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Published: 10 December, 2020
With good recent vintages to its name and wines that sit squarely with the modern trend towards fresher, lighter styles, Beaujolais certainly appears to be well placed to capture the attention of a new generation of drinkers. Add in ‘ownership’ of Gamay, a distinctive and easy-to-like variety, and the region also offers a sense of discovery (or re-discovery for older drinkers) in a world awash with international grapes.
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Published: 30 November, 2020
The first official vintage of Chardonnay wines produced in Saint-Émilion has been released.
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Published: 23 November, 2020
Producers of Beaujolais Nouveau have been left with no choice but to turn part of their crop into pure alcohol, it has been reported, after exports of wine from the region fell during the first nine months of the year.
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Published: 20 November, 2020
Majestic has pinpointed Beaujolais as “one of the unexpected hits” of 2020.
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Published: 18 November, 2020
Inter Beaujolais is launching a new UK trade campaign to support restaurants which are finding customers in new ways during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Published: 18 November, 2020
Exports of Bourgogne wine to the UK rose 11.9% in volume in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year, with value up 1.3%, according to the latest Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) data.
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Published: 16 November, 2020
Bibendum Wine has become the exclusive UK distributor for Chateau de Berne, also taking on the other three wines in the Provence-driven MDCV portfolio.
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Published: 11 November, 2020
The UK has overtaken the US as the biggest export market for Bordeaux dry white wines for the first time after years of the CIVB (Bordeaux Wine Council) focusing on promoting the region’s whites to Brits.
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Published: 09 November, 2020
Despite a continued shift upward in the prices for top wines, Burgundy’s lower tiers are showing signs of stagnation, according to analysis released by Wine Lister as the 2019 en primeur releases begin.
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Published: 04 November, 2020
Bordeaux Uncovered, the trade training programme run by L’Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux, will be running a series of online tastings this year.
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Published: 03 November, 2020
The Occitanie region of France is about to be much better known in the UK.
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Published: 29 October, 2020
UK fine wine and spirits merchant BI Wine & Spirits has highlighted how the result of the US election may shape demand for Bordeaux and Burgundy, currently impacted by the tariffs imposed by Trump.
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Published: 14 October, 2020
French leader Grands Vins JC Boisset has agreed to purchase rosé specialist Moncigale from current owners Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits, following a review into the company’s various business units.
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Published: 13 October, 2020
Coming off the back of an extraordinary year, the CIVB (Bordeaux Wine Council) has declared 2020 as a vintage with “excellent wines in prospect”.
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Published: 09 October, 2020
As the world’s biggest wine-producing region, the Languedoc offers the diversity typical of a whole country, as Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Published: 07 October, 2020
Bordeaux Wines UK has inveiled a new Christmas campaign aimed at independent wine merchants.
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Published: 06 October, 2020
Bordeaux Wines UK has become the latest marketing body to move its activities online.
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Published: 01 October, 2020
Inter Beaujolais has declared the 2020 vintage “positive”, with the region described as going from “strength to strength”.
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Published: 29 September, 2020
Bancroft Wines has added Domaine Chignard, Alexandre Burgaud and Domaine de la Rocaillère to its portfolio.
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Published: 21 September, 2020
Maison Louis Jadot has launched a new wine, Bourgogne Côte d’Or Rouge, featuring a label designed by students at London’s art and design college, Central Saint Martins.
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