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Published: 06 November, 2013
The 2013 global wine harvest is further confirmation that Europe is losing ground on its dominant position as the largest wine growing continent in the world.
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Published: 06 November, 2013
Carol Emmas talks to Justin Knock MW, winemaking consultant for Cobvevco, the specialist contract bottling company
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Published: 05 November, 2013
New wine launches that offer no back story other than what varietal or blend they are are not going to connect with modern wine consumers, warns Ted Baseler, president and chief executive of US winery, Ste Michelle Wine Estates, speaking ahead of this month's Wine Vision conference in London.
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Published: 04 November, 2013
The worldwide production of wine in 2013 is up by over 10% on the 2012 vintage, according to the latest figures from the OIV (Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin).
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Published: 01 November, 2013
Buyers are currently experiencing a certain sense of relief as the global bulk wine supply has opened up and created a slight breathing space. Big harvests this year in the Southern hemisphere helped relieve the pressure from the losses of the 2012 European harvest. The 2013 Northern hemisphere harvests are indicating a return to average crop levels in Europe, and California is set to have another big crop which will help to continue the trend.
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Published: 01 November, 2013
Buy some wine stock and lock the bottles up - a wine shortage may be on the horizon. Morgan Stanley Research released a report titled, "The Global Wine Industry" this week, calling out the risk of an impending 'shortage'.
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Published: 01 November, 2013
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Published: 01 November, 2013
Ancre Hill cemented its place as Wales' premier winery by winning the sole Gold and three of the five Silvers in the inaugural Welsh Vineyard Association Awards, held on Monday 28 October at Llanerch Vineyards near Cardiff.
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Published: 01 November, 2013
If the global wine market is to cope with the on-going issue of consumer demand outstripping wine supply it has to focus on building stronger trade relations between buyers and producers, according to Andrew Baker, head wine buyer for Virgin Wines, the major UK wine retailer, comments on the UK market.
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Published: 31 October, 2013
"England has quite a lot of quite good wines, but few have thought through what their mojo is," says Trevor Clough, co-founder with husband, business partner, and "breadwinner" (a computer speech recognition specialist), Jason Humphries, of Digby Fine English sparkling wines. A former corporate strategist advising Fortune 500 firms, the American/Englishman, born north of Boston and raised in Germany, cites California as inspiration to quit his job to invest time in wine. "I want a tiny part of Napa's fairy dust to rub-off on England," he says.
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Published: 31 October, 2013
Up to 75% of the wine industry executives set to attend next month's inaugural Wine Vision conference said they were "confident" or "very confident" about the global economy and its impact on the sector.
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Published: 30 October, 2013
James McKenna is to join Mentzendorff & Co as sales director in the new year.
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Published: 29 October, 2013
The relationship between winemakers and wine lovers is like a bad marriage with a major disconnect between the two, according to wine consultant Clark Smith.
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Published: 18 October, 2013
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Published: 18 October, 2013
The 2013 Californian wine harvest is set to be "truly outstanding" if a review of some of the premium vineyards of Treasury Wine Estates by Harpers.co.uk is replicated across the state.
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Published: 18 October, 2013
If David Dearie's shock sacking as Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) chief executive last month was indeed connected to the $160m writedown the company's US division suffered earlier this year, its stable of Californian wineries continues to produce premium wine that keep turning heads.
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Published: 11 October, 2013
The grocery industry needs to have a revolution in transparency and traceability if it is to rebuild consumer trust, according to Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive of the IGD, speaking at its 2013 convention in London this week.
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Published: 10 October, 2013
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Published: 07 October, 2013
Morrisons is to use Accolade Wines' bottling facility in Bristol as it looks to pack in the UK for the first time.
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Published: 04 October, 2013
Morrisons claims it has a minimum extra £100 million in sales to be gained from the wine category alone if it maximises its full potential, according to Steve Mosey, trading director for beers, wines and spirits.
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