Maison Louis Latour has taken control of Château des Labourons in Beaujolais and is calling on other companies to buy land and launch new estates in order to build the region's reputation.
Read more...Pernod Ricard UK and the Automobile Association (AA) have launched the fifth phase of their marketing campaign to help educate drivers when it comes to festive drinking and driving.
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Treasury Wine Estates has announced plans to expand its presence in global travel retail over the next five years.
Read more...Chilean producers in the northern valleys of Elqui and Limarí are reporting "commercial promise" for a range of off-the-wall varieties outside Chile's top-five most-planted grapes.
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Despite challenging weather in Germany the market can look forward to the 2012 vintage displaying a "broad selection of first-class wines", according to the president of the VDP Steffen Christmann.
Read more...UK importer Enotria has partnered with wine exporters the Company of Wine People in a bid to grow its South African Category in the UK.
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Knowing how to make wine but "not embracing the balance sheet" is the reason so many wine businesses have gone...
Read more...Pernod Ricard UK has appointed Chris Shead as channel director for spirits in the off-trade.
Read more...The White Horse in Fulham, west London, has just re-opened after an extensive refurbishment, which includes the revamping of the upstairs restaurant and private dining room, as well as the introduction of a new menu.
Read more...Cono Sur is claiming to be the world's biggest producer of Pinot Noir in the wake of diminished harvests for New Zealand and Burgundy.
Read more...Hailed as one of the most "intensive, thorough and rewarding wine courses" around, The Extreme Wine Experience 2013 will give delegates a chance to gain an official WSET qualification and learn about food and wine matching.
Read more...Time is running out to register for Harpers' upcoming Chile Summit 2012, giving UK drinks buyers a unique chance to learn more about premium Chilean wine and the opportunity it offers your business.
Read more...Miguel Torres, president of Bodegas Torres, has been awarded the latest Wine Intelligence 10 for 10 Business Award for the Penedès region.
Read more...California's godfather of Zin, Ravenswood founder Joel Peterson, predicts a strong future for the region's wine as the next generation of winemakers usher in "a whole new world".
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You could be forgiven for thinking you'd wound up back in GCSE chemistry class, and that Joel Peterson was your genial teacher. Instead, equipped with pipettes and a variety of samples (OK, four glasses of wine) and a blending glass. As experiments go, I was up for this one.
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Portugal needs to shout about its wines more and grow a solid identity through links to its produce, according to UK wine buyers.
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The winners of the first Wines of Germany on and off-trade promotional competition - 31 Days of German Riesling - have been announced.
Read more...The German Wine Institute is "significantly" increasing its UK investment to boost its burgeoning growth of the above £5 price bracket.
Read more...Languedoc producer Domaines Paul Mas has appointed Elin Mann to run its first ever dedicated sales and marketing office based in London.
Read more...Renowned for its red wines, the Languedoc is seeing an increase in demand from UK buyers for its "fashionable" whites.
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