Scotland to ban buy one get one free
Three-for-two and other multi-buy discounts on alcohol are to be outlawed in Scotland as part of the country’s crackdown on binge drinking.
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Wine News Archive
NZ beats Burgundy at its own game
New Zealand made its mark as a producer of fine Pinot Noir this week by triumphing over Burgundy in the Decanter World Wine Awards.
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Rising temperatures force early harvests in Europe
Whether it’s the result of climate change or just the vagaries of nature, the weather has heralded an early harvest in parts of Europe.
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Research shows pull and twist corkscrew is best
It is easier to remove a cork from a wine bottle by twisting and pulling rather than pulling alone, according to a team of Italian and French researchers.
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FSA halts sale of low-alcohol wines
Two low-alcohol wines have been prevented from going on sale by the Food Standards Agency, which says they are illegal because they use ‘artificial’ winemaking practices.
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Zork pops into the US
The Zork closure, which seals a bottle like a screwcap but pops like a cork, is now being made in the US. The move gives more American wineries the option to use Zork as these closures are being manufactured for US bottle specifications rather than Europe
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Oz to stop naming wines 'tokay', 'sherry' and 'port'
Australia is searching for names to replace ‘tokay’, ‘sherry’, and ‘port’ on its fortified wines.
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Bag-in-box wine container shortlisted as Australian beauty
Australia’s bag-in-box wine container has been shortlisted in a poll to find the country’s most iconic design.
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Germans name region in one word: Mosel
The Germans are really going all out to make their wines as consumer friendly as possible.
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What women want: 'sophisticated' rosé
Women are turning their backs on lager in favour of rosé wines, which they see as more ‘sophisticated’ and better for their figures!
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Alcohol units still a mystery to wine drinkers
Three quarters of UK wine drinkers don’t know how many units of alcohol there are in a bottle of wine, says a new survey.
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Scientists find the key to designing peppery wines
Australian scientists have identified the single aroma compound that produces the spicy ‘black pepper’ smell so popular with many Shiraz drinkers, so paving the way for winemakers to design wines to better suit the tastes of drinkers in the future.
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Spinning cone in Spain could open doors for lower-alcohol wines
A spinning cone sounds more like a ride at an adventure park than something involved with winemaking, but its recent arrival in Europe could be almost as exciting for those wanting to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine without being on the floor. This is b
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Screwcaps emit four times the CO2 emissions of cork, says study
Screwcaps create over four times more greenhouse gases than cork, according to the world’s first carbon-footprint study into the impact of wine closures on the environment.
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Tesco doubles NZ wines and expands Finest range
Tesco is hoping to satisfy UK consumers’ growing desire for New Zealand wine by more than doubling its range of Kiwi bottles.
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Wine industry working towards getting greener
Recyclability and environmentally friendly seem to be the wine industry’s current buzzwords, as companies search for ways to make their products greener.
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Selfridges not allowed to sell wine by the sip
While the government is busy promoting responsible drinking, Selfridges has fallen foul of the law by allowing customers to buy wine in measures that are legally considered to be too small.
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Midlands winery makes wine with an international feel
Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, Californian Zinfandel and Italian Pinot Grigio might sound like a pretty standard selection of wines, but not when you hear that they are all being made by a company in the West Midlands, using grape juice and concentrate from
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English sparkler takes French rosé trophy
English wine producer RidgeView has collected the Best International Sparkling Rosé prize in the French Le Mondial du Rosé competition.
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Carlsberg sets drinkers on a voyage of wine discovery
Lager lords Carlsberg have launched a range of wines, so one has to ask the question, are they probably the best wines in the world?
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UK drinkers get taste for Albarino
Spain may have just lost its place to Chile over imports to the UK, but consumers here are still discovering new Spanish wines.
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EU reform concerns UK wine industry
The EU wine reform’s proposed extension to the planting restrictions along with the chaptalisation ban are causing concern for the UK wine industry.
