Top Y'quem up for auction
Several high profile lots of Château d’Yquem are being offered in London this spring.
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Waitrose plants vines in UK for own sparkling wine
UK supermarket chain Waitrose is to plant vines to make its own sparkling wine, the retailer has announced.
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Self-published wine books win 2007 Andre Simon prizes
Two books published at their authors' expense have won Andre Simon prizes.
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Bordeaux big guns bullish about climate change
Michel Rolland, Bruno Prats and other Bordeaux notables claim climate change may have a positive effect on the region.
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Climate change: Al Gore praises wine industry
Former US Vice President Al Gore has praised members of the global wine trade for focusing on climate change and taking steps to understand and tackle the issues.
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Stormhoek sold to Origin
Stormhoek, the brand launched by collapsed importer Orbital Wines, has been bought by South African company Origin Wine for an undisclosed sum.
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Two 'Jefferson bottles' films in the offing
A major Hollywood consortium including actor Will Smith, and HBO Films, have separately bought the rights to a book and a New Yorker article about the Jefferson Bottles affair.
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Stormhoek finds buyer
A preferred bidder for Stormhoek has been identified, with the sale expected to be completed next week.
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Suitors for Stormhoek line up
Over 20 bidders are lined up to take over Stormhoek and the other brands launched by the collapsed Orbital Wines.
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UK vineyards exempt from EU vine-planting ban
Vineyards in England and Wales will be exempt from EU-wide planting restrictions – among the most controversial of the EU wine reforms.
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Paris restaurateur Jean-Claude Vrinat dies
Jean-Claude Vrinat, owner of Paris's Taillevent restaurant, has died aged 71.
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UK alcohol tax would alienate middle class
The UK government risks losing middle class voters if it raises taxes on alcohol, says market research firm Wine Intelligence.
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English wine outsells Bordeaux for Christmas
Revellers are reaching for English wine rather than French in the run up to Christmas, according to UK supermarket Waitrose
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UK supermarket Waitrose beats top Champagne houses
UK supermarket Waitrose has beaten top Champagne houses including Louis Roederer, Charles Heidsieck and Vilmart in a comprehensive non-vintage tasting.
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Blunkett slams government drinking guidelines
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has said his own government’s stance on alcohol is heavy-handed.
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Broadbent and Clarke: Bordeaux all tastes the same
Veteran wine critics Oz Clarke and Michael Broadbent have accused top Bordeaux producers of making wines that are indistinguishable from one region to the next.
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Palace of wine to open in Olympic city
A vast ‘Palace of Wine’ is being built in the Chinese city of Qingdao in Shangdong Province.
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Diageo launches Indian wine
Diageo has produced its first Indian wine - Nilaya, or ‘Blue Heaven’.
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Young Wine Writers Award winner chosen for essay on Indian wine
The UK Circle of Wine Writers and Pavilion Books, new publishers of Oz Clarke and Decanter contributing editor Michael Broadbent, have selected Ray O’Connor as Young Wine Writer 2007 for his entry on ‘Exploring Wine’s New Frontiers - India.’
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Black Empowerment - Green & Black
Ethical issues extend to people as well as the environment. Thirteen years after apartheid was lifted, South Africa’s wine industry is still far from racially integrated. But does the wine industry have a duty to involve the black population, and can such efforts ever succeed beyond achieving political correctness, asks MAGGIE ROSEN
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An Environmental Issue: Is Wine Bad For The Planet?
Nobody wants to feel guilty about drinking wine. But just as we consider ethical and environmental issues when buying food or clothing, so the same factors are now coming into play for wine lovers. MAGGIE ROSEN opens our 15-page environmental focus by presenting the issues involved
