Bodegas Muriel buys cellar housing 'legendary Rioja vintages'
Spain's Bodegas Muriel says it will gain access to a 16th Century underground cellar containing 'legendary Rioja vintages' after aquiring the Conde de los Andes winery in Rioja Alta.
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Australian politician quits over Penfolds Grange gift
A leading Australian politician who has been forced to resign after failing to declare receiving a A$3,000 bottle of Penfolds Grange says he still doesn't remember seeing the wine.
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Sir Alex Ferguson to auction wine cellar via Christie's
Ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will sell hundreds of cases of wine, including a large cache of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Petrus, in a series of auctions with Christie's expected to raise GBP3m.
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Richard Branson to buy South African hotel and vineyard
Richard Branson has agreed to purchase Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyard in South Africa via his Virgin Limited Edition luxury retreat business.
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LVMH buys Burgundy grand cru vineyard
French luxury goods group LVMH has acquired the vast majority of one of Burgundy's oldest grand cru vineyards, Clos des Lambrays, for an undisclosed fee.
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Bordeaux 2013: The Decanter verdict
Forget about buying Bordeaux 2013 en primeur, says Decanter consultant editor Steven Spurrier...
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Japan fuels Moet Hennessy Champagne sales rise
Moet Hennessy's Champagne sales continued to rise in the first quarter of 2014, driven by markets outside of Europe.
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New Lafaurie-Peyraguey owner sets tone with 2013 release
The new owner of Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey in Sauternes has given consumers a taste of things to come by significantly cutting production of the chateau's grand vin from the 2013 vintage, which has been priced 30% higher than 2012 at around €35 ex-negociant.
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Bernard Magrez buys vines in Spain's Jumilla region
Multi-millionaire chateau owner Bernard Magrez has added to his wine empire by acquiring vines in Spain's up-and-coming Jumilla region.
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Top Burgundy leads Sotheby's Hong Kong auction
Asia-based buyers showed no sign of losing their taste for top Burgundy at the spring Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, as Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Henri Jayer wines attracted high prices.
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Mouton Rothschild owner presses Burgundy estate to change name
Lawyers for Bordeaux first growth Chateau Mouton Rothschild have started legal proceedings against a small-scale wine estate in Burgundy that also uses the Mouton name.
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'A lot needs to be fixed,' says new Treasury Wine Estates chief
There is speculation that Treasury Wine Estates may announce job losses after the Penfolds producer's new chief executive said he is planning 'structural changes'.
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Bordeaux 2013: 'A vintage for terroir, and for money', says Spurrier
A tough time for Merlot on Bordeaux's left bank has yielded some unusual wines from a 2013 vintage that strongly reflects a chateau's terroir and also its financial resources, according to experts.
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Bordeaux 2013: Calls for price cuts as chateaux gear up for quick-fire campaign
Chateaux, negociants and buyers expect a short-lived en primeur campaign for the 'early drinking' 2013 vintage, amid growing calls for the top estates to drop their prices.
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Bordeaux 2013: 'We have never worked harder'
Amid the gossip and intrigue surrounding en primeur week, producers and chateaux owners recall a 2013 vintage that was a test of nerve and stamina.
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Collector Bill Koch sees damages reduced in Greenberg case
Bill Koch, the fine wine collector and self-styled crusader against fake bottles, will receive fewer damages following his court victory against Eric Greenberg - but the billionaire says the verdict is more important.
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Bordeaux 2013: Pomerol has right bank lead as producers adopt 'Burgundy approach'
Pomerol fared slightly better than St Emilion on Bordeaux's right bank in 2013, but yields are 'wildly down' and there is a lot of variation between chateaux in both areas, according to Decanter contributing editor James Lawther MW.
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Bordeaux 2013: Sauternes enjoys 'payback time' with 'modern' vintage
Sauternes producers are enjoying a greater share of the Bordeaux vintage limelight in 2013, but there are also reports of vines for sale as producers struggle against low consumer demand.
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Olivier Bernard to double dry white production in Sauternes
Olivier Bernard wants to more than double his production of dry white wines at Clos des Lunes in Sauternes within the next five years.
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Bordeaux 2013: En primeur week preview
Bordeaux chateaux are preparing to display their 2013 vintage for critics knowing that consumers are wary and some of their own recent back-vintages are as cheap as they have ever been.
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Argentina winemakers facing difficult 2014 vintage
After the highs of 2013, Argentina is facing a much more complicated vintage this year, winemakers say.
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Chateau Bellevue de Tayac in Margaux sold
Jean-Luc Thunevin has sold his four-hectare Chateau Bellevue de Tayac in AOC Margaux, in order to pay off debt and focus on his remaining right bank estates.
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Duchess of Cornwall opens English wine research centre
A £2m laboratory that is intended to put southern England on the world map for wine research has been opened by the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Bollinger rides vintage Champagne wave with RD 2002 release
Bollinger is the latest house seeking to capitalise on strong consumer demand for vintage Champagne, releasing its RD 2002 and hinting that a RD 2004 could be next.
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Bordeaux returns to fore at US wine auctions
Auctions by Christie's and Hart Davis Hart in the US show signs of improved interest in Bordeaux, but sale prices suggest buyers are wary of overspending.
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Human nose can detect one trillion smells, says research
The human nose is millions of times more sensitive than previously thought, suggests new research, but wine tasters may struggle to find the vocabulary to take advantage.
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Auctions helping South Africa break through 'glass ceiling'
South African wineries are on the right track to overcoming consumer misconceptions about their standing in the fine wine world, but it will take time, says Accolade's chief winemaker in the country, Bruce Jack.
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Majestic Wine downturn is temporary, predict analysts
Worse than expected consumer demand for wine is set to bring Majestic Wine's run of good results to an end, but financial experts believe the retailer will recover.
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China agrees to end anti-dumping probe into European wine
China has agreed to end its anti-dumping investigation into wine imports from the European Union, in exchange for technical advice on how to improve its own vineyards.
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Perrier-Jouet moves early with 2007 release
Pernod Ricard is seeking to capitalise on strong consumer demand for vintage Champagne with an early limited-edition release from the Perrier-Jouet 2007 vintage.
