-
Margaret River final assessment: no damage to vines, no loss of life
Margaret River has suffered no vine damage due to the bushfires, the Margaret River Wine Industry Association has said in an open letter.
-
O. Fournier offers ‘dream’ plots in Mendoza
O. Fournier, the high-end Spanish-Chilean-Argentinian venture, has earmarked 140ha of vines in Mendoza to be sold to private individuals in small plots.
-
Aubert de Villaine and Napa venture aims to change image of California
The co-owner of Domaine de la Romanee Conti and a Napa producer hope the launch of their range will alter people's perceptions of Californian wine.
-
Maltus sells out of new Napa wine
Bordeaux winemaker Jonathan Maltus has sold the entire production of his new Napa wine.
-
Auction Napa Valley raises lifetime £100m
Auction Napa Valley took US€7.3m on Saturday – bringing the total takings over 31 years to US$100m.
-
Napa ‘unsuitable’ for premium wine in 30 years: study
Premium winemaking in Napa Valley could be impossible in 30 years according to a study into climate change.
-
Napa harvest: Widespread rot fails to dampen spirits
Wine producers in Napa are counting the cost of the bizarre weather patterns this year.
-
Napa County ‘worth $50bn to US’ says new report
Napa County's wine industry accounts for one out of every three dollars spent on wine in the US, and may be worth more than US$50bn to the US economy, a comprehensive new report says.
-
Premiere Napa Valley auction takes $3.04m
Premiere Napa Valley, the annual barrel auction that has become one of the biggest events in the California wine calendar, took a total of US$3.04m on Saturday, just shy of last year's record.
-
Cinzano resigns as chair of Brunello Consorzio
The chairman of the the Brunello Consorzio has resigned after one year in the post – claiming that ‘his work is done’.
-
Ricasoli to release original Chianti ‘formula’
Barone Ricasoli’s original formula for Chianti – a subject of hot debate for over 100 years – is about to be published as part the legendary founder’s bicentenary celebrations.
-
Chapoutier to release first Alsace wines
Rhone veteran Michel Chapoutier is about to release his first Alsace Riesling in the UK.
-
Loire follows Bordeaux, Burgundy with ‘earliest ever’ harvest
The Loire is the latest wine region to announce that its harvest will be one of the earliest on record this year.
-
South African harvest ‘all calm’, report wineries
South African wineries continue to insist the farmworkers' strikes have nothing to do with them, despite repeated union calls for further strikes and boycotts.
-
Video: Decanter’s Highlights from Piedmont 2010
Decanter's Highlights from Piedmont trade and consumer tasting, London 20 September 2010
-
Video: Monty Waldin of Chateau Monty
Winemaker and author Monty Waldin talks to Adam Lechmere about his latest book on biodynamics
-
Video: Lodovico Antinori
Lodovico Antinori talks to Adam Lechmere at the London launch of Tenuta di Biserno at Mosimann's, London SW1, 10 November 2010
-
‘Red Obsession’ documentary to explore Bordeaux-China relationship
-
‘New Bordeaux amazing and exciting’: Oz Clarke in Decanter
The unknown, unsung appellations of Bordeaux have superb terroir and world-class potential – and we're only just realising it, Oz Clarke reckons.
-
First full history of Bordeaux first growths to be published
The first-ever comprehensive history of all five first growths, by Decanter writer Jane Anson and with a foreword by Francis Ford Coppola, will be published next month.
-
Tesco to sell 2009 blue-chip Bordeaux
Tesco is selling thousands of bottles of blue-chip Bordeaux from the renowned 2009 vintage, including first growths.
-
Bordeaux 2012: Negociants ‘serene’ about 2012 but worried about effect on 2011
-
Bordeaux 2012: Lafite releases ‘most affordable’ vintage
Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released what it calls 'the most affordable Lafite on the market' with its 2012 vintage, at €330 ex-Bordeaux.
-
Bordeaux winemakers give their take on Derenoncourt’s ‘special’ en primeur samples
