China overtakes UK as top Castel export destination
China has overtaken the UK to become the main export market by volume for French global wine firm Castel.
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Piper-Heidsieck cuts jobs
Champagne house Piper-Heidsieck is to cut a quarter of its workforce in Reims.
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Wine community rallies to help Haiti
The international wine community has been working together to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake tragedy.
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New Zealand: appellation system on the cards?
A New Zealand equivalent of a Burgundy Grand Cru may be closer to reality than we think, according to wine writer Oz Clarke.
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French 'Kiwi Cuvee' blocked in Australia
A French Sauvignon Blanc has been blocked in Australia, following complaints from the New Zealand Winegrowers Association.
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Constellation terminates 300 grower contracts
Constellation Wines Australia has terminated the contracts of over 300 growers in the Murray Valley, South Australia.
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Jody Scheckter announces Hampshire winery plans
Formula One Champion Jody Scheckter has announced his plans to open a winery in Hampshire.
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Napa Valley warehouse arsonist pleads guilty
The Sausalito wine dealer accused of arson has admitted to starting the fire which destroyed 6 million bottles of California's finest wines.
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First Quench to shut stores, seeking buyers
The administrators of First Quench Retailing are to shut 373 stores, resulting in 1,738 redundancies.
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US geologists challenge ’gout de terroir’
Scientists in Oregon are challenging the notion that terroir can be detected in a wine.
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California to liberalise wine laws
The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has approved a bill intended to liberalise the state’s wine laws.
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Greenpeace: climate change could destroy Burgundy
The wines of Meursault, Montrachet and Volnay could disappear forever as increases in temperature destroy the unique terroirs of Burgundy, a new report from Greenpeace says.
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South African wine heist in London 'planned'
£30,000 of South African wine has been stolen from a warehouse in Wimbledon, South London.
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Wine dealer accused of arson to appear in California court
A trial is due to begin in Sacramento, California, of a wine dealer accused of arson.
