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Published: 27 December, 2012
Finding ourselves as we do in the midst of the Twelve Days of Christmas, replete with mince pies, Christmas pud and other rich offerings, it is timely to pay tribute to Australian fortifieds. They have been making them Down Under since the 19th Century, of course, but on a pre-Yuletide visit to Rutherglen in northern Victoria, it became clear that the bar there is being pushed higher and higher.
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Published: 24 December, 2012
Justin Knock MW, has joined bottling specialist Cobevco as its official winemaking consultant in order to help develop packaging solutions and communicate the latest technology developments in bulk shipping and in-market production.
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Published: 24 December, 2012
Islay Single Malt whisky, Bowmore has sold the No. 1 bottle of its oldest ever expression, the Bowmore 1957 for £100,000 at its distillery on Islay.
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Published: 24 December, 2012
In the first of a series of opinion pieces from leading industry figures looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we face in 2013, Chris Powell, founder and director of the Local Wine School, says the trade needs to understand what consumers are looking for from wine education:
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Published: 21 December, 2012
The Co-operative has announced Champagne are sales up 21% in the last week compared to the same week last year, with big price reductions driving the trend.
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Published: 21 December, 2012
Wines of Germany have announced a series of events for 2013 which includes the continuation of the 31 Days of German Riesling campaign and Dragon's Den-style competition, called 'Get it on'.
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Published: 21 December, 2012
Noel Reid, wine and spirits buyer at Frederic Robinson has said positioning Champagne at prices not far above that of Prosecco or Cava could "very seriously damage the reputation of the entire segment".
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Published: 20 December, 2012
James Murray, director of the London International Wife Fair, has confirmed to Harpers he is to step aside in the new year and look at new opportunities ahead of a potentially challenging year for the exhibition.
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Published: 20 December, 2012
In the same month that Tasmania's most famous son, Ricky Ponting,
probably the best Australian batsman after Don Bradman, played his
last game of international cricket, the temptation to pick an eleven
of top Tasmanian winemakers is too great to resist. Before paying
homage to this talented band of 'Tassie' brothers and sisters, the
quality of the island's fruit and terroir has first to be
acknowledged, for that is, of course, the key. But thanks to them,
Tasmania's huge potential as a world-class wine-producing entity is
being realised.
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Published: 20 December, 2012
Bordeaux's new Union des Grands Crus president Olivier Bernard, of Domaine de Chevalier, has called for the grands crus estates to work more closely with negociants and commit more fully to trade missions.
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Published: 20 December, 2012
Wine Australia is holding a global Australian wine forum in September 2013, which is hopes will usher in a "new era" for Australian wine.
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Published: 20 December, 2012
Chilean winery Undurraga has switched agency from Moreno to Gonzalez Byass in the UK.
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Published: 19 December, 2012
The Leventhorpe vineyard near Leeds has launched Yorkshire's first sparkling rosé wine in time for Christmas and end-of-year celebrations.
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Published: 19 December, 2012
The Italian-based biodynamic producer Avignonesi Winery has acquired its third vineyard in 18 months, making it one of the region's largest producers of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
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Published: 19 December, 2012
Virgin Wines has sold more wine this week than ever before - shipping over 31,500 cases to households around the UK.
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Published: 19 December, 2012
Brent Marris, the owner and winemaker behind New Zealand's Marisco Vineyards, which produces the Ned and the King's Series wines, has bought a 2,000 ha property in the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough and is on the lookout for more sites to buy.
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Published: 19 December, 2012
The Champagne market is unlikely to pick up in 2013 - and not before 2014/15 - according to Dr Steve Charters MW, professor of Champagne management at Reims Management School.
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Published: 19 December, 2012
New Zealand Winegrowers has appointed Chris Stroud to head up its European operations.
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Published: 19 December, 2012
Ready for the next instalment of what's gone on in the wine trade in 2012?
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Published: 18 December, 2012
North west based independent merchant Corks Out has won the Emporia Spirit Merchant of the Year Award for 2012 in recognition of its successful work selling premium spirits.
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