Blumenthal beats Keller with higher placings on 50 Best Restaurants list
Heston Blumenthal's Dinner has been named ninth best restaurant in the world in Restaurant Magazine's annual listing.
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Bordeaux 2011: Merchants selling Rieussec at a loss, blaming negociant 'bundling'
A number of London wine merchants are reportedly furious with Bordeaux negociants for forcing them to buy another chateau's wines along with their allocations of Lafite 2011.
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Ignatius Chan opens new Singapore restaurant
Ignatius Chan, proprietor of Iggy’s in Singapore, and two partners open a new US$1.6m restaurant in July.
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DWWA 2012: China must prove last year's win 'not a one-off'
China has the weight of expectation on its shoulders at the Decanter World Wine Awards this year, the panel chairman for the region says.
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Ornellaia auction to feature Zhang Huan bottles
A collection of large format bottles of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia 2009 designed by Chinese artist Zhang Huang go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on Friday.
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D&D Wines goes into administration
D&D Wines International has gone into administration with the loss 12 jobs.
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Fine wine investors 'have lost £100m' from failed companies
Fine wine investors have lost £100m over four years by entrusting their savings to failed wine companies, a senior accountant has estimated.
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Bordeaux 2011: Chateau Lafite Rothschild releases at €420 per bottle
Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released its 2011 at €420 per bottle to the wine trade, a reduction of 30% on last year's price of €600.
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Robert Parker report: 'Appearance of impropriety' in Campo/Miller arrangements
The Wine Advocate's arrangements in Spain last year created 'inappropriate ambiguity' and fell short of the high standards the organisation sets itself, an investigation has found.
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Graham's 1952 gets royal approval for Queen's Jubilee
An ultra-exclusive port, the Graham’s Tawny 1952, is being released with royal approval for the Diamond Jubilee.
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Bordeaux 2011: Chateau Angludet first to release
Medoc cru bourgeois Chateau Angludet is the first Bordeaux 2011 to release - at £198 a case in bond from London merchants.
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Bordeaux 2011: Price is 'single factor' of vintage, say merchants
As the UK wine trade makes its way back from Bordeaux they are more preoccupied with price than at any time since the 2008 vintage.
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Bordeaux 2011: growing confidence in quality
As En Primeur week gets into its first full day there is growing confidence that the vintage is a good deal better than expected.
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St Emilion 2009 lives up to reputation while Pomerol falters
The renowned 2009 vintage in St Emilion lives up to its reputation – while Pomerol is patchier, a Decanter panel has found.
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Bordeaux 2011: Whites set to shine as campaign gets underway
En Primeur week began yesterday in brilliant sunshine and broad optimism on the part of producers – especially when it comes to the white wines.
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Rhône 2010 in 'top three vintages of last 40 years' says Decanter
Rhône 2010 is one of the finest vintages for 40 years, Decanter’s expert John Livingstone-Learmonth says in the latest issue of the magazine.
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O. Fournier offers 'dream' plots in Mendoza
O. Fournier, the high-end Spanish-Chilean-Argentinian venture, has earmarked 140ha of vines in Mendoza to be sold to private individuals in small plots.
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Decanter honoured for third time by Grandi Cru d'Italia
Decanter has won Best International Publication at the Grandi Cru d'Italia Awards in Verona - the third award for the magazine and its editor from the prestigious organisation.
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More funding for ex-Mafia vineyard
More funds are being earmarked for wine production in Sicilian vineland confiscated from the Mafia.
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John Avery dies
John Avery MW, one of the country's most renowned wine merchants and a towering figure in the UK wine industry, has died aged 70.
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Drinks industry divided on minimum pricing
The drinks industry, including retailers and lobbying groups, have condemned the government's announcement on setting a minimum price on alcohol as 'simplistic' and 'doing nothing to tackle the root causes of alcohol misuse'.
