Two leading Rioja producers based in Alava have welcomed fresh details of plans tabled by the breakaway Vineyards of Alava appellation proposal including a move to distinguish itself by discarding Rioja's ageing categories of Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.
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The wine and spirits division represented the second highest growth area for LVMH in its sales so far this year, with organic growth up 7%.
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West Sussex vineyard Bolney Wine Estates is set to announce a £2m investment this week, the Guardian has reported.
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This year's Jura wine trade and press tasting will feature the region's other principal export - Comté cheese - for the first time.
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Champagne has had its fair share of challenges so far this year, with a slew of bad weather meaning that crop loss is as severe in some parts - as is the case in he Aube - according to Champagne Taittinger.
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A British-based holding company is claiming to be the first major prospective champagne house to open since Nicholas Feuillatte in 1972.
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We in the drinks biz are so passionate about our trade that sometimes it's easy to forget that our colleagues have other interests.
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If you go to Spitalfields Market this week you might get a big surprise.
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A decision on proposed new rules that will allow Rioja producers to feature village names and specific vineyards prominently on labels may be taken as early as late October or early November this year.
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Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has hit back at accusations that it is trading off the success of an iconic Napa Valley wine brand.
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Innovation is not something that happens in a vacuum. It is as much a result of having people who are comfortable challenging convention as it is a having companies that foster an environment which allow for ideas - no matter how crazy - to be captured and tested.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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New Zealand is well known for its crisp and fruity Sauvignon Blancs, but winemakers from Marlborough's Awatere Valley are ripping up the rulebook by incorporating new techniques.
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Marketing brand Sud de France used its annual London tasting to communicate and clarify its extended Occitanie reach
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Berry Bros & Rudd hopes a new commercial focus on less expensive quality wines could deliver greater reach and boost off-trade sales
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A consumer website selling the "largest selection of Italian wines in Europe" has launched its first international base 50km north of London.
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The UK has been popping bubbly this week for National Champagne Week - a much needed boost for the category which has seen a slow down in growth over the past year.
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Sales at the UK's biggest grocery retailer have now risen for three quarters in a row following an all time low last year as it struggled to fend off stiff competition from the discounters.
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Chilean wine company Santa Rita Estates has unveiled their autumn 2016 promotional campaign for their brands in the Republic of Ireland which will see them once again team up with Irish national TV broadcaster RTÉ.
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Andrew Ingham, wine buyer at Morrisons Plc, recounts a recent buying trip to Chile and Argentina.
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