20. Wines revealed for Obama dinner with French president

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Scancopter drone

Scancopter drone

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18. World 'mother' grape saved from brink of extinction

A rare wine grape dubbed 'Casanova' because of its role in parenting so many of the world's leading varieties is one step further from extinction thanks to Swiss volunteers and a leading scientist.

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Didier Dupond Champagne Salon 2002

17. Champagne Salon labels 2002 release 'one of best ever'

Champagne Salon's president has labelled the newly-released 2002 vintage as one of the best in memory, and said he is entirely relaxed about the house not making a vintage since 2008.

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Ferguson Auction

16. Sir Alex Ferguson to auction wine cellar via Christie's

Ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will sell hundreds of cases of wine, including a large cache of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Petrus, in a series of auctions with Christie's expected to raise GBP3m.

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English vineyard

15. Suspected Roman vineyard discovered in UK

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Clos des Lambrays vineyard Burgundy

14. LVMH buys Burgundy grand cru vineyard

French luxury goods group LVMH has acquired the vast majority of one of Burgundy's oldest grand cru vineyards, Clos des Lambrays, for an undisclosed fee.

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Brunello di Montalcino

13. Italian police seize fake Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti wines

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12. Fake Bordeaux in China being made on offshore boats, says official

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Rudy Kurniawan trial day four

11. Kurniawan to 'tell all' in $3m settlement with billionaire Koch, as sentencing is delayed

Convicted wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan has agreed to pay $3m and 'tell everything he knows' to settle a lawsuit with billionaire collector Bill Koch, after his sentencing was again delayed.

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10. US officials set to destroy $200,000 wine cellar

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Decanter retailer logos – 2013 winners

9. Tesco offloads Lafite, Mouton 2009 in cut-price sale

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Clarissa Dixon Wright

8. Obituary: Chef and food writer Clarissa Dixon Wright dies

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Tokaji

7. Hungary abolishes three and four Puttonyos Tokaji grades

Hungary's Tokaji trade council has abolished the two lower grades of the country's most famous wine, leaving some merchants concerned about the effect on consumers.

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Vega Sicilia Pintia

Bottles of Vega Sicilia's Pintia wine

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5. Italian police uncover Brunello di Montalcino scam

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4. Runaway boulder crashes through Italian vineyard

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Laurence Faller

2. Wine trade moved by death of Laurence Faller

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Miraval Rose

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now making Provence rose wine at Miraval.