Ireland’s proposed health warning for alcohol leave EU countries furious
Ireland's proposed health warning for alcohol has caused problems for 13 of the EU's major wine producing nations.
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Wine News Archive
Restaurant wines offer least value at mid range
Restaurant wine prices offer good value at the cheaper and more expensive end, just avoid the middle.
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Brad Pitt Champagne to be served at the Oscars
Brad Pitt's Miraval Champagne has won the right to be served at the Oscar ceremony on 12th March 2023.
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Deposit Return Scheme will reduce choice in Scotland
Scotland leads the UK with a Deposit Return Scheme, but will result in a reduction in wines sold in Scotland.
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Glass bottle shortage drives up price of wine
The high cost of gas and general shortages caused by an overhang from Covid has meant some glass bottles have doubled in price or are no longer available.
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Restaurant closures rose in December
December 2022 saw more restaurants close than any other time in the last 4 years.
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France bans influencer drinks ads
French courts rule Instagram influencers' drinks adverts are illegal and must be removed.
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NZ regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle
New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay and Gisborne smashed by Cyclone Gabrielle
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Cheapest and dearest countries to buy wine
Comparemyjet.com looked at wine from the 38 OECD members to find out the most expensive and the cheapest countries to buy wine in.
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Hot Chile burns as fires rip though Bio Bio and Itata
With more than 20 people dead, vineyards burnt and 40,000 ha already destroyed, the fires risk the remaining vineyards in the Southern Chile’s Bío Bío Valley and Itata Valley.
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Scotland could ban alcohol in sports sponsor deals
Scotland launches consultation on banning alcohol sponsorship in sports and live events
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Sheep fleeces helps ripen grapes and stop weeds
Sheep fleeces are a potentially organic way of managing weed growth around the vine.
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UK Government extends alcohol duty-freeze for six months
A new announcement about changes to alcohol duty will be made in the Spring Budget on the 15th March.
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Thieves and fraudsters have a bad start to the year
Fraudsters have a bad January with the discovery in China of 40,000 bottles of fake Lafite and Penfolds in a police raid.
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Ferrari keeps on popping on F1 podium
Italian Sparkling wine producer Ferrari, saw 76 Ferrari Jeroboams sprayed on the winning dias in the 2022 F1 season
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Alleged Ponzi scheme fraud hits Bordeaux Cellars
Andrew Fuller of Bordeaux Cellars is fighting extradition to the US over an alleged $99 million Ponzi Scheme.
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Bordeaux protests
Bordeaux producers protest, demanding state payment to grub up to 10% of vines
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Online wine club Winc files for bankruptcy
Online wine subscription club Winc files for bankruptcy after being valued at US $200million.
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Macon gets new Premier Cru sites
Four new Premier Cru Climats in Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles are expected in Mâcon, Burgundy, in the next 18 months. This will add to the 22 Premier Cru sites (or Climats) already in Pouilly-Fuissé announced in 2020.
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UK not the booziest in Europe
The UK is not the nation of boozers we think we are, ranking only 18th out of 38 of Europeans heaviest drinkers.
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Chianti Rufina launches Terraelectae, a new top tier wine
One of Chianti most extreme villages is to add Terraelectae, a new top tier, to its classification.
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Ireland to launch Deposit Return Scheme
Ireland has announced a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) that will go live on February 2024 and include glass, aluminium and plastic bottles.
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UK wine businesses holding more stock
UK wine businesses are holding more stock after Brexit, Covid and Ukraine war puts pressure on supply chains.
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Moet Hennessy running out of Champagne
Moet Hennessy CEO Philippe Schaus said the group was “running out of stock” of some of its Champagnes.
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The UK's biggest selling white wine is?
Barefoot Pinot Grigio is the UK's most popular white wine
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Australia is flooded again
Australia is flooded again with flood water taking weeks to drain, disrupting the Australian Spring.
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UK canned wine producer Uncommon launches in New Zealand
Uncommon, the uniquely designed alternative packaging producer, has just launched in New Zealand, with a sparkling Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir Rosé from Marlborough.
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Big budget announcements but silence on alcohol duty
A new month, new chancellor and a new economic direction, but Jeremy Hunt, the UK Chancellor, did not mention alcohol duty in his Autumn statement.
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Australian giant Accolade sells UK’s largest bottling plant
Accolade, owners of Hardys, Banrock Station and Petaluma brands, is selling it’s Bristol based bottling plant to bottle manufacturer Encirc.
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WTAF open letter encourages alternative formats
Wine Traders for Alternative Formats (WTAF) release open letter encouraging alternative formats.
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New Zealand exports catching up with Australian wine exports
New Zealand wine exports for the last 12 months reached £1 billion for the first time, while at the same time Australian exports dropped to £1.11 billion.
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Fake Bordeaux bottles were Spanish plonk
4.6 million bottles of Bordeaux wines were really fraudulent Spanish plonk.
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Napa Valley Monopoly game on sale
The latest version of Monopoly is based around Napa Valley and includes the great and good wineries and US wine institutions.
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Teetotal Rishi Sunak is new PM, what will happen to UK alcohol duties
Details of the duty rates are expected to be announced in the Autumn Statement on 17th November
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Rathfinny Estate wins unfair dismissal case
Rathfinny Estate has won an unfair dismissal case after employee held responsible for ruined 2017 Classic Cuvee
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Chapel Down UK's biggest winery
Chapel Down will be the UK largest winery this year with 2 million bottles from the 2022 harvest.
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UK government U-turns again on wine duty
The UK government has reversed its planned freeze on alcohol duty that it reversed weeks ago.
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Rioja rivals granted new Vineyards of Alava appellation
Rioja rivals are granted new Vineyards of Alava appellation (PDO) but it overlaps with Rioja, who are not happy.
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A glass of Scilly anyone?
Michel Chapoutier suggests that if he was to make wine in the UK he would not follow the sparkling crowd. He has suggested he would go for Chasselas in the Isle of Scilly.
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England becoming test bed for rule changes in Champagne
England is starting to become a test bed for rule changes in the Champagne region.
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Un-grafted vines survive hot dry summer
Some un-grafted vines survived this year's hot dry summer better than others.
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Fly With Wine suitcase for carrying wine
Fly With Wine suitcases are perfect for carrying wines back from a holiday
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Jeroboams is Decanter's Outstanding Retailer of the Year 2022
Wine magazine Decanter announced its wine retailer awards with the overall winner Jeroboams, with 8 shops in London. While North West England's Booths won best Supermarket of the Year.
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UK dining has recovered but London down compared to pre-Covid
While most of the UK has seen an increase of 18% in seated restaurant meals, London sales are down 14% for September compared to pre-covid numbers.
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Champagne finishes early harvest as UK starts
Just as Champagne's last grapes have been picked, the UK is gearing up for its harvest, with picking times getting earlier in the season for all producers.
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UK Chancellor scraps duty change in non-budget budget
UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the planned changes to the UK duty rates, freezing duty in this week's mini-budget announcement.
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Drinks Trust helping hand with fuel payment
The Drinks Trust is offering hospitality workers up to £350 for those facing fuel poverty
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And the top country for sparkling wines is...Italy
The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2022 has announced their results and Italy won the most medals with 53 Gold and 129 Silver.
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Drinks Trust launches new initiative to fund wine studies
Can’t afford a WSET course, new initiative helps fund studies
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Hospitality insolvencies jump 59%
Insolvencies for pubs, bars and restaurants have jumped 59% to 2,156 to the year ending on the 31st August 2022.
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