Rather than a more usual tale of terroir, Cava producers in Upper Penedes region of Catalonia, have recounted the ordeal surrounding the police chase through vines to capture Europe’s most wanted terrorist.
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French authorities have approved Bourgogne Côte D’Or, a new regional appellation, which could become a new premium area of wine production in the heart of Burgundy.
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The Algarve is best known for its sunshine, stunning beaches and grilled fish, but now the region’s wines are enjoying a renaissance, a trend highlighted by their growing international recognition.
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Port producer The Fladgate Partnership has launched the official plans for ‘World of Wine’ (WoW), a major new €100 million (£87.4m) wine tourism centre which will be built in the heart of Portugal’s historic Vila Nova de Gaia town on the south side of the The Douro river.
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A boom in wine in Mallorca has led the island’s producers to seek new export destinations including Britain. A new wave of multi-million euro investments in new vineyards and spectacular contemporary wineries, largely from outside investors, means there is a whole new generation of wine coming onto the market on the Mediterranean Island.
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A glass of Burgundian Shiraz, or would you prefer a Beaulojais Cru blended with Syrah?
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London merchant Roberson Wine has added the natural wines of Vinca Minor to its extensive California portfolio
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Wine labels of the future will increasingly have a link to a website or QR bar code which could be scanned with phones to reveal the ingredients, calories and nutritional value of wine, but far less likely is any further legal obligation to fully disclose ingredients.
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France's 'South West' wine region has become the country's fastest-growing exporter of red wines to the UK, new official figures from French customs have revealed.
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For the first time in 20 years, Rioja wine export volumes to the UK have slumped, according to the most recent export figures for 2016
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Nyetimber's former head of sales, James Mason, wins his legal case against the English sparkling wine producer
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Loire, Burgundy and Rhone exports rose, but Champagne and Bordeaux slump fueled a 10% value drop in French wine exports to the UK in 2016
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Hallgarten (HDN) wines has announced a structural change of ownership with the company now owned directly by the Pieroth family of Burg Layen in Germany. The wine wholesaler based in Luton, was until December, a subsidiary of the Pieroth's family's holding company WIV Wein International.
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The emergence of the Sussex PDO and the forthcoming 'Vineyards of Hampshire' tasting in London in February, highlight a growing regional focus in the English and Wine Industry, as it continues the search for collective national names for both sparkling and still wines.
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The UK wine industry has urged the government to crack down on excise duty tax evasion carried out via the smuggling onto the UK commercial drinks market of duty-free wine.
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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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Cremant de Bordeaux sparkling wine is one of the clear winners of record new highs in overall Bordeaux wine production
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Barcelona wine producer Codorniu has launched a new high-end range of Cavas, including the most expensive Cava ever made
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Vega Sicilia is to increase its presence in Britain in a bid to capitalise on swelling demand for Spain and high end wines
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UK wine producers have urged the British government to maintain zero tariffs on wine and to establish a seasonal worker scheme ahead of Britain's departure from the European Union.
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