Cork producers have found a possible saviour in the recent eco-debate to arrest the move by buyers to synthetics and screwcaps.
But will it be enough to overcome accusations of unreliability and taint? Rebecca Gibb looks at the latest developments in the ongoing debate about the best way to stopper a bottle.
RUSSIA: The country's best-selling vodka has been put up for sale and could attract bids from drinks giants including Diageo and Pernod Ricard.
AUSTRALIA: The Australian Government is to provide AUS$500,000 (206.994) to assist the country's fortified wine industry in a bid to increase exports to Europe.
A Vietnamese-French joint venture is set to put the mountain resort of Da Lat on the global wine map.
UK: The full list of spirits winners at this year's International Wine & Spirit Competition have been announced.
Read more...UK: Wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR) has launched the first of six free video "podcasks" as part of a virtual wine school.
Read more...Latest statistics show that France is the best-performing wine country by value among multiple specialists in the UK.
Read more...INDIA: United Spirits to launch a range of Whyte & Mackay (W&M) brands in India in November.
The site www.rock-it-to-ibiza.co.uk offers a viral game designed to drive brand awareness amongst its target audience of 25-35 year-olds.
SPAIN: Doctors suspect wasp venom in wine and grape juice as the cause of several cases of severe allergic reactions.
Holland: Liqueur brand Bols has launched a new bartending academy in Amsterdam.
US: The wine industry in Tennessee is not living up to its potential, a report has said.
Rare Penfolds wines are to be auctioned online through Langton's Wine Auctions and Exchange.
UK: Police forces in Devon and Cornwall have reported a rise in violent crime since 24-hour drinking was introduced.
UK: Asda celebrates mid single digit hike in like-for-like sales.
Parent company Wal-Mart says shareholder's disappointed.
1.5m people are drinking "harmful" levels of alcohol
A further 6.3m are downing double the recommended safe units of alcohol in any one week.
UK: The new store in Marylebone, London, which opened on 1 June 2007, has seen fine wine value sales increase by 65% in the second week and 71% in the store's third week after opening.
UK: Drinks watchdog the Portman Group has cleared Pink Elephant wine after a consumer complained that its name was a reference to drug taking.
ASIA: (Reuters) Hotels and bars on Indonesia's resort island of Bali have been hit by an alcohol shortage due to an import problem, officials have said.
ASIA: Maharashtra Government extends alcohol licences to wine bars