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Two-Buck Chuck best Chardonnay in California
A wine priced just $1.99 has been voted best Chardonnay in California.
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Germany's wines getting more recognisable
Germany is starting to relabel its wines with grape names that UK consumers recognise.
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Wine drinkers confused by alcohol levels
Alcohol levels are a source of confusion when consumers are trying to decide what wine to drink.
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EU wine reform plans consumer-friendly wines
Europe is proposing to simplify the labelling of its wines to make them easier for the consumer to understand.
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Liberty searches for wine Apprentice
Liberty Wines’ managing director David Gleave MW is taking a leaf out of ‘Siralan’ Sugar’s work book by launching a search for The Apprentice.
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Camel Valley scoops top trophy in UK national competition
Camel Valley has cause to be popping a few bottles of its sparkling wine in celebration.
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Tesco may be tempted by Bordeaux en primeur
Tesco is considering offering its customers Bordeaux en primeur next year.
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Hailstorms damage vineyards in Alsace and Cote Rotie
Winegrowers in Alsace and the Cote Rotie in the Rhone are now able to assess the damage wreaked on their vineyards by the violent hailstorms a couple of weeks ago.
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Wine is winner since Scottish smoking ban
Since the smoking ban in Scotland, more people are drinking wine when they go out.
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Women pick wine they want
Women are often the decision-makers when it comes to buying wine and now an Australian wine show has created an award that reflects that - the Wine Women Want Trophy.
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Moth a worry for US wine region
A new insect pest has arrived in California, which is being seen as a serious threat to the grape crop.
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English wine sparkles in IWSC competition
English wine clocked up 12 Silver and 14 Bronze awards in this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition.
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A rosé by any other name
The popular rosé styles currently called White Zinfandel and White Grenache are having to change their names.
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Prince Edward County joins Ontario's wine regions
Canada has got a new official wine region: Prince Edward County.
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UK consumers ignorant about English wine
English wine is winning medals and our vineyards are growing by leaps and bounds, yet it seems UK consumers still haven’t got much of a clue about the wine we are producing in this country.
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Kodak helps fight wine fraud
Kodak’s printing technology is helping the wine industry in its fight against counterfeiting, which is thought to affect as much as five per cent of wine sold in secondary markets.
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Reduced Oz vintage hits reds hardest
Australia’s red grapes have been the hardest hit by the problem weather during the 2007 vintage.
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EU wine budget to focus on promotion
The EU is proposing to spend more of its budget on promoting its wines abroad and less on grubbing-up vines come the adoption of its wine-reform legislation on 4 July.
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Carbon footprint isn't all about miles, says NZ
New Zealand has hit back at The Times newspaper, which encouraged readers to buy French rather than Kiwi wine in an article on how to ‘shrink your carbon footprint’.
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Consumers aren't bothered to buy organic or Fairtrade wine
The vast majority of UK consumers aren’t bothered about whether their wine is organic or Fairtrade, according to new market research.
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Green Point puts crown seal on more sparkling wines
Australian sparkling wine producer Chandon has just expanded its Green Point range released under crown seal.
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UK's 2006 vintage one of highest
The UK has produced one of its highest volumes on record for the 2006 vintage, according to figures just released.
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Glass of wine a day may delay dementia
One alcoholic drink a day may slow the onset of dementia in older people suffering mild memory loss, a study has shown.
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English sparklers are top medal winners
English wines scooped a record number of medals in this year’s International Wine Challenge, with sparkling wines taking all the highest awards.
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Lower-alcohol wines in EU anomaly
At the same time that the Government is encouraging us to drink responsibly, a range of reduced-alcohol wines has been prevented from going on sale in the UK.
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Week to celebrate English wine
English Wine Week kicks off on Saturday.
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Quality German wine finding favour in the UK
UK wine drinkers are getting a taste for premium German Rieslings.
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Bollinger releases a 2003 vintage
Bollinger has broken with tradition to release a ‘unique’ vintage Champagne from 2003.
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