ANTHONY ROSE's recommendations include 2004 Cono Sur Viognier (4.24 each when two are bought; Majestic); 2003 Vergelegen Chardonnay (7.99; Oddbins, Majestic); and 2003 The Chocolate Block (14.99; Waitrose)
Read more...California sales may be going from strength to strength in the UK, but JANE MacQUITTY isn't impressed: Gallo's evil Sierra Valley range and Blossom Hill's foul, sickly-sweet, non-vintage duo are depressing enough, but flying off the shelves even faster are the sweeter pink or blush styles sold as white Zinfandel, with residual sugar levels easily as high as the once-popular Germans. White Zinfandel, Lord help us, is the new Liebfraumilch or Piesporter Michelsberg.' She doesn't rate the 16 Benchmark Wines, but does have time for Ravenswood's 2002 Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel (6.99; Waitrose); 2002 Fetzer Valley Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon (6.99; Co-op, Sainsbury's); and 2002 Avantegarde Pinot Noir (13.99; Asda).
Read more...To accompany Chinese food, GILES KIME selects 2004 Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Gris (6.99; Waitrose); 2004 Cono Sur Pinot Noir (4.99; Majestic); and 2003 Via Floriana Chardonnay (3.99, Sainsbury's).
Read more...Constellation, the world's largest wine company, has posted solid figures for its first quarter results.
Read more...The make-up of the new Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (AWBC) Board has been announced by Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Hon Tony Burke.
Read more...Wines of Chile will be running a seminar on the second day (Wednesday May 21) of the London International Wine Fair (LIWF).
Read more...E&J Gallo is to invest 2.5million on TV and point of sale in a bid to capitalise on the strong ros growth in the UK market.
New Zealand producer Montana has underlined its commitment to environmentally sound packaging and processes at its vineyards and wineries.
Read more...Australian wine is set to get back on track with its 2008 vintage, according to Adelaide-based producer Doug Lehmann, managing director of Peter Lehmann Wines.
Read more...Villa Maria's Reserve Syrah 2006 has won the Champion Wine of Show Trophy in the 2008 Royal Easter Show.
Read more...Chilean wine producer Luis Felipe Edwards (LFE) has launched a new website www.lfewines.com.
Read more...Tesco has registered the highest selling Argentine wine in a new UK survey of most bought brands.
Read more...Constellation has announced the sale of its Almaden and Inglenook wine brands for $134 million (68.5m).
Read more... Burgundy negociant Louis Latour has taken over Beaujolais producer Henry Fessy for an undisclosed sum.
Over 80 Villa Maria grape growers have heard the argument for increasing the imports of New Zealand Pinots into the UK market.
Read more...Louise Hill, the face of Stratford's Wine Agencies, is quitting the company at the end of the month.
Read more...Lafite Rothschild was the number one fine wine brand traded on Liv-ex over the last 12 months.
Read more...Handbags. Furniture polish. Disinfectant. Yes, it's time again to test your mettle - not to mention your memory and attention span - against the Harpers Christmas Quiz 2007.
Read more...Constellation Brands has purchased Fortune Brands' US wine portfolio for $885 million (440m).
Read more...New Zealand wine export firm Delegat's is predicting 20% revenue increases in 2008.
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