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Romanée-Conti blackmailer found dead
A man awaiting trial for blackmailing Domaine de la Romanée-Conti by threatening to poison the estate’s vines has been found dead in his prison cell.
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Champagne agrees increase in yield on 2009
Champagne growers and houses this week agreed on a 2010 harvest yield of 10,500 kilos per hectare - an increase on last year.
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‘Shocked’ French rosé producers slam EU label concession
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French wine producers demand withdrawal of cancer booklet
French winemakers are demanding the withdrawal of a medical brochure which claims moderate alcohol consumption greatly increases the risk of cancer.
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France to ban ‘artificial’ rosé
France will ban rosé made from mixing white and red wine, even if the EU sanctions the practice, French agriculture minister Michel Barnier has said.
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EU rosé wine reforms delayed by WTO
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Champagne corks replaced by ‘revolutionary’ metallic top
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French producers stung by UK-based fraudsters
Conmen posing as UK wine merchants have tricked French winegrowers into handing over thousands of bottles of stock in a copycat repeat of a scam last year which netted crooks an estimated £1m.
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France: wine consumption continues to fall
Wine consumption in France continues on a steep decline while exports have seen a dramatic plunge in recent months.
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Champagne veteran to head OIV
Champagne veteran Yves Bénard has been elected head of the OIV.
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French wine production up on last year
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French wine in danger due to global warming
French vineyards are on the brink of disaster unless dramatic measures are taken to reduce global CO2 emissions, Greenpeace has warned.
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Burgundy predicts magnificent 2009
Burgundy producers are forecasting a ‘magnificent’ 2009 vintage, with an early harvest across the region's appellations.
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Moderate drinking is fine: new French government advice
France's most senior health body has ruled in favour of moderate wine drinking – flying in the face of previous official advice that any form of alcohol consumption is a serious health risk.
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Smith Haut Lafitte to export wines by sail-powered ship
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte is to begin exporting wines by sailing ship.
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DRC owner ‘sadness’ at blackmailer death
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti owner Aubert de Villaine has spoken of his sadness and dismay following the suicide of the man charged with blackmailing his estate.
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Militants destroy GMO research vines
Militants opposed to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have destroyed a plantation of GM vines at a leading French research centre in Alsace.
