
Martin Green
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UK wine sales decreased by 10 million bottles in the build-up to Christmas
Sales of spirits, beer and cider also slumped...
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Brad Pitt’s Champagne to be poured at the Oscars
Fleur de Miraval is the only Champagne producer devoted exclusively to rosé...
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Cité du Vin receives funding boost from Sotheby’s auction
Winemakers from across the world donated to the Sotheby’s auction...
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App to warn grape growers of spring frost secures £300,000 funding
Six vineyards are taking part in the project...
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Négociants fined €350,000 for buying wine at ‘abusively low’ prices in landmark case.
The ruling represents the first judicial application of loi egalim since it was introduced in 2019...
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Brits abandon Merlot in favour of Beaujolais
Merlot’s share of the premium market in the UK on-trade has decreased by more than 2% since 2019...
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The Glenlivet uses blockchain technology to sell 50-year-old whisky collection
The whisky will be bottled this summer...
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Paris restaurant La Tour d’Argent ‘loses’ more than £1.25m worth of wine
La Tour d’Argent is renowned for having one of the world’s greatest wine cellars...
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Château Margaux releases second white wine
It is just the fifth white wine released by Château Margaux in the past five centuries...
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Scotch whisky industry now contributes £7.1bn to UK economy
Scotch accounts for £3 in every £100 of Scotland’s gross value added...
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Cognac producers deny dumping brandy in Chinese market
China opens investigation into dumping of Cognac...
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COP28: Wine producers express disappointment by weak pledges
The IWCA has denounced the lack of tangible pledges made to reduce the impact of climate change...
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Legendary bottles of American whiskey exceed expectations at Sotheby’s auction
The star of the show was a bottle of LeNell’s Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #1...
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Flaviar maintains expansion drive by purchasing Wine-Searcher
Wine-Searcher is a leading database for wine enthusiasts, searched nearly 300 million times per year...
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AI can pinpoint which estate Bordeaux wines come from with 100% accuracy
The University of Geneva used AI to assess the chemical composition of 80 red wines...
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Piedmont wine icon Michele Chiarlo passes away
The esteemed Piedmont winemaker passed away aged 88...
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The Duckhorn Portfolio to purchase Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards for $400m
Napa icon to spread its wings...
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UK wine trade calls for duty freeze to prevent ‘budget busting price rises’
The UK wine trade is braced for another blow...
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Berry Bros & Rudd and Symington gain shareholder approval for Hambledon takeover
Hambledon is England’s oldest commercial vineyard...
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Beijing could soon end punitive tariffs on Australian wine after tensions ease
Light at the end of the tunnel for Australian producers...
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A drink with… Nicola Bates
The newly appointed CEO of Wine GB talks to Decanter...
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TWE buys Daou Vineyards in California for $1bn
Brothers Georges and Daniel Daou founded the estate in Paso Robles in 2007...
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Billecart-Salmon invests in Loire Valley estate
A new venture for the Champagne house...
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Overberg prospecting permit concerns South Africa wine producers
Grape growers and other farmers have joined forces to oppose the bid…
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