Domaines Paul Mas plans vineyard on Venetian island
Languedoc producer Domaines Paul Mas is planning to plant vines in the Venetian island of Sant' Erasmo.
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Wine consumption falls again in Italy, show figures
Wine consumption in Italy continued to fall in 2013, with the rise of beer and the decline of the family meal blamed by experts.
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Vega Sicilia offers to replace 100,000 bottles
Spanish producer Vega Sicilia has offered to replace 100,000 bottles of its Pintia wine and won't release a 2010 vintage of Alion, due to excessive levels of sediment.
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Avatar director James Cameron buys Canadian winery
Veteran Hollywood director and producer James Cameron has moved into wine production in his native Canada.
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Moet Hennessy, Sula chase sparkling wine sales in India
Moet Hennessy and India's largest winemaker, Sula, are going to head-to-head as they seek to develop a taste for sparkling wine in the country.
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Perfect China invests in South Africa's Val de Vie wine estate
Chinese company Perfect China has invested in the Val de Vie wine estate in Cape Winelands, purchasing a cellar, wine farm, vineyards and a historic manor house.
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Italian authorities crack down on 'fake' Prosecco
Italian authorities have employed a local oenologist to combat the rising problem of 'fake' Prosecco being sold in the Veneto region.
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Torres unveils plans for premium Cava
Major Spanish producer Torres will release a new range of wines – including a 'niche, premium Cava' – over the next five years, according to company CEO Miguel Torres Maczassek.
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Krug will not release 2012 vintage
Champagne Krug will not release a 2012 wine despite the 'exceptional potential' of the vintage, its chef de cave has said.
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Moet-Hennessy announces locally-produced sparkling for India
Moet-Hennessy has unveiled plans to release a domestic sparkling wine in India, after investing in the Nashik region north-east of Mumbai.
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Ireland's first purpose-built distillery for two centuries inaugurated
Ireland's first purpose-built distillery for over 200 years - the Dingle Whiskey Distillery – is celebrating its inauguration by offering its first 500 casks of 'Founding Fathers' single malt to investors.
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Former Screaming Eagle co-owner buys Sonoma's Wind Gap
The former co-owner of Screaming Eagle – Charles Banks – has purchased a controlling share in Wind Gap winery, Sonoma.
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Lanson group records loss of earnings
Lanson-BCC has registered a 11.4% fall in turnover in 2012, as global Champagne shipments fell to 308.8 million bottles last year - 4.4% less than in 2011 according to data from the CIVC (Le Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne).
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Cava exports at record high in 2012
Global Cava exports hit record levels in 2012, although the domestic market has contracted further since 2011.
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New breakaway sparkling wine appellation to rival Cava
Leading Penedes winemaker Raventos I Blanc – which has quit the Cava DO – has unveiled the framework for a new sparkling wine appellation.
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Drayton's Family Wines facing charges over deaths
Drayton's, founded in 1853, faces criminal proceedings over death of family winemaker and co-worker.
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Elkton Oregon AVA approved in US
Elkton Oregon has been approved as the latest American Viticultural Area in the US.
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Kremlin 'most likely' to lift Georgia ban
An end to the Russian ban on Georgian wine imports is looking increasingly probable in 2013, according to industry professionals.
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Torres to move into Cava
Leading Spanish Producer Miguel Torres will start producing Cava in the Penedes wine region.
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Margaret River bolsters Western Australia export figures
The value of bottled wine exports from Western Australia – excluding the Margaret River appellation – fell by 41% in 2012, Wine Australia has revealed.
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Abrau-Durso opens chef school
Russia's oldest sparkling wine producer - Abrau-Durso - has opened the region's first gastronomic school.
