
Richard Woodard
Richard Woodard is a freelance wine and spirits writer based in the UK. Aside from Decanter, he writes for several wine trade and media outlets including Imbibe, The Drinks Business, Harpers and Drinks International.
Since 2015 he has been the magazine editor of Scotchwhisky.com. He has formerly worked as a wine news reporter at Imbibe and a feature writer for Halycon Magazine.
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Château de Sancerre has a new owner after Campari sells up
Loire estate sold for more than 20 million euros...
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Peter Gago recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
For service to the Australian wine industry...
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More drinkers buy California wines above $10 – figures
California wine sales going strong...
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Graham’s Port owner buys vineyard outside of Douro
Symington family goes to Alto Alentejo...
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Tasting wine stimulates your brain more than maths, says neuroscientist
It's better than maths, says leading scientist...
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China: ASC Fine Wines chief executive resigns
CEO resigns for 'personal reasons' after two years...
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Record profits for Treasury Wine Estates
Record profits in the second half of 2016...
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eBay signs deal to add more than 1,000 wines to sale list
Online auction site signs deal with Napa-based WineDirect...
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Jancis Robinson donates papers to UC Davis
Critic follows Hugh Johnson in donating to archive...
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Majestic Wine hails ‘biggest ever Christmas’
Retailer sells three bottles of Prosecco for every Champagne...
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Starbucks to only serve wine at luxury stores – report
Coffee giant switches focus...
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French Laundry Christmas thief pleads guilty
Man admits helping to steal nearly $1m worth of wine...
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Premier Cru fraud: Owner John Fox imprisoned for six years
Lengthy sentence for wine Ponzi scheme operator...
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Vandals ruin 400,000 bottles-worth of Italian sparking wine
Vandals smash vats at historic estate...
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Majestic Wine ‘at the tipping-point’ after pre-tax loss
Retailer Majestic Wine is ‘at the tipping-point’...
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Accolade acquisitions continue with Fine Wine Partners
Hardys owner Accolade Wines has acquired FWP....
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UK – first sake brewery approved
Work is under way to build the UK’s first sake brewery...
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Seasonal and Black Friday Champagne price wars fiercer than ever
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Record bidders for Avery family’s Latour 1945 & Montelena ’74
Christie's sees new record for bidders at global auction...
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Wild weather hits world wine production
Storms in Argentina. frost in France means fewer bottles...
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Burgundy merchant Maison Champy sold to France’s AdVini
Burgundy negociant acquired by leading French wine firm...
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Champagne & Prosecco lead UK Christmas wine sales
Strong demand for sparkling wine at Christmas helped UK supermarkets to slow declines in grocery sales – with Tesco selling more than 5.2m bottles of Champagne and Prosecco in the festive period.
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Veuve Clicquot to raise Pinot Noir in La Grande Dame
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Ornellaia, Dom Perignon, Yquem in Sotheby’s sale
Ornellaia, Dom Perignon and Chateau d’Yquem, direct from their cellars, are the highlights of Sotheby’s first New York auction of 2013.
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