FIRST QUENCH'S WILLIAMS ATTACKS OLD WORLD PRODUCERS

By Tim Atkin MW

IWIF INVESTS IN BIBENDUM

By Tim Atkin MW

TRIMBACH AND FELTON ROAD TASTINGS

BURGUNDY REBRANDS ITSELF

BURGUNDY POSTS EXPORT INCREASES

WSET DIPLOMA AWARDS

PIPER RESIGNS FROM CHATEAU DES TOURS

UNWINS SPONSORS WSET DIPLOMA SCHOLARSHIP

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CHARDONNAY OF THE CENTURY COMPETITION

million dollar challenge

CHABLIS EXPANDS, AT HOME AND ABROAD

1999 vintage about to be released

BURGUNDY ACTION PLAN

New labels in quality drive

Press blamed for Burgundy scandal

by OUR David Williams

Burgundy's plans for regional appellations

By Pat Straker

Chablis' motley Grands Crus

Exclusive By Tim Atkin

New organic wines from Les Domaines Paul Mas

Les Domaines Paul Mas will be exhibiting on stand 1 with Stratford's Wine Agencies at this year's France Under One Roof tasting at Lord's on Wednesday 19 March with an exciting selection of wines, including a number of organic offerings.

Red Hot Chile - a preview of the annual tasting of wines from Chile

London tasting
The Nursery Pavilion, Lord's Cricket Ground, London NW8 8QN
Monday 11 September 2006 - press and on-trade only
Tuesday 12 September 2006 - all guests
(Press are invited on either Monday or Tuesday, with Monday a special day for on-trade and press only)
Wines of Chile is hosting a special focus tasting on Monday only, which will feature the Chilean Gold and Trophy winners from the 2006 UK competitions (International Wine & Spirits Competition, International Wine Challenge and Decanter World Wine Awards). In addition there will a spotlight on Chilean ros and sweet wines

Manchester tasting
The Grand Ballroom, The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Chapel Wharf, Salford, Manchester M3 5LH
Thursday 14 September - for all press and trade

You can't rely on research

Have you ever experienced an underwhelming sommelier describing Cava as "Spanish Champagne"? It's pedantic to point it out really.

Wines in the Weekly Press

The Independent on Sunday
RICHARD EHRLICH bows out of his column this week after 10 years. The growth of the internet has been one of the biggest influences on the drinks trade during that time, he says, and of the recent developments in the online drinks world, the most uneven is the rise of the blog'. He doesn't hate all drink-related blogs, but most are drivel'. In his view, there are way too many amateurs waffling on about subjects they know nothing about. He remonstrates: In cyberspace,
it seems, no one can hear you scream "Enough! Shut up, please."' One of his favourite blogs is by Sunday Express columnist Jamie Goode (www.wineanorak.com/blog), which combines technical expertise with vivid accounts of his travels and a nice bit of personal history'. Ehrlich also uses this last hurrah to sing the praises of France and insists: French wine is the best on Earth'. He suggests trying 2005 Le Cas, Mas de la Conscience, Vin de Pays de l'Hrault (10.95; Berry Bros & Rudd).

The Analyst - by Neil Beckett

The Bell at Skenfrith (www.thebellatskenfrith.co.uk) has long been known to aficionados, but has only recently started to win the wider recognition it richly deserves, earlier this month beating one of London's best hotel restaurants to win the 2006 Gosset Award for the best Champagne list in the UK.