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75,000 industry jobs at risk from UK tax increases
Over 75,000 jobs will be at risk if the Government proceeds with its current plan to increase taxes on alcohol over the next four years, the UK drinks industry has warned.
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Daily drink raises cancer risk in women
Drinking just one small glass of wine a day increases a woman's risk of developing a range of cancers, according to an Oxford University study.
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Jancis Robinson caught up in Australian bushfires
British wine writer Jancis Robinson MW has told of how she was caught up in the bushfires that ravaged 30 Yarra Valley vineyards and destroyed, 5% of Victoria's total vineyard area.
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Hess Family Estates opens art museum at Bodega Colomé
Swiss entrepreneur and art collector Donald M. Hess is to open a museum dedicated to artist James Turrel at Bodega Colomé in Argentina.
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Red wine increases the female sex drive
Red wine increases the female libido, research has found.
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Rosé d’Anjou to sponsor Gay Icons exhibition
Rosé d’Anjou Wines looks set to win the pink vote after becoming the official sponsor of the upcoming Gay Icons exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
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Symington acquires Quinta de Roriz
Symington Family Estates has acquired the prestigious Quinta de Roriz vineyard in the Douro.
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Torres goes green with reduced bottle size
Bodegas Torres aims to lessen its carbon footprint by reducing the weight of its bottles used in wines such as Sangre de Toro and Viña Sol.
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Penfolds hosts live webcast global vertical tasting
Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago led a worldwide interactive tasting via webcast, live from the Vinexpo trade fair on Monday.
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Decanter writers shortlisted for Roederer awards, Raymond Blanc honoured
Three Decanter writers have been shortlisted for the prestigious Roederer Awards 2009.
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Tool frontman opens wine tasting room in Arizona ghost town
Maynard James Keenan, frontman of multi-platinum-selling US rock band Tool, has opened a wine tasting room in Jerome, Arizona.
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Sir Norman Foster winery design makes the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
A winery model designed by world-renowned architect Sir Norman Foster has made it into the prestigious Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London.
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Shop opens in Dubai airport selling some of the world’s rarest wines
A fine wine and spirits shop has opened in Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3 selling some of the rarest wines in the world, duty free.
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Alabama ban on nude nymph wine label
The US state of Alabama has banned the sale of a wine featuring a nude nymph on its label, deeming it ‘pornographic’.
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Jay-Z’s Champagne launches £400 Blanc de Blancs
Armand de Brignac, the Champagne endorsed by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, has launched a non-vintage Blanc de Blancs, retailing at £400.
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Italian banks to take wine as collateral
The Italian agricultural minister has backed plans to accept fine wine as loan collateral from crisis-hit producers.
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Majestic and The Sampler clinch double win at retailer awards
High street retailers Majestic and The Sampler scooped two major awards each at the Decanter World Wine Awards on Tuesday.
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Wine Tycoon computer game launched
Ever fancied yourself as the next Bernard Magrez or Michel Rolland?
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First Big Crush to be made into a film
A team of New Zealand filmmakers is set to make a film about a journalist’s first winemaking experiences in Marlborough.
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Decanter and Selfridges light up Oxford Street
Selfridges and Decanter launched two weeks of Decanter World Wine Award winners at the shop's Wonder Bar last night.
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The Sun newspaper releases wine
British tabloid newspaper The Sun has launched a wine in collaboration with major UK supermarket Asda.
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Gary Rhodes: I’m NOT in talks with BT over tower restaurant
British chef Gary Rhodes has slammed rumours that he’s in negotiations with BT about heading the BT Tower restaurant when it reopens in 2011.
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Nederberg nets World Cup wine range
South African winery Nederberg has launched a range of wines in association with FIFA for the 2010 World Cup.
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New wine label to highlight units
UK wine importer and retailer Bottle Green is to launch a low alcohol wine with the units clearly displayed on the front label.
