People who still "cast doubt on the existence of climate change are outdated" according to Pancho Campo MW, president of The Wine Academy of Spain and organiser of the World Congress on Climate Change and Wine in April.
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Stepping off the plane last week, after a 27-hour journey from Argentina into a fog bound London Heathrow, brought home to me how far removed South American winemakers are to the UK market.
The Sherry Institute of Spain has announced the 4th International Copa Jerez competition is open for entries.
The Sud de France Festival will return to UK shores in 2010.
Read more...Luxury products group, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) has reported its wine and spirits division has made a strong return to growth in the first half of the year.
Read more...The wine industry is showing signs of recovery but high-end wine sales are still struggling in 2010, according to Rabobank's latest wine report.
Read more...The wine industry is showing signs of recovery but high-end wine sales are still struggling in 2010, according to Rabobank's latest wine report.
Read more...The Sud de France Sommelier Competition is being held in four cities around the world later this year as part of the annual Sud de France Festival.
Read more...Pernod Ricard is confident of hitting a higher than expected end of year profit target after it reported strong third-quarter above forecasts.
Read more...The 44th international wine and spirits five day exhibition, Vinitaly, held in Verona opens today.
Read more...Three Mangrove brands have received top awards at the 10th Annual World Spirits Competition in San Francisco.
Read more...Yellow Tail producer Casella Wines has stopped donating to an animal charity following protests from farmers.
Read more...Asia's wine consumption is set to grow by 25% in the next five years in stark contrast to a predicted fall in European wine drinking, according to new figures released today by Vinexpo.
Read more...Twelve of Australia's top wineries have banded together in a world-wide marketing effort to buff up the country's tarnished image in the wine trade.
Read more...The release from Scotland of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi has prompted an internet boycott campaign targeting Scotch whisky.
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A record number of countries have descended on Bordeaux this week for the 15th Vinexpo exhibition, which was officially opened by the French Agricultural and Fisheries minister, Michel Barnier, on Sunday, June 21.
Researchers in California are urging vineyard owners to invest in mechanised pruning systems to become more competitive, rather than rely on manual labour.
Read more...Chilean winery, Amayna, has announced that Alliance wine will now handle its UK distribution.
Read more...The makers of a vodka named after the rock legend Jimi Hendrix have been ordered by an American judge to withdraw it from sale and pay the musician's estate $3.2 million.
Read more...A warning that the spirits industry is "recession-resistant, not recession-proof" has come from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).
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