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Amarone promoted to DOCG
Amarone has been promoted to the highest possible quality level.
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Dominique Lafon takes on new consultancy
Dominique Lafon of Burgundy's Domaine des Comtes Lafon has undertaken his first venture outside of Burgundy.
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Lanson to add disgorgement dates to labels
Champagne Lanson has become the next big Champagne producer to put disgorgement dates on its back labels.
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Stephane Derenoncourt to consult in India
Stephane Derenoncourt is to consult on a new winery in India.
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India joins the OIV
India will become the first eastern Asian nation to join the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
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US allows GMO study; Alsace trials resume
In the latest chapter of a long-running dispute, the US Supreme Court has overruled a lower court's ban on genetically modified alfalfa seeds.
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Telmo Rodriguez goes back to Remelluri
Remelluri's Telmo Rodriguez has returned to take charge of the property at which he was winemaker a decade ago.
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Penedes approves icewine
A Spanish icewine DO has been approved for the first time.
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Bien Nacido releases own-label wine
California's renowned Bien Nacido Vineyards are releasing their first own label wines this autumn.
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Idaho wine gets $100k grant
Idaho growers and producers have been given a US$100,000 federal government grant to develop their industry.
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Greece and China joint venture
Greece's Kir-Yianni and China's Mogao wineries have joined forces to plant the first Xinomavro vines in China
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Mulderbosch sold
Mulderbosch Vineyards in Stellenbosch, South Africa, has been sold to California-based investment group Terroir Capital for an undisclosed sum.
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Grahm sells Pacific Rim
Bonny Doon owner Randall Grahm has sold Washington state’s Pacific Rim Winemakers to Banfi Vintners' Mariani family of New York.
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Greek winemaker sworn in as Thessaloniki mayor
Veteran winemaker Yiannis Boutaris has been sworn in as mayor of the Greek city of Thessaloniki – the country’s first socialist-backed mayor in 24 years.
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Armenian find is ‘world’s oldest winery’
Relics of the earliest known winery have been discovered in a cave located in Armenia's mountainous Yeghegnadzor region.
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Trincheros donate land
Sutter Home and Trinchero Family Estates founders Bob and Evalyn Trinchero have donated over 1,450ha to Napa County Regional Park and Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement Districts.
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Michel Rolland stars in new wine film
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Jackson Family Wines pledge $3 million to University of California at Davis
Jackson Family Wines has pledged $3 million to University of California at Davis for the construction of the Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building.
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Patty Bogle dies
Winemaker and owner of Bogle Vineyards Patty Bogle Roncoroni has died from leukemia.
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Gambal becomes first foreigner to own Les Batards Montrachet Grand Cru
Alex Gambal, proprietor of Beaune negociant Maison Gambal, has purchased vines within a Montrachet Grand Cru – becoming the first non-Frenchman to own land in a Montrachet site
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Contractors sue Coppola
Eleven contractors working on projects for California's Francis Ford Coppola Winery are demanding US$1.8m payments, while two are suing the winery.
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Donald Hess retires
Donald Hess has announced his retirement after more than 50 years managing his family’s portfolio of estates.
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Finger Lakes pioneer Debra Whiting dies
New York Finger Lakes wine and food pioneer Debra Whiting has died in a car accident.
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Two more AVAs approved
Two new American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) have been approved.
