Arnault loses battle against small Bordeaux producer
In the same week Bernard Arnault won €40m from internet auction giant eBay, he lost a case against a small Bordeaux wine producer.
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Lafragette arrested
Jean-Paul Lafragette, director of L&L and owner of three Bordeaux chateaux, has been taken into police custody and is being held in prison
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St Emilion classification finally ruled invalid
A Bordeaux court yesterday ruled that the 2006 St Emilion classification is invalid and can no longer be used.
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Hong Kong may import Bordeaux Fête le Vin
Hong Kong wine officials want to bring the Bordeaux Wine Festival to the island.
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Giscours case: court hands down judgement
A Bordeaux court has handed down its judgement concerning a Dutch businessman accused of overseeing the blending of wines from two different appellations at Chateau Giscours in 1995.
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Yquem, Cheval 'tricky' to sell?
Chateau d’Yquem and Cheval Blanc are on the market with mixed messages from the trade as to their saleability.
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TendreBulle - the only gay wine in the village?
France’s first gay wine – TendreBulle Gay Vin by Domaine de Boyer – launches on 1 July.
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Bordeaux 2007 campaign nears end as Ausone releases
Chateau Ausone released its 2007 this morning at €380, down about 18% on last year’s price.
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Bordeaux: serious mildew risk
The danger of mildew in Bordeaux may be higher than in 1988 – the worse known year to date.
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Price cuts on Angelus, Las Cases, Pavie, and Bellevue Mondotte welcomed
Negociants have welcomed price cuts for en primeur 2007 wines from Chateaux Angelus, Leoville las Cases, Pavie, and Bellevue Mondotte
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Mouton, Lafite, Haut Brion release
Chateaux Mouton Rothschild, Lafite and Haut Brion have released their 2007 primeur prices, all at 26% lower than the 2006 vintage.
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Moueix buys Belair
The Moueix family of Chateau Petrus has bought Chateau Belair, decanter.com has learned.
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Hong Kong to be Asia wine hub says Chief Secretary
A call for Hong Kong to become the Asian hub for wine distribution was made in Paris earlier this week by the island’s Chief Secretary.
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French decide on EU spending, warn against loss of regionality
French wine producers this week announced how they are going to spend their €171m EU windfall.
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Allegations of glass price fixing spark EU enquiry
A member of the European Parliament has requested an enquiry into illegal price fixing by glass bottle makers in Europe.
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Dubourdieu, Van der Niepoort in frame for luxury vineyard development
Wealthy wine lovers will soon be able to buy a ready-made vineyard complete with internationally-renowned winemaker in the south of Spain.
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Jancis Robinson: critics should show more humility
Wine critic Jancis Robinson MW has called wine critics ‘parasitical’ and has urged them to be more humble and honest.
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Critics and winemakers convene at new conference
Winemakers and their critics have met for the inaugural edition of WineCreator, an international conference in Ronda, Spain.
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Champagne: the 40 new communes
The 40 new communes proposed for inclusion into the AOC champagne growing area have been named in the local press, prior to their official publication by the French wine regulator, the Institut National de l'Origine et de la Qualité (INAO).
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Champagne: Germaine appeals, Orbay accepts
Of the two communes excluded from the new Champagne expansion, one is appealing and the other has accepted the decision.
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Winners and losers revealed in Champagne shake-up
The two communes that will be struck off the revised champagne growing area have been named in the French press as Germaine and Orbay l’Abbaye, both in the Marne area of France.
