English wine harvest 'not looking good', say winemakers
As England continues to suffer the wettest early summer since records began, winemakers are beginning to wonder if they are going to have any grapes to harvest at all.
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Enotria acquired in management buyout
UK wine importer Enotria has been taken over in a £25m management buyout.
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Veuve Clicquot launches La Grande Dame 2004
Veuve Clicquot has launched the 2004 vintage of its top cuvée La Grande Dame – with chef de cave Dominique Demarville suggesting that future vintages could contain a much higher proportion of Pinot Noir.
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Penfolds commissions £100,000 'ampoule' for Block 42
In an extraordinary act of homage, Penfolds is releasing its ultra-rare Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 in a hand-blown glass ampoule in a hand-tooled wooden cabinet – for the price of a dozen cases of rare Bordeaux.
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California bans foie gras; Europe fights on
As California’s foie gras ban finally comes into force on 1 July, European opponents of the delicacy face an uphill battle to persuade the public against it.
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Gerard Bertrand to increase China exports by 40% 'minimum'
Languedoc producer Gerard Bertrand aims to send as much wine to China as he does to the United States within the next four years.
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Heitz Myers elected Wine Institute chair
Kathleen Heitz Myers of Napa's Heitz Wine Cellars has been elected board chairman of the Wine Institute.
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'Red Obsession' documentary to explore Bordeaux-China relationship
Further details have been released about the new feature-length documentary about the mutual 'obsession' between Bordeaux and China, starring some of the biggest names in the international wine world.
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Jubilee rain puts dampener on Majestic's figures
Majestic Wine's profits increased nearly 15% last year - but sales during the much-anticipated Diamond Jubilee were disappointing, the retailer said.
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Ancient Veuve Clicquot 'not to be drunk for pleasure'
The 170-year-old Veuve Clicquot expected to fetch a five-figure sum at auction next week can only be recommended for ‘historical interest, not pleasure,’ Champagne expert Tom Sevenson says.
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Wine-Stars hailed as 'revolutionary'
Small-scale wineries have hailed the Wine-Stars competition that has just taken place as ‘revolutionary’.
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Bordeaux 2011: Latour and Cheval Blanc, similar prices meet with different reactions
Bordeaux superstars Chateau Latour and Cheval Blanc are the biggest releases of the day – and they have had radically different reactions from the trade.
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Spurrier unveils 'Judgement of Paris' canvas at The Vineyard
Steven Spurrier has unveiled an extraordinary new painting – a huge canvas of the legendary 1976 Judgement of Paris.
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Penfolds launches Grange 07 in Europe and first ever Bin 169
Penfolds has just launched its icon wines in Europe – including the first-ever bottling of the new £165 Bin 169 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, and the Grange 2007.
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Bollinger returns to 1846 bottle
Bollinger has launched a new bottle whose narrow neck, it says, will slow the ageing process and deliver ‘a better wine’.
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China increases medal haul at Decanter World Wine Awards
Chinese wines nearly doubled their award tally this year at the Decanter World Wine Awards, with 18 wines winning a medal.
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TV review: The Apprentice (BBC1)
Mike Roberts of Ridge View – looking as though he had just caught a whiff of TCA on one of his most prized vintages – summed up the whole affair in one sentence. 'Why was it necessary to make it so flippant?'
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Barone Ricasoli to register 'Brolio' Sangiovese clone
Chianti Classico's Barone Ricasoli is about to register its own Sangiovese clone with the Italian ministry of agriculture.
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Ancient Vin Jaune fetches $49k
A 240-year-old bottle of Vin Jaune has been sold at Christie's for just under US$50,000.
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Shipwreck Champagne to be auctioned
A cache of 200-year-old bottles of Champagne discovered at the bottom the Baltic is to be auctioned next month.
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Brad Pitt to star in The Billionaire's Vinegar
The Billionaire's Vinegar, the controversial book about the Jefferson bottles affair, is being made into a film starring Brad Pitt.
