In the space of just over 15 years, privately funded associations have become a defining feature of the global wine industry. In Europe, they arguably represent a manifestation of the growing dissatisfaction with the inadequacies of regional appellation bodies, which has subsequently encouraged winemakers to take matters into their own hands.
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With the terroir debate raging in Spain, the tasting and master classes in London last week by the association Grandes Pagos de España (GPE) could hardly have come at a better time.
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Really, Rioja can do no wrong. For many consumers it is Spanish wine. But what lies ahead for Spain's most famous wine region?
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New wine regions and areas with renewed vigour continue to emerge on to the world stage. Has there ever been a better time to drink wine?
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Makers & Co., a new range of lightly sparkling 4% alcohol drinks, is taking centre at the Off-Piste stand at this year's London Wine Fair.
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Italy, France and Spain continue to dominate in terms of production, but who is drinking the most wine?
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In recent weeks, much emphasis has been placed on the short-term benefits of global warming.
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President of the governing body for Sherry, Beltran Domecq is fighting to make the category hip again.
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Bodegas Beronia has launched a website for its Beronia Txoko Club - after sales of the brand doubled in the UK thanks to its customer-engagement initiative.
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Sherry is no longer purely a "London phenomenon" - and merchants across the UK should take advantage of its growing popularity.
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Boutinot has unveiled two new additions to its Spanish portfolio.
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The D.O.Ca. Rioja Control Board has given the 2015 vintage an official Very Good rating.
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Spain has become the country of choice for one Canadian sommelier working in the UK.
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One thing that stuck out from the 27thWines from Spain fair yesterday was the level of diversity of wines coming out of regions across the country.
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Long recognised internationally for its rosés, Spain's Navarra region has undergone something of a winemaking revolution over the past two decades and the number of red wines now coming out of the area is increasing.
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"We have to keep the fire burning". This was the message from distinguished Jerez winemaker Beltran Domecq at the sherry masterclass at Wines from Spain's yesterday, when quizzed on the future of the category and maintaining the wave of popularity that sherry is currently enjoying.
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Tio Pepe En Rama is due to ship more of its unfiltered and unclarified fino sherry to more countries than ever before.
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In Vino, which is an investment company that owns Boutinot, has bought Spanish specialist Moreno Wines.
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Sales of Rioja in China rose by 35% in 2015, according to figures from the Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja.
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Leading Spanish wine and sherry producer González Byass has acquired the Pazos de Lusco winery in Rías Baixas for an undisclosed sum.
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