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Russia: huge reduction in Argentinian imports
Russia will reduce bulk wine imports by up to 80% in volume this year, experts predict.
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Argentina exports first ice wine
Argentina’s first ice wine will hit the US market this year.
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Chinese film star buys St Emilion property
Chinese film star Zhao Wei has bought a St Emilion chateau for an undisclosed price.
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ICAP chief joins Bordeaux Index
Michael Spencer, chief executive of broker ICAP has taken a stake in Bordeaux Index and joined the company as chairman.
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Pensioner fakes death to avoid EUR50,000 wine bill
A French pensioner who pretended he was dead to avoid paying tens of thousands of euros in unpaid wine bills has been sentenced to 18 months of electronic cuff surveillance, with 10 months suspended.
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Medoc official complains at unfair tax breaks for ‘corporate’ chateaux
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Chinese hygiene department, not tax, is main concern for fine wine shippers
Fine wine exporters are unfazed by China's recent threat to impose an anti-dumping tax on European wine – the real threat, they say, is the Chinese hygiene department.
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Vinexpo appoints director to replace Robert Beynat
Guillaume Deglise of Laurent-Perrier has been named as the new director of one of the world’s biggest wine trade fairs, Vinexpo.
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Chinese import tax not likely for at least eight months
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India tax cut ‘will not create boom’
The chance that India's government might slash taxes on European wine imports will make little difference, experts are warning, because states will continue to set their own taxes.
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Sauternes producer says tenth of 2013 harvest stolen
A Sauternes wine producer has said it has lost a tenth of its normal grape haul after they were harvested overnight by someone else.
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French winemaker fined for smuggling illegal pesticides
A winemaker in southern France has narrowly escaped prison after being found guilty of smuggling banned pesticides into the country.
