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Château Fauchey in Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux.

Bordeaux’s Château Fauchey sold to Hong Kong investor

HK-based private club owner buys Bordeaux winery...

bordeaux frost damage

French wine harvest 2017 set for ‘historic low’ after frost

Buy your favourite French wine while you can...

Castell, Franconia wines.

Jefford on Monday: Europe’s screwcap kings

Andrew Jefford visits Franconia...

airline wine

The secret life of airline wines

How that glass of wine got to your fold-away table...

Penfolds Grange 1951

Penfolds Grange 1951 sold for over $50,000

The first vintage of Penfolds Grange...

domaine prieur-brunet, jadot

Louis Jadot buys historic Burgundy estate Prieur-Brunet

Jadot adds more prime Burgundy vines to its collection...

domaine de nalys, guigal

Guigal buys Châteauneuf-du-Pape winery Nalys

Famous Rhône producer breaks new ground in Châteauneuf-du-Pape...

medoc 2016, bordeaux en primeur

Anson: Bordeaux 2016 en primeur review – The inside story

Some brokers say a third of wines didn't sell through...

Americo Amorim

Portuguese cork chief Americo Amorim dies

Has passed away at the age of 82.

Salon 2006

Salon 2006 marks the Champagne house’s 40th vintage

See what Michael Edwards thinks of Salon's latest release...

UK ambassadors english wine

UK ambassadors should ‘serve British’, says Foreign Office chief

Both at home and abroad...

Poggio Antico sold

Brunello di Montalcino estate Poggio Antico sold to Belgian investors

Belgian energy investment company buys top Tuscan wine...

limestone, cava wine

First Cava ‘grand cru’ sites are chosen

Vineyard sites for top Cava wines are approved...

domenico clerico, barolo

Barolo giant Domenico Clerico dies

Piedmont has lost one of its 'elder statesmen'...

silvaner, jefford, franconia

Jefford on Monday: Desperately seeking Silvaner

Andrew Jefford hunts down wines to try...

London Wine week

New wine bar openings – London

Decanter.com and Michael Sager bring you the latest...

tintagel castle, king arthur's castle

‘King Arthur’s castle’ hosted feasts of wine and oysters

Life wasn't so bad in the Dark Ages...

indian wine, nasik, sula winery

Anson: Making wine in India – Not for the faint-hearted

Jane Anson meets the man behind Sula winery...

king of spain, uk visit

King of Spain and Queen bond over Sherry

Poet Laureate's Sherry served during state visit...

steven spurrier man of the year

Steven Spurrier: My top 10 Bordeaux wines of all time

There's some seriously good bottles in here...

madeira wine cellar

Centuries-old Madeira wines found in US cellar

Stash includes bottles dating to 1796...

Celebrity wines

Ten of the top celebrity wines – can you taste the stardust?

Can the wines of celebrities can match their star status...?

English wine turnover, Ridgeview

English winery revenues are rising fast, shows new data

Analysis shows good momentum for English wineries...

beaujolais hail

‘Tornado’ of hail hits Beaujolais vineyards

Beaujolais vineyards hit by heavy storm...

barbaresco, langhe wines

Jefford on Monday: Value in the Langhe

Andrew Jefford on the hunt for value in Piedmont...

holy wine

Pope orders ‘natural’ wine for Holy Communion

And it shouldn't be sour, says Vatican...

Sommelier roles

Rise of the super sommeliers

How things have changed...

riddling racks in the Krug cellars

Fake Krug 1947: LVMH claims victory over Acker Merrall

Auction house admits 'unintentional' listing of counterfeit Krug...

Maison Belle Epoque

Champagne and art: Inside the Perrier-Jouët Maison Belle Epoque

One of Europe's largest private Art Nouveau collections...

amazon wines, next

Update: Oregon estate develops wines for release on Amazon

But Amazon says brand is not owned by the retailer...