Bordeaux 2017 and the primeur tastings
Our resident Bordeaux correspondent and producer Gavin Quinney gives the low-down on a complicated year
Read more...Our resident Bordeaux correspondent and producer Gavin Quinney gives the low-down on a complicated year
Read more...Vins de Bordeaux has revealed it is launching a series of educational tastings especially created for wine trade professionals.
Read more...The trade body that represents winemakers from the Loire Valley is gearing up for a marketing offensive in London in May.
Read more...There is little consensus about En Primeur prices this year with the wine trade predicting a drop while the latest academic study expects a price rise.
Read more...Exports of Beaujolais boomed in the past year boosted by the entry-level category.
Read more...A new venture housing four Provence wineries has been launched in a bid increase sales and extend the global reach of their wines.
Read more...Baron Philippe de Rothschild’s has appointed Véronique Hombroekx as MD for its branded wine arm.
Read more...The extent of a large-scale wine fraud in the Côtes du Rhône has been unveiled, amounting to 66.5 million bottles of counterfeit wine.
Read more...Wine from Mediterranean countries accounts for more than half of the world’s global wine production – and it’s growing, with sparkling leading the charge. Jo Gilbert reports
Read more...2017 saw an increase in exports for Bordeaux to key markets such as UK, Germany and Belgium, with the US and China also on an upward trajectory, delivering significant growth in higher priced wines.
Read more...Château Léoube has partnered with Waddesdon Wine, marking the first time their entire range will be available in the UK.
Read more...French wines rank third in the UK off-trade in terms of value sales by country of origin (Nielsen, off-trade MAT to December 12, 2017), and fourth in terms of volume, with only New Zealand commanding a higher average price per bottle sold, at £8.80 versus £9.50 respectively.
Read more...Provence has long established itself as the darling of rosé of production – pale, pink, dry, with quaffable delicate fruits and a commercially-proven track record which has seen its flagship style imitated by most pink-producing regions across the world.
Read more...French winemakers are up in arms over the French government’s plan to curb excessive alcohol consumption, which may lead to health warnings on wine bottles.
Read more...The CIVB has issued a call out to all UK indie merchants to enter their favourite Bordeaux wines for judging in the annual Everyday Bordeaux Selection competition.
Read more...The official Bordeaux wine body has announced a number of initiatives lined up for the UK for 2018, including an official Bordeaux Wine Month to run in UK independents throughout the month of June.
Read more...CA Grand Crus has appointed Stéphane Charreyron as commercial director of Château de Santenay.
Read more...Two stalwarts of the French wine industry have been elected as co-presidents of the BVIB, the Burgundy Wine Board.
Read more...Burgundy producer Domaine Jessiaume has revealed it is gearing up to enter the UK market for the first time.
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