The RidgeView Merret range of English sparkling wines has been awarded the top prize at Egon Ronay’s British Academy of Gastronomes awards – the first time an English wine has been so recognised.
A former inmate of Pentridge Prison in Melbourne, Australia has purchased his old cell, which is being converted into a wine cellar.
The Institute of Masters of Wine welcomed seven new members last night at a reception during which several awards were announced.
It might have seemed a flash in the pan last year, but Beaujolais Nouveau rosé may well be here to stay.
Krug will launch its first ever blancs de noirs, Clos d’Ambonnay - also its first new Champagne since introducing Krug Rosé in 1983.
Reclaimed wastewater is healthier for vines than fresh mains water, according to a new study.
The ‘Douro Boys’ are to celebrate their fifth anniversary with an auction of 500 magnums of a special cuvee – and a variety of special lots.
California’s Beaulieu Vineyard will spend $7m (£3.4m) building a new facility for its Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Peru’s wine regions of Ica, Chincha and Pisco are still picking up the pieces following the major earthquake on August 15.
Grocery giant Tesco has become the first retailer to transport wine by canal in the UK, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.
An Italian tribunal will allow the sale of wine featuring images and slogans of Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goring and other Nazi politicians.
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.
Sotheby’s London has sold a 12-bottle case of 1967 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti for £58,650 ($119,259), making it the most expensive case of wine ever sold in this saleroom.
Australia’s Yalumba is codifying the use of the term ‘old vines’.
Jancis Robinson MW, wine writer and Eric Narioo, founder of wine merchant Les Caves de Pyrene, have been ranked among the ‘top 1000 most influential people in London’ by London’s Evening Standard newspaper.
An important new study concludes that it’s the quantity of alcohol consumed – rather than the type - that increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. This contradicts most findings to date.
Former US Vice President Al Gore will be the keynote speaker at a 2008 conference devoted to climate change and its impact on 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.
UK wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd has bought Mistral Wines, an agency specialising in wine from the Loire, Rhône and Midi.
On 3 October we ran a story about the purchase of Mistral Wines by BBR. Distribution of MIstral's producers will continue as before, via FMV, BBR's agency division. UK wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd has bought Mistral Wines, an agency specialising in wine from the Loire, Rhône and Midi.
Sales were down at the 33rd annual Nederburg Auction in South Africa, but there was more interest from foreign buyers.
