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English sparkling beats top Champagnes at Decanter World Wine Awards

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 12:31

East Sussex winery Ridgeview took the top sparkling wine trophy at last night's Decanter World Wine Awards �� to the amazement of its owners.

Diageo calls for taxation shake-up

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 17:11

Drinks giant Diageo is calling for all drinks to be taxed at the same rate per unit of alcohol, regardless of whether they are beer, wine or spirits.

Bordeaux harvest starts this week at Carbonnieux

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 16:12

Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac Leognan is due to begin picking its Sauvignon Blanc grapes at the end of this week after a 'roller-coaster' season of highs and lows.

Dubai airport breaks duty-free wine sale record

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 08:37

A fine wine store at Dubai Airport is claiming a world record after a customer spent a total of US$107,000 on eight bottles of wine.

'Perfect' auction lot to be offered at US wine festival

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 08:23

The Naples (Florida) Winter Wine Festival will offer an unprecedented auction lot of 100 bottles of 100-point wines at its annual event in January.

Thierry Manoncourt dies

Sun, 29/08/2010 - 22:18

Thierry Manoncourt, the owner of Ch��teau Figeac in St Emilion, has died aged 92.

DWWA medal winners touch down in Argentina

Fri, 27/08/2010 - 09:53

More than 50 Argentinian sommeliers attended the first-ever Decanter World Wine Awards tasting in Argentina.

New York harvest earlier, larger than 2009

Fri, 27/08/2010 - 09:22

New York anticipates a larger and much earlier harvest this year than it had in 2009.