New chief winemaker for Craggy Range

Foster's aims to demerge wine and beer in early 2011

Paul Henry's departure sparks trade rifts with Wine Australia

News of Paul Henry's departure from Wine Australia has brought underlying tensions about the generic body's marketing strategy to the surface, according to a report in today's Harpers Wine & Spirit.

Pernod Ricard Q1 sales up 10%

Pernod Ricard has reported a 10% rise in first-quarter sales, helped by strong growth in Asia.

Pernod Ricard sells New Zealand Wine brands

Pernod Ricard Group has sold some of its New Zealand Wine brands, including Lindauer, to a consortium of buyers from Lion Nathan and Indevin, for NZ $88 million (circa £42 million).

Pernod Ricard sells New Zealand Wine brands

Pernod Ricard Group has sold some of its New Zealand Wine brands, including Lindauer, to a consortium of buyers from Lion Nathan and Indevin, for NZ $88 million (circa £42 million).

Pernod Ricard sells Renault Cognac

Pernod Ricard has sold the Renault Cognac brand to the Finnish drinks operation Altia for €10 million.

Skalli opens tourist centre in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

French wine producer, Skalli has opened a new tourist centre at its winery in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Sign up now for the Chile Summit 2010

Join Harpers Wine & Spirit for a jam-packed day of masterclasses, educational tasting zones and panel debates at the inaugural Chilean Summit 2010 in association with Wines of Chile.

National TV campaign for Wolf Blass

Australian wine brand Wolf Blass has launched a national TV advertising campaign.

National TV campaign for Wolf Blass

Australian wine brand Wolf Blass has launched a national TV advertising campaign.

Pernod Ricard groups international wines together

Pernod Ricard is to group its key international wine brands together under one umbrella - Premium Wine Brands - following a strategic review.

Constellation Wines goes solar

Constellation Wines, is to expand its solar initiative to become the producer of the largest amount of solar energy in the U.S. wine industry.

Townsend to move from Louis Latour to head up Foster's UK wine division

Foster's EMEA has revealed the outcome of the restructuring of its wine division, Treasury Wine Estates, which will see Dan Townsend switch from Louis Latour Agencies to become its general manager for UK and Ireland.

Anne Krebiehl unravels the Pinot puzzle

The best thing about Monday's Pinot Puzzle was that all wines were served blind, having everyone guessing and trying to find common threads in the different country flights. London's wine glitterati (yes, they all turned up) were debating the comparative alcoholic heat, the integration of oak and the use of different clones in a spectacular line-up of Pinot Noirs from Oregon, Chile, New Zealand and Australia. Were those balanced, almost tender and pale wines at home in the Willamette Valley? Was the heat and power of one flight down to Californian, Australian or Central Otago sunshine? Did acidity and fruit-forwardness really point to Chile or was it Mornington Peninsula? Almost all got some flights spot on but mixed up others - also scrutinising bottles for clues via closures and bottle weight. The 66 wines were presented in Hardy's Brasserie, a small enough space to encourage lively discussion.

Expectations high for Bordeaux's 2010 vintage

Geoffrey Dean writes for The Times and is currently studying for WSET exams.

Gondola changes name to yourfavouritewines.com

Gondola.co.uk has rebranded its name to yourfavouritewines.com after feedback from a customer survey.

Burgundy harvest starts early

Burgundy harvest starts early

More bid speculation for Foster's wine interests

Rumours are circulating about another bid for Treasury Wine Estates, the wine division of Foster's.