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Award winner highlights endangered California grape
One of the two winners of the 2007 Geoffrey Roberts Award is using his prize money to draw attention to endangered American produce such as the Charbono grape.
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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer shortens name to Mosel
The German wine region of Mosel-Saar-Ruwer has officially changed its name to Mosel in a bid to become more consumer friendly.
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Police qualify as sommeliers to combat wine fraud
Twenty-five members of the Italian military police have qualified as sommeliers in order to combat fraud in the industry.
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Police uncover Italian wine fraud
Police have broken up an international counterfeit wine racket involving top Italian wines.
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Woolworths tests £5 Champagne
UK high street chain Woolworths is launching a Champagne at £5 ($10), the cheapest ever to be sold in the UK.
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Michael Jackson: obituary
Beer and whisky fans are raising a glass to Michael Jackson, prolific writer and broadcaster, who died on August 30 of a heart attack.
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Bollinger top post goes to non-family member
For the first time in its 178-year history, Champagne Bollinger has chosen a non-family member to head the company.
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London’s Sketch Restaurant scoops AA Award for best wine list
London’s Sketch restaurant has won the 2007-2008 AA Wine Award, beating competitors in the ‘England’ and ‘overall’ categories.
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Another power station threatens Tokaj
Winemakers in Hungary’s Tokaj region fear a power station will be built on their doorstep.
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Nintendo launches wine game
Nintendo is about to release its first wine game on Nintendo DS.
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‘Hitler’ wines seized in Italy
Italian police have confiscated bottles of wine with labels depicting Hitler and other Nazis.
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Stormhoek produces ‘Microsoft wine’
Stormhoek, the South African label owned by Orbital Wines, has created a wine specifically for Microsoft.
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Nederburg wine auction: takings down but overseas buyers up
Sales were down at the 33rd annual Nederburg Auction in South Africa, but there was more interest from foreign buyers.
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BBR buys Mistral Wines
UK wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd has bought Mistral Wines, an agency specialising in wine from the Loire, Rhône and Midi.
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Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson release new ‘World Atlas of Wine’
The cream of the wine world gathered in London's Fortnum & Mason last night for the launch of the new edition of The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson.
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Al Gore to speak on climate change and wine
Former US Vice President Al Gore will be the keynote speaker at a 2008 conference devoted to climate change and its impact on wine.
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Alcohol and breast cancer study: amount, not type, poses risk
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‘Power couple’ Robinson and Lander in London Top 1000
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Yalumba: ‘old vines’ must be at least 35
Australia’s Yalumba is codifying the use of the term ‘old vines’.
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UK experts: pregnant women CAN drink
UK health experts now say it is safe for women to drink during the early months of pregnancy – advice which flies in the face of government guidelines.
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Tesco to ship wine by water
Grocery giant Tesco has become the first retailer to transport wine by canal in the UK, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.
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Italian court says OK to Hitler wines
An Italian tribunal will allow the sale of wine featuring images and slogans of Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goring and other Nazi politicians.
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Peru’s wine regions continue to feel aftermath of earthquake
Peru’s wine regions of Ica, Chincha and Pisco are still picking up the pieces following the major earthquake on August 15.
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Beaulieu Vineyard to create dedicated facility for flagship wine
California’s Beaulieu Vineyard will spend $7m (£3.4m) building a new facility for its Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon