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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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French wine production up on last year
Total French wine production in 2009 is expected to total more than 48m hectolitres, a rise of 5.2m hl on the volume produced in 2008, according to the latest forecast by the French agriculture ministry.
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Champagne veteran to head OIV
Champagne veteran Yves Bénard has been elected head of the OIV.
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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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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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Champagne corks replaced by 'revolutionary' metallic top
A world-first metallic capsule that replaces traditional Champagne corks while preserving the traditional bottle-opening 'pop' is to be launched by Champagne house Duval-Leroy at the London International Wine Fair in May.
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EU rosé wine reforms delayed by WTO
The EU Commission has announced a delay in the adoption of its reforms to winemaking regulations, including the controversial allowance for table rosés to be made from mixing whites with reds, after the World Trade Organization requested more time to scrutinize the changes.
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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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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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'Shocked' French rosé producers slam EU label concession
French winemakers, outraged at proposed new EU regulations to allow rosé wines to be made from a mix of whites and reds, have won the right to carry a special designation on labels indicating that their rosé wines are made from 'traditional' production methods.
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Living the dream: Rural France
Patricia Atkinson traded in her city lifestyle for small domaine in rural France, but it hasn't been easy, as she tells Graham Tearse
