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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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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Five men in court for stealing Bordeaux 'to order'
Police in Bordeaux have taken five men into custody on suspicion of stealing and selling on high-end wines including Petrus, Cheval Blanc, Ausone, Le Pin and Yquem.
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Chinese import tax not likely for at least eight months
The threat of punitive controls on French wine imports to China appears to have receded, with the Ministry of Commerce signalling it has not yet begun looking at the possibility of a new anti-dumping tax.
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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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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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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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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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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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Argentina exports first ice wine
Argentina’s first ice wine will hit the US market this year.
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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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Environmentalists call for Boycott of South African wine
A US-based conservation organisation has called for a Boycott of South African wine, following the shooting of over 40 beached whales near Cape Town.
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Wine pundits label France 'dysfunctional'
Leading wine industry figures have called France - and Bordeaux - 'dysfunctional'.
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Rapper Ludacris launches own Cognac
US rap star Chris Bridges, also known as Ludacris, is launching his own Cognac.
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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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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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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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Peru's first wine bar opens
Peru's first fully-equipped wine bar has opened in Lima this week.
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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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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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Beaujolais producers on trial for illegal chaptalisation
Fifty-three Beaujolais wine producers are on trial this week for illegally adding sugar to their wines.
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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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Quinault sold to LVMH's Arnault
Bordeaux Chateau Quinault has been sold to billionaires Bernard Arnault and Albert Frère.
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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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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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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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French harvest begins
The first grapes of the 2008 harvest in France were picked today in the southern French Roussillon region.
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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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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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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.
