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New Zealand whites: 2018 vintage report
There is a clear vintage expression in these wines...
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Travel: the ultimate New Zealand wine road trip
Explore the unspoilt beauty of New Zealand’s wine regions…
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DRC half price in Sweden’s Systembolaget
Long queues are expected outside Swedish wine stores when stocks of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti go on sale at less than half the current retail price.
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Top value Cava: Under £25
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Premium Cava: Over £25
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Penfolds outrages merchants with ‘slap in the face’ price hikes
Wine merchants are turning their backs on Penfolds' Bin wines - whose annual release is today - following price increases that have been labelled a 'slap in the face'.
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Prosecco region ‘to grow fivefold’
The Prosecco region estimates it will grow to almost five times its current size by 2035.
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Potel to produce Pinot Noir in Chile
Esteemed Burgundy producer Nicolas Potel will head to Chile to make Pinot Noir in 2010.
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Noval and Fladgate declare 2007 Port
Quinta do Noval and the Fladgate Partnership houses have declared the 2007 Port vintage, in line with Niepoort and Symington Family Estates.
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2008 to follow 2007 Port declaration?
Some Port estates may declare again in 2008, it has emerged.
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Moet: 2004 will be next Grand Vintage
Moët & Chandon has revealed that the 2004 vintage will follow the recent release of its 2002 Grand Vintage.
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2008 Bordeaux Right Bank: top quality but no takers?
Right Bank producers claim the 2008 vintage has produced ‘miraculous’ quality but fear there is no market for their wine.
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Bordeaux 2009 allocations questioned by merchants
A leading fine wine merchant has questioned 'inadequate' allocations by Bordeaux negociants, and called for them to review their distribution in time for the 2010 campaign.
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Argentina launches Torrontes test
Wines of Argentina is commissioning a study to find out what UK consumers really think about the white grape variety, Torrontes.
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New Kiwi wine alliance will shun Sauvignon Blanc
A group of five fine wine producers in New Zealand have formed a new association to ‘set themselves apart’ from the Sauvignon Blanc market.
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Kanonkop releases world’s most expensive Pinotage – again
The second vintage of the world's most expensive Pinotage has been launched this week.
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Chardonnay now an official variety in Rioja
A raft of grape varieties including Chardonnay have been given the rubber stamp in Rioja.
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New Zealand Stock Exchange chief buys in Otago
The recently-resigned head of the New Zealand stock exchange has just bought a winery in the country’s prime Pinot Noir region.
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No 2008 reds for two Hunter Valley wineries
A catastrophic red harvest in Australia's Hunter Valley means two major wineries will bottle no red wines this year.
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Rothbury name loss has Hunter Valley producers scrambling to protect names
Hunter Valley producers are desperate to win protection for their sub-regions following the ‘disaster’ of the loss of the Rothbury name to Foster’s.
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Mining gas in Hunter Valley ‘desecration’
An Australian energy company's plans to mine gas on two wine estates in the Hunter Valley would be a 'desecration', local activists say.
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Australia 2011 harvest ‘too big’, says winemaker federation
The huge Australian harvest this year is 'out of step' with the realities of sustainable production, a senior executive has said.
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‘Old-fashioned’ Bordeaux leaps into 21st century
Bordeaux aims to banish its 'old-fashioned' reputation with the launch of an iPhone App in the autumn.
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Bordeaux 2011: Harvest underway in Bordeaux
The 2011 harvest is underway in Bordeaux with preeminent Sauternes chateau, Chateau d'Yquem and renowned rosé producer Chateau de Sours picking the first grapes.
