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Verjus wine bar Credit: Christopher Stark Inside the new Verjus wine bar in San Francisco
With an extensive wine list going well beyond the usual suspects...
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Singapore Airlines will be offering an extensive selection of Burgundies. Credit: Jaromír Chalabala / Alamy Stock Photo Singapore Airlines expand Burgundy wine offering
Will this be the widest airline selection of Burgundy...?
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Jane Anson compares 1989 and 1990 St Emilion Credit: Per Karlsson, BKWine 2 / Alamy Stock Photo Anson: Comparing St-Emilion 1989 and 1998
Comparing these two vintages...
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Credit: ROUX Olivier/SAGAPHOTO.COM / Alamy Stock Photo Château Latour releases 2008 vintage
As the domaine continues to operate outside Bordeaux’s en primeur system...
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The winner Marc Almert (centre). Credit: Jean Bernard Meet the world's best sommelier 2019 winner: Marc Almert
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Champagne increasingly look beyond Europe. Credit: RG-vc / Alamy Champagne sales creep to new record in 2018
But demand from UK declines...
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Tables await at the Benevolent Ball 2019. Credit: The Benevolent Benevolent ball raises £50,000 for drinks industry charity
Gala dinner at Natural History Museum raises funds...
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Credit: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group / Getty Rebuilding efforts start after Russian River floods
Businesses are working to recover from the damage....
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Gaoile in Chianti. Credit: LOOK Die Bildagentur der Fotografen GmbH / Alamy Why Tuscany's Piccini saved Chianti Geografico coop from collapse
More investment planned on top of 7.2m euro takeover deal...
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The main property at Château de Cadillac-en-Fronsadais dates back to the 14th Century. Credit: Domaine Serisier Chinese media investor buys historic Bordeaux estate
Deal completed for Château de Cadillac-en-Fronsadais...
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Haut-Bailly II to launch from the 2018 vintage. Credit: Haut-Bailly Château Haut-Bailly renames second wine
New names for second and third wines...
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Al Gore speaking at the summit. Al Gore tells wine industry to act on 'global emergency' of climate change
The former US Vice president addressed the wine and climate change conference...
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Vineyards at Clos de l'Amandaie Credit: Andrew Jefford Jefford - Grés de Montpellier: Stones by the Sea
Andrew Jefford explores his own backyard...
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The La Romanée-Conti 1945 that became the most expensive wine sold at auction. Credit: Soethby's Fine wine price growth outstrips watches, cars and jewellery in 2018 - report
According to the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index...
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Credit: Matthew T Rader / Unsplash Chablis grower objects to wind turbines in vineyards
Plans will ‘completely spoil’ the landscape...
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The 2009s from the two appellations were tasted Credit: Decanter Anson: Pauillac vs Pomerol
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Stocking up on wine in Calais in back on the rise. Credit: Majestic ‘Booze cruises’ on the rise ahead of Brexit - Majestic
Sales at the Calais stores have increased 49%...
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John Shafer Credit: Russ Widstrand / Shafer Vineyards Napa winery owner John Shafer dies
Winery owner John Shafer has died at the age of 94.
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2012 is Pol Roger's first Blanc de Blancs since the 2009. Credit: polroger.com First taste: Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs 2012
Pol Roger's first Blanc de Blancs since the 2009 vintage...
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Credit: Samuel Zeller / Unsplash Torres and Jackson Family Wines create climate change working group
A new working group of wineries aimed at drastically reducing carbon emissions...
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Credit: Valentyn Volkov / Alamy Stock Photo Ronan Laborde appointed president of the UGC
The new president of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux...
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Becky Wasserman-Hone. Credit: Decanter / Michel Joly Becky Wasserman-Hone awarded Decanter Hall of Fame 2019
For her tireless work in shaping the reputation of Burgundy...
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'The red wine is fundamental to the personality of the rosé,' says Simon Field MW. Credit: ROUX Olivier/SAGAPHOTO.COM / Alamy Stock Photo First taste: Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006
Simon Field MW tastes this 'piece of poetry'...
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Flooding is seen in downtown Guerneville, California Credit: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group / Getty Russian River hit by severe flooding
Residents have been evacuated...
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Bordeaux en primeur tasting Credit: Decanter Anson: How the Bordeaux 2018 vintage is shaping up - part two
Part two examining this vintage...
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Cellars at Veuve Cliquot. Credit: Mark Bassett / Alamy Stock Photo First taste: La Grande Dame 2008
The latest vintage release...
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Vineyards at Merry Edwards Credit: www.merryedwards.com Louis Roederer acquires Sonoma winery Merry Edwards
Its first move into Sonoma...
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What food and drink was served at the 2019 Oscars Awards ceremony. Credit: Matthew Horwood / Alamy Stock Photo Oscars 2019 menu: What the stars ate and drank in numbers
What was served on the night...
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Wine cellar in Georgia with traditional kvevri in front Credit: Kairi Aun / Alamy Stock Photo Jefford - Saperavi: Hoodlum or Hero?
Reporting back from Georgia’s first International Saperavi Competition...
