increase the alcohol buying age to 21 have been put on hold for at least a year.
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Screwcaps grow market share
Screwcaps account for 15% share of the world's wine closure market.
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Majestic buys fine wine merchant
UK wine warehouse chain Majestic wine has bought fine wine merchant Lay & Wheeler for £6 million.
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High Court rules against Sovio
The producers of Sovio, the reduced-alcohol wine, have lost their two year battle with the UK's Food Standards Agency in a High Court ruling.
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Wine terrorists attack vineyard
Wine terrorists CRAV have attacked La Domaine de la Baume, the Languedoc estate owned by Grand Chais de France.
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Scotland announces plans to set minimum pricing
The Scottish Government has announced plans to set a minimum price for alcohol and ban alcohol promotions.
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Fairtrade wine on promotion
Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 23rd February until 8th March 2009 with promotions on wine and other fairtrade products throughout the UK.
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IWC in BBC4 wine programme
In the final episode of the BBC Four series 'Wine', the International Wine Challenge will be featured.
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Harpers Wine & Spirit Trades Review launched
The first issue of the new Harpers Wine & Spirit Trades Review was unveiled this week, a merger of Harpers and the Wine & Spirit Magazine.
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BBC4 wine series begins
The BBC4 documentary series about wine began this week focusing on Berry Bros & Rudd, the UK's oldest wine merchant.
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NZ Sauvignon big in 2009?
An oversupply of NZ Sauvignon Blanc is fuelling discounted sales in Australia, but what will happen in the UK.
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Foster's group to keep wine business
Following a review of its wine assets which started in June 2008, Foster's is to retain its wine business but run it as a separate entity to its beer business.
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Bordeaux plans to test new grapes
Bordeaux wine producers union seeks permission to test grape varieties which are currently illegal under the appellation laws.
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Fake Pinot Noir sold to the US
A wine scandal has emerged involving falsely-labelled Pinot Noir from the Aude region of France.
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Yarra Valley hit by Australian fires
Australian bush fires have hit the Yarra Valley wiping out a winery and many vineyards in the region.
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UV-treated wine is a first
The first UV-treated wine is due to be released later this year following successful trials in South Africa.
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Wine judging inconsistent say study
A four year study into wine judging at the California State Fair has found that judges rarely rate a wine the same way twice.
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New TV series charts wine trade
A new BBC4 TV series about different aspects of the wine trade will be on air in February and March.
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Beaujolais producers on trial
53 Beaujolais producers on trial for illegal chaptalisation.
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Threshers future in doubt
Threshers store closures put future in doubt.
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Wine has chemical fingerprint
Scientists at the University of Western Australia have found a way to prove the origin of wine by its a chemical fingerprint.
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Wine drinking will slow but still grow
Wine consumption in Britain is to slow – but will continue to grow over the next five years despite the recession, according to new data from wine and spirit exhibition organiser Vinexpo.
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Australia to lose last of Europe's wine names
The Australian wine industry will soon phase out the last of the traditional European names that are still in use for its wines.
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Asda wine goes to Japan
Four wines from Asda's Extra Special own label brand are to be launched in 40 stores in Japan.
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Harpers to merge
Harpers is to merge with Wine & Spirit magazine
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St Emilion argument almost over
The eight demoted St Emilion chateaux that were to be reinstated to their 2006 re-classifications will now almost certainly remain with their 1996 classifications.
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