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Bordeaux 2010: ‘Not a bubble’, says Cazes
The Bordeaux market has begun to regulate itself, and fears of a bubble are ill-founded, the head of the Union des Grands Crus has said.
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China was ‘missed opportunity’ for Bordeaux 2010
The 2010 en primeur campaign has been 'a missed opportunity' for Bordeaux, a prominent China merchant has said.
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Bordeaux 2010 report: Fatigue, readjustment, and a missed opportunity
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Robert Parker Bordeaux 2009 scores shrink Atlantic taste divide
Robert Parker’s ringing endorsement of Bordeaux 2009 shows the vintage has brought together American and European palates as never before.
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Barone Ricasoli to register ‘Brolio’ Sangiovese clone
Chianti Classico's Barone Ricasoli is about to register its own Sangiovese clone with the Italian ministry of agriculture.
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Petrol smell in Riesling ‘a mistake’: Chapoutier
The ‘petrol’ characteristics in Riesling are undesirable and constitute a fault in the wine, Michel Chapoutier said today.
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Hitching Post releases Merlot
The Hitching Post, the Santa Barbara restaurant made famous in Sideways, releases a new Merlot this month – an irony not lost on the owners.
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Bordeaux 2011: Merlot succeeds in ‘unpredictable’ year
The first London tasting of 2011 right bank wines has confirmed oenologist Denis Dubourdieu's comments that the vintage is as varied as the bizarre weather patterns that produced it.
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US: Hispanics and ‘Millennials’ fuel rise of Moscato, Malbec
Moscato, Riesling and Malbec have shown 'explosive' growth in the US in the last two years, Nielsen's latest survey shows.
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Worldwide events planned for International Grenache Day
A series of events worldwide are being planned to celebrate International Grenache Day tomorrow.
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Italy celebrates Unification with 20-grape blends
Two wines blended from 40 different grape varieties from all over Italy have been made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of the republic.
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New World Chardonnay masterclass
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Chardonnay? Choose Australia, Decanter readers urged
Decanter readers should ignore Burgundy and go to Australia for their Chardonnay, The Wine Society’s Pierre Mansour has said.
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Wines of Chile Awards laud Sauvignon, organic, Cabernet and Carmenere
Casablanca Sauvignon Blanc, organic reds, Cabernet Sauvignons and Carmeneres stole the show at the first Annual Wines of Chile Awards held in Santiago last week.
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Concha y Toro joins old vine Carignan club in Chile
Concha y Toro has become the latest major name to join Vigno, a small group of wineries dedicated to the revival of the Carignan grape in Chile’s Maule region.
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High praise for Santorini documentary
A new film about the Greek island of Santorini has been selected for the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.
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Perrin of Chateau de Beaucastel: the two Rhone valleys
The Northern and Southern Rhone could be separate planets. As Marc Perrin explains, everything, from your football team to how you fry your onions, is different in the south.
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Rhône 2010 in ‘top three vintages of last 40 years’ says Decanter
Rhône 2010 is one of the finest vintages for 40 years, Decanter’s expert John Livingstone-Learmonth says in the latest issue of the magazine.
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Hunter floods: buildings inundated but vineyards escape
Hunter Valley winemakers are assessing the damage from floods that have killed at least nine people – and are thankful they have come through more or less unscathed.
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World of Shiraz to gather in Barossa
The most eminent gathering of Shiraz experts in the world is due to meet in Barossa next month for the first International Shiraz Alliance.
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Barossa ‘icons’ offered en primeur
Hot on the heels of Penfolds, a clutch of young Barossa winemakers are offering their latest vintage en primeur.
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South Australia puts brakes on Barossa wind farms
The South Australian government will discourage the siting of wind farms in the key winegrowing areas of McLaren Vale and Barossa.
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Margaret River coal mine plans rejected
The Western Australia Environmental Protection Agency has not approved plans to mine coal near Margaret River, one of the world’s premium wine-growing regions.
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Margaret River should be protected says government
The Western Australian government is looking at ways of protecting the Margaret River from future mining applications.
