Wine News

Changyu–Moser XV to launch ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon

Purple Air Comes From The East is an 100% estate-grown Cabernet

Large wine spill in California as winery vat bursts open

A vat believed to contain enough red wine to fill hundreds of thousands of bottles burst open at a Sonoma County winery. 

Hints of jade stone? Bordeaux barrel maker launches new technique

A cooperage in Bordeaux has launched barrels 'toasted' with jade and lava stones...

Anson: Do ungrafted vines change the taste of wine?

Jane Anson reports from a tasting led by pioneering winemakers from around the world...

Challenges mount for Champagne in 2020, says trade body chief

There are concerns about weaker overall demand in traditional markets and rising costs...

Smith Haut Lafitte owners buy Napa Valley winery

The owners of Château Smith Haut Lafitte have said they are excited to own a vineyard estate in Napa Valley

Champagne tariffs on ice? Trump and Macron call truce

French president Emmanuel Macron has said he will work with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to 'avoid tariff escalation'...

Burgundy winemaker Michel Lafarge dies 

Michel Lafarge, the unassuming and highly regarded winemaker in Volnay, has died aged 91. 

Vinexpo CEO confident ahead of Hong Kong 2020 show

Flagship Asia show will go ahead as planned

Remembering Harold Olmo: The 'Indiana Jones of viticulture'

UC Davis will be able to preserve and share the work of one its most celebrate professors...

Is the US wine consumption boom over?

Americans drank less wine for the first time in 25 years in 2019...

Biondi Santi to release special-edition 2012 Riserva Brunello

It will release a special-edition 2012 Riserva in honour of the late Franco Biondi Santi...

California’s Bonny Doon Vineyard sold

Randall Grahm has sold his Bonny Doon brand for an undisclosed sum.

‘Panic’ over 100 percent wine tariff threat in US

Job losses and higher prices for Champagne and other top European wines in the US would be inevitable under 100% import tariffs...

143-year-old McWilliam’s Wines enters administration

A reliance on low-end wine has led the company to voluntary administration...

Award-winning Australian wines showcased at Australia Trade Tasting 2020

Australian fires damage vineyards, but industry calls for context

Around 1% of national vineyard land was in the fire zones.

Smart wine pourer 'Albicchiere' gets CES 2020 tech award

Wine device has received an innovation award at the CES 2020 tech show in Las Vegas...

Anson: Tasting two decades of Château d’Issan

Jane Anson tastes through the Margaux estate's more recent vintages...

The Harrow at Little Bedwyn to close after 21 years

The Harrow at Little Bedwyn will close in March.

Celebrate Bourgogne Week with these DWWA award-winning Burgundy wines

Barolo winery Rivetto breaks new ground with biodynamic status

The first winery in the zones of Barolo and Barbaresco to be certified biodynamic by Demeter.

Ten lower alcohol wines to try

Watching your alcohol intake this January?

France's first 'dry January' causes a stir

It has been criticised for its ‘puritan Anglo-Saxon’ roots...

Beaujolais wine ‘Pope’ Georges Duboeuf dies

A seminal figure in the Beaujolais wine region...

Minerality in wine: Where are we now?

Are scientists any closer in understanding what causes us to perceive these characteristics in a wine’s aroma?

New Year's resolutions: Ideas for wine lovers

Resolutions that will suit any wine lover perfectly - and none mention the gym.

Freemark Abbey's Ted Edwards becomes winemaker emeritus after 40 years

Wine in 2020: What to look out for

Things to look out for in the wine world in 2020...

Jefford: What lies ahead for wine in 2020?

What the wine world should focus on over the next decade...