Langton’s takes en primeur online
Auction house Langton’s has launched the first online Australian fine wine futures market.
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Michel Bettane: 'We are not gurus'
Michel Bettane, one of France’s most influential wine writers, says critics are not gurus - and Jonathan Nossiter's criticisms are ‘infantile’.
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English sparklers scoop award as Ronay says ‘it’s Champagne’
The RidgeView Merret range of English sparkling wines has been awarded the top prize at Egon Ronay’s British Academy of Gastronomes awards – the first time an English wine has been so recognised.
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Former Pentridge Prison inmate buys cell for cellar
A former inmate of Pentridge Prison in Melbourne, Australia has purchased his old cell, which is being converted into a wine cellar.
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New Masters of Wine collect prizes
The Institute of Masters of Wine welcomed seven new members last night at a reception during which several awards were announced.
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Le Beaujolais Nouveau rosé est arrivé... pour rester
It might have seemed a flash in the pan last year, but Beaujolais Nouveau rosé may well be here to stay.
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Krug to release new Champagne
Krug will launch its first ever blancs de noirs, Clos d’Ambonnay - also its first new Champagne since introducing Krug Rosé in 1983.
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Vines prefer recycled water over fresh water, study says
Reclaimed wastewater is healthier for vines than fresh mains water, according to a new study.
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Douro Boys to auction special anniversary cuvée - and surfing lessons
The ‘Douro Boys’ are to celebrate their fifth anniversary with an auction of 500 magnums of a special cuvee – and a variety of special lots.
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Beaulieu Vineyard to create dedicated facility for flagship wine
California’s Beaulieu Vineyard will spend $7m (£3.4m) building a new facility for its Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
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Douro Boys to auction special anniversary cuvée - and surfing lessons
The ‘Douro Boys’ will celebrate their fifth anniversary with an auction of 500 magnums of a special cuvee – and a variety of special lots.
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Peru’s wine regions continue to feel aftermath of earthquake
Peru’s wine regions of Ica, Chincha and Pisco are still picking up the pieces following the major earthquake on August 15.
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Tesco to ship wine by water
Grocery giant Tesco has become the first retailer to transport wine by canal in the UK, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.
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Italian court says OK to Hitler wines
An Italian tribunal will allow the sale of wine featuring images and slogans of Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goring and other Nazi politicians.
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UK experts: pregnant women CAN drink
UK health experts now say it is safe for women to drink during the early months of pregnancy – advice which flies in the face of government guidelines.
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sets record for Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s London has sold a 12-bottle case of 1967 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti for £58,650 ($119,259), making it the most expensive case of wine ever sold in this saleroom.
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Yalumba: ‘old vines’ must be at least 35
Australia’s Yalumba is codifying the use of the term ‘old vines’.
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'Power couple' Robinson and Lander in London Top 1000
Jancis Robinson MW, wine writer and Eric Narioo, founder of wine merchant Les Caves de Pyrene, have been ranked among the ‘top 1000 most influential people in London’ by London’s Evening Standard newspaper.
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Alcohol and breast cancer study: amount, not type, poses risk
An important new study concludes that it’s the quantity of alcohol consumed – rather than the type - that increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. This contradicts most findings to date.
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Al Gore to speak on climate change and wine
Former US Vice President Al Gore will be the keynote speaker at a 2008 conference devoted to climate change and its impact on wine.
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Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson release new ‘World Atlas of Wine’
The cream of the wine world gathered in London's Fortnum & Mason last night for the launch of the new edition of The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson.