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Margaret River final assessment: no damage to vines, no loss of lifeMargaret River has suffered no vine damage due to the bushfires, the Margaret River Wine Industry Association has said in an open letter.
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O. Fournier offers ‘dream’ plots in MendozaO. Fournier, the high-end Spanish-Chilean-Argentinian venture, has earmarked 140ha of vines in Mendoza to be sold to private individuals in small plots.
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Aubert de Villaine and Napa venture aims to change image of CaliforniaThe 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.
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Maltus sells out of new Napa wineBordeaux winemaker Jonathan Maltus has sold the entire production of his new Napa wine.
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Auction Napa Valley raises lifetime £100mAuction Napa Valley took US€7.3m on Saturday – bringing the total takings over 31 years to US$100m.
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Napa ‘unsuitable’ for premium wine in 30 years: studyPremium winemaking in Napa Valley could be impossible in 30 years according to a study into climate change.
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Napa harvest: Widespread rot fails to dampen spirits
Wine producers in Napa are counting the cost of the bizarre weather patterns this year.
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Napa County ‘worth $50bn to US’ says new reportNapa 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.
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Premiere Napa Valley auction takes $3.04mPremiere 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.
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Cinzano resigns as chair of Brunello ConsorzioThe chairman of the the Brunello Consorzio has resigned after one year in the post – claiming that ‘his work is done’.
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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.
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Chapoutier to release first Alsace winesRhone veteran Michel Chapoutier is about to release his first Alsace Riesling in the UK.
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Loire follows Bordeaux, Burgundy with ‘earliest ever’ harvestThe Loire is the latest wine region to announce that its harvest will be one of the earliest on record this year.
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South African harvest ‘all calm’, report wineriesSouth African wineries continue to insist the farmworkers' strikes have nothing to do with them, despite repeated union calls for further strikes and boycotts.
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Video: Decanter’s Highlights from Piedmont 2010Decanter's Highlights from Piedmont trade and consumer tasting, London 20 September 2010
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Video: Monty Waldin of Chateau MontyWinemaker and author Monty Waldin talks to Adam Lechmere about his latest book on biodynamics
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Video: Lodovico AntinoriLodovico Antinori talks to Adam Lechmere at the London launch of Tenuta di Biserno at Mosimann's, London SW1, 10 November 2010
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‘New Bordeaux amazing and exciting’: Oz Clarke in DecanterThe unknown, unsung appellations of Bordeaux have superb terroir and world-class potential – and we're only just realising it, Oz Clarke reckons.
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First full history of Bordeaux first growths to be publishedThe 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.
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Tesco to sell 2009 blue-chip BordeauxTesco is selling thousands of bottles of blue-chip Bordeaux from the renowned 2009 vintage, including first growths.
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Bordeaux 2012: Negociants ‘serene’ about 2012 but worried about effect on 2011 -
Bordeaux 2012: Lafite releases ‘most affordable’ vintageChateau Lafite Rothschild has released what it calls 'the most affordable Lafite on the market' with its 2012 vintage, at €330 ex-Bordeaux.
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Bordeaux winemakers give their take on Derenoncourt’s ‘special’ en primeur samples
