We like wine more if it costs more, says study
Drinkers think that more expensive wine tastes better, no matter its quality, according to a recent study.
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Yalumba defines old vines
Australian wine producer Yalumba has established an Old Vine Charter
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Sales of Burgundy on the up
Sales of Burgundy have outstripped production for the second year running.
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Study shows drinkers fib about amount they drink
A study by Norwich Union, the UK’s leading life and critical illness insurance provider, has found that nearly a quarter of people lie about their alcohol intake.
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UK exempt from EU planting ban
UK wine producers have got the New Year’s resolution they were hoping for – exemption from the EU-wide planting ban.
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Bottle shortage a worry for wine industry
A glass shortage has been causing concern for the wine industry in Europe.
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2007 Aussie wine exports grew more by value than volume
Australian wine exports went up more by value than by volume last year.
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UK biggest importer of NZ wine
The UK takes more New Zealand wine than any other country.
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Enthusiasm for English vineyards puts Bride Valley Brut on hold
A vineyard venture in Dorset by Decanter magazine’s consultant editor Steven Spurrier and his wife Bella looks unlikely to happen
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Call for a level playing field on selling low-alcohol wines in the UK
Low-alcohol wines are still struggling to make it to shops in the UK
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EU agrees watered-down wine reform
A diluted EU wine reform has been agreed this week.
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Asda's £30 Dom Perignon popped out of the shops
If you thought you’d head to Asda to grab hold of some top-notch bubbly at a rock-bottom price for Christmas, well, don’t bother.
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English sparkling wine in world's top 10
An English sparkling wine has been ranked in the world’s top 10 in the Effervescents du Monde competition.
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Demand for champagne doesn't stop high street discounting
In spite of the fact that demand for champagne is soaring, UK retailers still seem to be slashing the prices of their festive fizz.
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MEPS from cooler wine regions vote against sugar ban
German and Austrian wine growers have shown their opposition to the EU wine reform’s proposed ban on adding sugar.
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Trinity Hill Syrah scoops top Air NZ wine award
Trinity Hill Homage Syrah 2006 won the top prize at this year’s Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
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Australia could get broader GI zone
Discussion is under way about the creation of a broad Greater Australia Geographical Indication.
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Vintages don't really matter any more, says Hugh Johnson
It might be hard for some wine connoisseurs to swallow, but wine critic and author Hugh Johnson has declared that wine vintages hardly matter any more.
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No Penola GI leaves grape-growing community nameless
Penola community grape growers appeal against decision not to have a GI
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Oddbins reports increased losses
Wine merchant Oddbins saw losses almost triple last year to £8.7 million from £3m in 2005.
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Supermarkets take different route with greener packaging
After trialling two own-label wines in PET for three months, Sainsbury’s is putting them back into glass because it is worried that they won’t sell fast enough during the winter for the wine to stay fresh.
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RidgeView wins gastronomic prize
English sparkling wine producer RidgeView has been awarded the prestigious Grand Prix of Gastronomy.
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Waitrose wins Wine Buyer of the Year again
For the fifth year in a row, Waitrose has picked up the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s Wine Buyer of the Year award.
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Champagne aims to expand its vineyards
France is looking to extend its Champagne region in a bid to keep up with increasing demand.
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Co-op excels at Fairtrade Wine Awards
Supermarket chain Co-op scooped half the prizes at the first-ever Fairtrade Wine Awards last week.
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Russian fizz beats top Champagnes
A Russian sparkling wine beat far more expensive bottles from some of the top champagne houses in a recent blind tasting.
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Brazilian wine crops at the double
Anyone who knows anything about wine knows that vines produce grapes once a year, but just to prove there’s always an exception to the rule, Waitrose is selling a Brazilian wine called Rio Sol, which is a double-cropper.
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Top chef opts for English wine list
Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens is to have an all-English wine list at the fish-and-chip restaurant he is opening next month.
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NZ company stops grape seeds going to waste
A New Zealand company has devised a way of turning the grape seeds from wine production – usually a waste product – into a saleable commodity.
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Middle classes labelled hazardous wine drinkers
Middle-class wine drinkers have been slammed by the media after a study showed them to be the worst offenders when it comes to hazardous levels of drinking alcohol.
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Oz and James take a New World wine adventure
‘Wine buff’ Oz Clarke and ‘petrolhead’ James May returned to TV screens last week for a second series of their Big Wine Adventure.
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Stopper makes wine preservative-free
An Australian winemaker has invented a stopper that will remove the preservative from wine as the bottle is opened.
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Australia is top scorer in wine competition
Australia has excelled in this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) by being awarded a third of all the Gold medals.
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Wine scanners to detect spoilage without opening the bottle
American scientists have invented two devices that can detect cork taint and oxidation in wines without having to open the bottles.
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Namibian vineyard proving it's possible to make dry desert wine!
Who would imagine anyone could produce good wine – let alone wine at all – on the edge of the Namibian desert, but a British-born businessman is proving just such a thing is possible.
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Argentinian wine on the up in the UK
The Argentines got us into salsa and now it seems our interest in their wine is stepping up too.
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Torres takes global warming seriously
Spain’s leading winemaking family is reaching new heights in its fight against global warming – by planting vineyards at altitude.
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Asda launches mini taster bottles
Asda has launched a range of mini taster bottles designed to give consumers the confidence to try new wines.
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Drought may slash Australia's 2008 vintage
Australian wine looks likely to be hit hard by the country’s relentless drought.
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Glass still wine buyers' first choice
The majority of consumers still think wine should come in a glass bottle rather than any other type of packaging, according to a recent report.
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Different wine whiffs are down to our genes
If you think you smell a wine differently to those around you, chances are you do.
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Bordeaux is best-known wine region
Bordeaux is the world’s best-known wine region - followed by Champagne and Chianti.
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Checkout staff check if pensioner old enough to buy alcohol
A 72-year-old man was asked if he was old enough to buy wine at a Morrisons checkout.
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High costs force Corney & Barrow to close shop
Corney & Barrow has shut its London shop in Notting Hill.
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Heat machine helps to rid Chilean vineyard of pests
Chilean winery Casa Silva has found a new way to control pests in the vineyard – by blowing 100°C dry heat at 200 kilometres an hour on to the vines.
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Woolies champagne at a fiver sold out
A week after Woolworths introduced the cheapest champagne ever to go on sale in the UK, it has already sold out.
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Bulk wine on the up
Wine imported in bulk and then bottled in the UK has increased significantly in the past 12 months.
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New British Standard will measure carbon footprints
From next year we could be seeing a battle for the most carbon-friendly wine brands as a new standard is being drawn up to measure and promote greenhouse gases.
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Consumers uncorking more German Riesling than ever
In spite of the fact that Germany produces two thirds of the world’s Riesling, the country can’t make enough to meet consumer demand.
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Local sourcing gives Waitrose 25% of English wine market
Waitrose’s local-sourcing policy has made the supermarket a favourite for English wine.
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