Burgundy's wine board, the BIVB, has approved its ambitious Cité des Vins de Bourgogne, a new wine tourism, culture and education centre that will be built on three sites in Beaune, Chablis and in the Mâcon.
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The consensus is that 2015's red vintage will make an impression as Burgundy en premeur tastings prepare to get underway next week, with many wineries benefitting from picking early and mitigating the effects of a hot summer.
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The unfailing success of Prosecco encountered a roadblock on New Years Eve as UK consumers ditched Italian fizz in favour of Champagne.
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Leading English winery Chapel Down has become an official partner of the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, replacing Champagne Bollinger.
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Cremant de Bordeaux sparkling wine is one of the clear winners of record new highs in overall Bordeaux wine production
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France's second largest AOC winegrowing region has promoted three new villages within the appellation hierarchy.
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Sales of Prosecco in the UK continue to rise faster than Champagne despite the Champagne sector's attempts to compete by dropping prices.
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White from red regions, Loire and premium US whites are going to be 2017's big winners, according to Bibendum.
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Christmas is still two-and-a-half weeks away but the organisers of the event which aims to "unlock the secrets" Burgundy are already preparing to showcase what the region can offer in 2017.
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Usain Bolt has swapped winning for wines in a new partnership with one of France's largest Champagne producers.
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The trade tasting which puts wines of the Mediterranean in the spotlight has become annual fixture on the international's trade's calendar.
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Mouton Cadet has been confirmed as the official wine of the 35th America's Cup, the oldest trophy in international sport.
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One of the world's preeminent winemaking regions has bounced back following a troubling year, with ideal weather conditions at the close of the season helping grapes to reach "peak levels" of ripeness.
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Jackson Family Wines (JFW) has upped the global distribution of two of its top Californian wineries, Cardinale and Vérité, to increase supply outside of the US and Canada.
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Waddesdon Wine, which imports and markets wines from the Rothschild wineries, has appointed a national sales director as they look to expand the presence of Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR Lafite) within the UK off-trade.
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In Part 1 of our Provence two-parter, we looked at how Provence is evolving its 'pink summer quaffing' reputation.
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It used to be that when you opened that bottle of Cotes de Provence rosé that you bought back from the south of France, the phrase "Caveat Emptor" would run through your head.
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The amount of wine being produced worldwide has dropped to one of the lowest in 20 years according to the latest figures from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
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