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Beaujolais ‘Sugar Ring’ prosecutor calls for fines
The prosecutor in the Beaujolais sugar case has called for fines of up to €5000.
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Bordeaux 2012 hamstrung by ‘insufficient price cuts’
An official summary of Bordeaux's 2012 en primeur campaign shows the average price cut on all 344 wines released was 7.6%, compared to the 2011 vintage.
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Chateaux La Pointe and Carignan sold, Poujeaux sale on the cards
Pomerol estate Chateau La Pointe has finally been sold for a reported €32-35m
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Helicopter row highlights fungicide use in Bordeaux
A dispute over the use of helicopters for spraying in Bordeaux has shone an unwelcome light on use of chemical treatments in wine production.
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Second Bordeaux storm destroys 4,000ha costing ’20million Euros at the very least’
Bordeaux's main white wine growing region, Entre-deux-Mers, has been hit by a massive hailstorm damaging about 4,000 hectares of vines with many producers losing almost their entire crop.
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Fake Bordeaux in China being made on offshore boats, says official
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Toxic smoke damages Leoville Las Cases 2013 harvest
Bordeaux's Chateau Léoville Las Cases has had to write-off a portion of its 2013 harvest after vines were unwittingly polluted by smoke from a neighbouring estate.
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French minister ducks issue of wood chips in wine
The French agriculture minister yesterday ducked the controversial issue of wood chips in a speech to open Vinitech.
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LVMH man in line for top job at INAO
LVMH wine man Yves Benard confirmed today that he is expected to become the new president of France’s wine regulatory body, the INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine).
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Exports of French wine and spirits climb
Exports of French wine and spirits were up a record 12.9% in 2006.
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Yquem goes into nebuchadnezzar
For the first time ever, Chateau d’Yquem is bottling its wine in nebuchadnezzars.
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Bordeaux woodchip sales soar
Sales of woodchips to winemakers in Bordeaux have increased by as much as 200%.
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St Emilion classification suspended indefinitely
A Bordeaux court has ruled that the latest St Emilion classification will remain suspended until further notice.
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Bordeaux 2006: Mouton, Lafite down, Haut-Brion up, Ausone £7.5k
As the 2006 Bordeaux primeur campaign draws to a close, the five first growths appear to have more closely aligned their prices.
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Cheval Blanc releases
Cheval Blanc today released its 2006 en primeur price at €400 per bottle, €480 to the Bordeaux trade, exactly the same as last year.
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Earlier, lower yielding champagne harvest predicted
This year’s champagne harvest will begin several weeks earlier than normal with yields lower than 2006, says the winemakers’ union in the region.
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Bordeaux prices rise
Average prices for Bordeaux are rising, the Bordeaux AOC Winegrowing Union says.
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Prooftag: fraud-proof seal to combat fake wine
Tamper proof, ‘uncopiable’ security seals are being introduced by wine producers in France, America and Canada.
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The chemicals don’t work so go biodynamic: Joly
Mildew has affected biodynamic and non-biodynamic farmers alike this year, Nicolas Joly has said - proving the uselessness of chemicals.
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Chablis Union warns on price hikes
Demand for Chablis is outstripping supply and the Chablis Union has warned growers against losing future sales by raising prices too high.
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Castel ‘would use plastic bottles’
Bordeaux wine producer Castel has said it will consider using plastic bottles if the glass supply problem continues.
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Louis Latour buys Maison Fessy
Louis Latour has bought Beaujolais producer Maison Henry Fessy for an undisclosed sum.
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Web cannot advertise alcohol: French court on Heineken
The organisation which last week secured a court ruling and a fine against a French newspaper for a Champagne article has secured a ruling against alcohol publicity on the internet.
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Moet fined €30k for Champagne ads, anti-alcohol lobby jubilant
Moet & Chandon has been fined €30,000 - another win for the French anti-drinks lobby and its campaign against all forms of alcohol promotion.
