Icons of the New World
Quality and not just quantity – that was the message from the master class “Icons of the New World”. By Panos Kakaviatos
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New World Pinot Classics
Sooner or later, people will catch up to the fact that bigger is not better for Pinot... By Panos Kakaviatos
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Parker 'only wine critic' to get Spanish gong
American wine writer Robert Parker has become the only wine critic to be awarded Spain’s Gran Cruz al Merito Civil.
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US becomes Canada's third-largest supplier
The US has become Canada’s third-largest wine supplier with exports increasing by one third in 2010.
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California frost devastates grape crop
California's Central Coast may have lost up to 50% of its grape crop after one of the worst spring frosts in history.
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Bordeaux 2010: Alcohol is threatening Bordeaux style, say winemakers
Merlot's alcohol levels have become so high in Bordeaux that there is a danger that regional character will be lost, top oenologists say.
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16 vintages of Domaine de Chevalier with owner Olivier Bernard
Dating back to at least the 17th Century, Domaine de Chevalier is a jewel in the Bordeaux crown.
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Robert Parker 'honoured' by merciless cartoon satire
American wine critic Robert Parker has applauded as ‘hilarious’ a French comic book which mercilessly lampoons him and the wine styles he champions.
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'Most expensive' Riesling auctioned
The most expensive Riesling ever, according to a German auctioneer, has been sold in Germany...
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Pesticide case rocks status quo in French vineyards
A woman who claims vineyard pesticides ruined her health and prevented her from working again has taken her employer and the French health system to Court.
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Sauternes and other dessert wines legal for the Chinese market
The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) announced this week that Sauternes and other sweet wines can be exported to China officially.
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Philippe Dhalluin of Mouton-Rothschild
Philippe Dhalluin of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild talks to Decanter ahead of the Bordeaux 2010 harvest
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Philippe Dhalluin of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild: 'Today, I'm very happy with 2010...'
The veteren oenologist of Bordeaux's venerable first growth, Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, discusses the coming harvest with Panos Kakaviatos.
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Automated wine dispensers launched in Pennsylvania
For the first time in the US, Pennsylvania shoppers are buying wine from automated wine kiosks.
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Australia launches multi-million dollar campaign in China
Top Australian winemakers just finished touring China this week to inaugurate an AU$2m per year campaign there.
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Koch vs Acker case 'should not affect auctions'
Auction houses and wine lawyers are looking closely at the recent Koch vs Acker case to see if a dangerous precedent has been set.
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Rasteau promoted to AOC
Rasteau in the southern Rhône has been elevated to AOC status - Crus des Côtes du Rhône - appellations body the INAO announced this month
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Bordeaux 'stupid and arrogant' (Parker) but still selling in US
Americans are snapping up two kinds of Bordeaux 2009 this year: wines with very high scores, and early releases that seem bargains compared with blue-chip wines that have just come out.
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Demand not matching Bordeaux 2009 hype, say US merchants
American merchants are reporting seeing moderate consumer demand as Bordeaux 2009 en primeur prices continue to be released.
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The vilification of wine in France
Fierce anti-alcohol lobbies, poor exports and falling consumption levels… Is France falling out of love with wine, asks Panos Kakaviatos
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US merchants: we'll buy, but not at any price
The attitude of the US Bordeaux merchants is an odd mixture of defensiveness and truculence, with little consensus on what consumers’ buying patterns will look like.
