Drinks industry slams Budget as 'lazy' and counterproductive
The Chancellor's decision to continue the automatic tax escalator on drinks has been denounced as a 'lazy cash grab' and satirised as 'our own Olympic record' by drinks professionals.
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Kent 'garagiste' sparkler chosen for House of Commons
Kent sparkling wine Herbert Hall has been selected to represent the 'Best of British' wines at the House of Commons in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics.
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Bordeaux 2011: Merlot succeeds in 'unpredictable' year
The first London tasting of 2011 right bank wines has confirmed oenologist Denis Dubourdieu's comments that the vintage is as varied as the bizarre weather patterns that produced it.
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White House banquet wines revealed
The names of the wines served at the Obama-Cameron state banquet on Wednesday night have been revealed, despite the White House's efforts to keep them under wraps.
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Napa set for second International Cabernet Symposium
Some of the world's most celebrated Cabernet Sauvignon winemakers and technical experts convene in Napa this summer for the second International Cabernet Symposium.
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First Syrian wine to hit UK
The first wine from Syria is about to be released onto the UK market.
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Brunello subzones desirable but unlikely, say experts
Lovers of Brunello di Montalcino would benefit if the appellation were to be split into subzones – but it's politically highly unlikely, Italian experts argue in this month’s Decanter.
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Rudy Kurniawan arrested in Los Angeles
Rudy Kurniawan, the millionaire wine collector, has been arrested on fraud charges.
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Christie's drops Chinese chateau names poster
Christie’s China has decided not to go ahead with its controversial poster of chateau names in Chinese.
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Paul Symington, Decanter Man of the Year 2012
Paul Symington, Decanter’s Man of the Year 2012, was ‘predestined’ for his role at the helm of the family company.
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Bordeaux chateaux boycott Chinese names poster
Christie’s China has become embroiled in a ‘misunderstanding’ with Bordeaux over translations of chateau names into Chinese.
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US e-commerce platform Lot18 set for UK launch
The New York-based wine e-commerce website Lot18 is launching in London this week, aiming to quickly repeat the success of its US and French models.
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M&S to stock Lebanese wines
Marks & Spencer will stock three Lebanese wines for the first time this May.
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Australian imports up, exports down, winemakers unfazed
Australian wine imports increased significantly while exports fell last year – and there was a marked increase in the value of domestic wine sales.
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Schism in natural wine movement intensifies debate
The natural wine movement in the UK has split into two factions, both of which are putting on near-identical wine fairs over the same weekend in May.
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Vanquish tackles 'authenticity issue'
Vanquish, the London partner of Spectrum Wine Auctions, is trying to establish the authenticity of 21 lots removed from its auction on 8 February.
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Consumers across three continents prefer lower alcohol wines: Prowein
The alcohol content of wine is the major priority of wine drinkers across three continents, new research shows.
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Mimimum pricing opponents slam Cameron speech
Opponents of minimum pricing of alcohol have criticised Prime Minister David Cameron’s forthcoming speech on the 'scandal' of alcohol abuse in the UK.
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California arsonist gets 27 years
Mark Anderson, the former wine dealer who admitted destroying US$250m of wine in an arson attack, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
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Artisan & Vine ceases trading
The award-winning London wine bar Artisan & Vine, champion of English wine producers, has closed down.
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Primum Familiae Vini celebrate centuries of wine
Frederic Drouhin of Maison Joseph Drouhin aimed a barbed shaft at the banking industry in his opening speech at the annual tasting and lunch of the Primum Familiae Vini yesterday.
