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Giscours case: court hands down judgement
A Bordeaux court has handed down its judgement concerning a Dutch businessman accused of overseeing the blending of wines from two different appellations at Chateau Giscours in 1995.
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St Emilion classification finally ruled invalid
A Bordeaux court yesterday ruled that the 2006 St Emilion classification is invalid and can no longer be used.
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Hong Kong may import Bordeaux Fête le Vin
Hong Kong wine officials want to bring the Bordeaux Wine Festival to the island.
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Lafragette arrested
Jean-Paul Lafragette, director of L&L and owner of three Bordeaux chateaux, has been taken into police custody and is being held in prison
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Arnault loses battle against small Bordeaux producer
In the same week Bernard Arnault won €40m from internet auction giant eBay, he lost a case against a small Bordeaux wine producer.
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St Emilion classification reinstated – again
In a bizarre twist to a seemingly endless saga, the French government has used emergency powers to resurrect the St Emilion classification.
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Lafragette sells shares in company to pay back money taken
Bordeaux chateau owner Jean-Paul Lafragette will cede his share of spirits company L&L to US drinks giant Kobrand in order to pay back money taken from the business.
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Bordeaux adopts new quality control system
A new quality control system introduced this month for Bordeaux wines has been welcomed by producers although it has yet to prove itself.
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Lafragette chateaux sold
Sales of Jean-Paul Lafragette’s Bordeaux chateaux are now almost complete.
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Robert of Luxembourg to take reins at Haut-Brion
Prince Robert of Luxembourg has taken over the running of Bordeaux first growth chateau Haut-Brion today, as his mother steps down from the role.
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French teenagers: thumbs down to ‘boiretrop’ anti-drinking campaign
The French government’s x-rated anti-binge drinking campaign has backfired – if the reactions of French teenagers are anything to go by.
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Marie Brizard rumoured for sale
Bordeaux-based wine and spirit company Marie Brizard is reportedly for sale, two years after being bought by troubled French vodka company Belvedere.
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Torres launches 0.5% alcohol wine
Leading Spanish producer Miguel Torres has launched the country’s first ever wine that is almost totally alcohol free.
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Eight St Emilion wines investigated by US authorities
The US government has narrowed an ongoing fraud investigation down to eight wines from France’s St Emilion region.
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Bordeaux: Pessac harvest halved
Wine producers in the Pessac-Leognan area of Bordeaux say they may have lost up to half of their crop this year, due to the April frost.
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Asian wine market worth €1bn by 2017
Hong Kong officials have predicted that the value of wine imports into Asia will top €1bn by 2017.
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Quinault sold to LVMH’s Arnault
Bordeaux Chateau Quinault has been sold to billionaires Bernard Arnault and Albert Frère.
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Indian delegation arrives in Bordeaux
A group of Indian wine growers arrived in Bordeaux last week to meet suppliers and study French production techniques.
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Latest development in ‘intelligent’ wine barrels
The latest ‘intelligent barrel’ technology claims to tell winemakers when their wine has finished aging, and how often a top up is required – all thanks to an ‘intelligent band.’
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Peru’s first wine bar opens
Peru's first fully-equipped wine bar has opened in Lima this week.
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Peru winery makes wine from lost petit verdot clone
Wine made from a ‘lost’ petit verdot clone will go on sale in Peru later this year.
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Brazil looks to increase wine quality
As Brazil increases its production and vine area, the country is set to improve the quality of its wines with the launch of a new national technical network.
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Southern Wine and Spirits denies rumours of retreat from Bordeaux
Southern Wine and Spirits, America’s leading wine distributor, has denied rumours it has stopped buying high end Bordeaux.
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Wine pundits label France ‘dysfunctional’
Leading wine industry figures have called France - and Bordeaux - 'dysfunctional'.
