Wine News

Italian fine wines see ‘historic’ demand in 2020

New figures from Liv-ex have cemented the notion that Italy is very much in fashion among fine wine collectors and merchants.

Anson: Nature vs nurture in Bordeaux wine styles

Jane Anson looks at how styles have changed at three top estates...

Upcoming fine wine releases via the Place de Bordeaux

September is now a key month for collectors to watch...

Bordeaux 2020 white wine harvest starts early

One of the earliest starts to harvest in recent memory...

Five places to buy French vineyards on a budget

Vineyard prices can fall dramatically beyond the top appellations...

Fears of too much wine as Europe’s 2020 harvest begins

Millions of litres of existing stocks in France, Italy and Spain are being turned into industrial alcohol to make space

Anson: Inside the French Foreign Legion's Provence vineyard

The only branch of the French military to have its own vineyard....

China launches anti-dumping investigation against Australian wines

China has launched an anti-dumping investigation on imported bottled wines from Australia, the country’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday (18th Aug).

Argentina announces Trevelin as new Patagonia GI

The latest addition to Argentina's Geographical Indication list...

Champagne 2020 harvest restricted as sales fall

Champagne growers and houses have agreed to tighter limits on this year's grape harvest...

Lafite owner reveals ‘Hu Yue’, its second Chinese wine

The owner of Château Lafite Rothschild has announced the debut of a second wine from its Chinese estate, Domaine de Long Dai.

Great-looking organic vineyard estates for sale

China wine imports down by a third

Bottled wine imports of China dropped by one third in both volume and value during the first six months of 2020...

Dismay in Burgundy and New York as US keeps wine tariffs

Some European wines may become harder to find in the US...

Sainsbury’s lockdown sales led by bag-in-box wines and premium rosé

What customers were buying during lockdown...

Italian city reopens ancient ‘wine windows’ during Covid-19

Restaurants in Florence have resorted to traditional ‘wine windows’ to serve socially distanced drinks to thirsty residents.

UK’s ‘oldest organic vineyard’ for sale

New US dietary guidelines may cut daily wine limit

French PM promises €250m for surplus wine crisis

Behind the 14 new Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel estates

First female winemaker to graduate UC Davis, Milla Handley, passes away aged 68

She was one of UC Davis’ first female graduates in fermentation science

The rise of US urban wineries

Urban wineries: the London scene

Inside London's urban wineries…

Prats family join acquisition of Château d’Estoublon in Provence

Elin McCoy: Why wine matters

The many ways wine is woven into the lives and memories of so many people across the globe...

Property in Paarl: Four breathtaking vineyards for sale

Champagne region holds off setting 2020 yields amid grower vs house battle

The négociant and growers’ unions are at loggerheads

Tasting 20 years of Château Haut-Bailly: 1998-2018

Jane Anson tastes through 21 vintages of Haut-Bailly...

Majestic reports 150,000 new lockdown customers and announces growth strategy

Producer profile: Château Lafleur

Pomerol estate Château Lafleur is a producer to seek out...