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La Clape expects to secure AOC statusFrance's Coteaux du Languedoc sub-district of La Clape is confident it will be awarded full 'appellation contrôlée' status next year.
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Michel Laroche and Jeanjean merge
Languedoc negociant and wine producer Jeanjean has merged with Michel Laroche in a €52m deal, creating one of France’s biggest wine companies.
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US government plans action on ‘Red Bicyclette’ affair
US wine importers could face government action as the fall-out from the fake ‘Red Bicyclette’ Pinot Noir scandal in the Languedoc continues.
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Picpoul (white)
Another ancient Languedoc white variety, aka Piquepoul, which in the lively dry whites of Picpoul de Pinet, goes down a treat with the locally farmed oysters and mussels.
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Languedoc clarifies new ‘simplified’ pyramid system
France’s Languedoc region claims a new grand cru and grand vin system will ‘simplify’ life for its consumers.
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Grower loses entire crop to thievesThieves using a harvesting machine have stolen the entire crop of a Languedoc-Roussillon vineyard.
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Gina Gallo: Pinotgate was ‘a disaster’The 'Pinotgate' scandal, allegedly involving 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir from the Languedoc, was 'a disaster' for Californian company Gallo, it has admitted.
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Mark Andrew
Mark Andrew, judge on the DWWA Languedoc-Roussillon panel in 2010
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Isabelle Bachelard
Isabelle Bachelard, judge on the DWWA Languedoc-Roussillon panel in 2010
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Oz Clarke
Oz Clarke, judge on the DWWA Languedoc-Roussillon panel in 2010
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Matthew Stubbs MW
Matthew Stubbs MW, judge on the DWWA Languedoc-Roussillon panel in 2010
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Dominique Vrigneau
Dominique Vrigneau, judge for the DWWA Languedoc-Roussillon panel in 2010
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Simon Field MW
Simon Field MW, judge for the DWWA Languedoc-Roussillon and Rhône panel in 2010
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White Languedoc-Roussillon over £10Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10. And the winner is...
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Red Languedoc-Roussillon over £10
Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10. And the winner is...
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Gerard Bertrand to increase China exports by 40% ‘minimum’Languedoc producer Gerard Bertrand aims to send as much wine to China as he does to the United States within the next four years.
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Domaine Sainte Rose to make wine in KentThe English owners of Domaine Sainte Rose in Languedoc-Roussillon are to return to their British roots with the purchase of 90 acres of land near Canterbury and the Kent coast.
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AdVini buys Le Clos des Paulilles in RousillonAdVini-owned Maison Cazes has acquired Le Clos des Paulilles, the largest estate in the Collioure and Banyuls appellations.
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Roussillon winemakers win trademark case in ChinaFrench wine authorities have scored a trademark victory in China after a Beijing court ruled that a Chinese company cannot register the names Roussillon and Banyuls as brands.
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: Sparkling Languedoc-Rousillon under £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for Sparkling Languedoc-Rousillon under £15 went to Tesco Finest, 1531, Blanquette de Limoux 2011 (12%)
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: White Languedoc-Rousillon under £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for White Languedoc-Rousillon under £15 went to Gérard Bertrand, Réserve Spéciale Viognier, IGP d'Oc 2013 (13.5%)
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: White Languedoc-Rousillon over £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for White Languedoc-Rousillon over £15 went to Domaine de Vénus, L'Effrontée, Côtes du Roussillon 2011 (14%)
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: Fortified Languedoc-Rousillon over £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for Fortified Languedoc-Rousillon over £15 went to Gérard Bertrand, Legend Vintage, Rivesaltes 1974 (17%)
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DWWA 2014: Languedoc-Roussillon judging panel
