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Catch up on what you may have missed. Here's the most popular wine news and comment stories published by Decanter.com in the week starting 12 September.

Find headlines and first paragraphs of the most read wine stories on Decanter.com in the week starting 12 September.

Master sommeliers have thicker brains – study

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Finalists at the ‘world’s best sommelier’ competition in 2016.
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Master Sommeliers require so much mental agility to make the grade that the sensory part of their brains becomes physically thicker, a scientific study has found…

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Cheval Blanc launches first white wine

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Château Cheval Blanc.
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Château Cheval Blanc will release its first white wine later this month, following nearly a decade of trials at the highly regarded Bordeaux estate. Jane Anson has tasted it…

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Decanter Retailer of the Year Awards 2016: See the winners

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Salut in Manchester has a Fine Wine Friday…
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See the best places to buy wine in the UK following our Retailer of the Year awards ceremony held at London’s Connaught hotel on Wednesday 14 September…

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Jefford on Monday: ‘Work together or die’

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Pre Phylloxera Tannat vines.
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On the day Plaimont Producteurs’ 2016 Rencontres Ampélographiques opens, Andrew Jefford traces the history of South West France’s leading player.

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Ex-Screaming Eagle owner Charles Banks faces fraud charges

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Charles Banks has invested strongly in wine.
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The US department of justice has indicted Charles Banks on wire fraud charges and the former Screaming Eagle co-owner is also being pursued by the US Securities & Exchange Commission. He has denied wrongdoing.

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Château Gaby vineyards in Canon-Fronsac.
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American billionaire buys three Bordeaux châteaux

Château Gaby and two others sold on right bank...

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See the 13 new Masters of Wine…

Look who's made the cut...

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Artists perform at the G20 summit in Hangzhou.
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G20 wines: What world leaders drank over dinner in China

And here's the full menu, too...

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Anson: Whole bunch winemaking shakes up Bordeaux

There's a new trend in town...

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Total Wine fined for selling below cost

Retailer pays up but criticised out-of-date laws...

Chris Mercer
Chris Mercer

Chris Mercer is a Bristol-based freelance editor and journalist who spent nearly four years as digital editor of Decanter.com, having previously been Decanter’s news editor across online and print.

He has written about, and reported on, the wine and food sectors for more than 10 years for both consumer and trade media.

Chris first became interested in the wine world while living in Languedoc-Roussillon after completing a journalism Masters in the UK. These days, his love of wine commonly tests his budgeting skills.

Beyond wine, Chris also has an MSc in food policy and has a particular interest in sustainability issues. He has also been a food judge at the UK’s Great Taste Awards.