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		<title>English sparkling beats top Champagnes at Decanter World Wine Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adam Lechmere &#8211; East Sussex winery Ridgeview took the top sparkling wine trophy at last night&#8217;s Decanter World Wine Awards – to the amazement of its owners. Ridgeview&#8217;s Grosvenor Blanc de Blancs 2006 beat competition from five Champagnes, including the Taittinger Prélude NV, Charles Heidsieck Millésime 2000 and Thienot&#8217;s Brut Rosé NV to win International [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bordeaux harvest starts with Carbonnieux after &#8216;roller-coaster&#8217; growing season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[jane Anson &#8211; Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac Leognan is due to begin picking its Sauvignon Blanc grapes at the end of this week after a &#8216;roller-coaster&#8217; season of highs and lows. A cold start to the growing season, and dry weather combined with cool nights in August, have meant that most vineyards are around a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Perfect&#8217; auction lot to be offered at US wine festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Janice Fuhrman &#8211; 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. Among the wines in the &#8216;Perfection Lot&#8217; are a 1955 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, a 1989 Chateau Petrus, and a 1985 Domaine Romanee-Conti valued at more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3597</link>
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		<title>Dubai airport breaks duty-free wine sale record</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Richard Woodard &#8211; 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. The customer made the purchase on one visit to Le Clos fine wine and luxury spirits boutique in Dubai International Airport&#8217;s Terminal 3 on 22 August. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3595</link>
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		<title>NZ: Oyster Bay Marlborough Vineyards plunges into red</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: just-drinks.com editorial team Impairment charges wipe out profits Sales collapse on lower grape prices In talks to reform capital structure Grape prices damage Oyster Bay Marborough Vineyards A slump in wine grape prices and impairment charges on the value of vineyards has caused Oyster Bay Marlborough Vineyards to swing to net losses for its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3589</link>
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		<title>SCHLUMBERGER NEUER VERTRIEBSPARTNER VON  TREASURY WINES ESTATES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[München, 27. August 2010. Treasury Wines Estates, vormals Foster’s EMEA, das führende Weinunternehmen der Neuen Welt, gibt bekannt, dass der Vertrieb der Marken Beringer und Rosemount, für den bisher Weinwolf zuständig war, auf die Schlumberger AG übertragen wird. Ab September 2010 ist die Schlumberger AG verantwortlich für die kalifornische Premium-Marke Beringer.  Der vorrangige Vertriebsweg auf [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3587</link>
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		<title>Steinfels: Weinauktionskatalog vom 11. September/ Wineauction catalogue 11th September</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Liebe Weinliebhaberinnen, Liebe Weinliebhaber, der Auktionskatalog für die Auktion 357 vom Samstag 11. September kann ab sofort von unserer Website heruntergeladen werden: Jetzt den aktuellen Katalog downloaden die erfolgreiche 2009-Primeur-Kampagne auf einem extrem hohen Preisniveau lässt auch die Auktionspreise weiterhin ansteigen. Dies führt wieder vermehrt zu Einlieferungen von weltweit gesuchten Raritäten. So dürfen wir Ihnen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3584</link>
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		<title>Canadian harvest begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Carolyn Evans Hammond &#8211; The Canadian harvest started today in Ontario&#8217;s Niagara region, the earliest commercial picking there in more than 20 years. The early season bodes well for the marginal climate, which is notorious for its challenging ripening conditions. &#8216;The early start will really benefit the Bordeaux red varieties and Pinot Noir,&#8217; Bruce Nicholson, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3582</link>
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		<title>New Alsace chief calls for sweetness code on labels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stuart Peskett &#8211; Sweetness codes could be a feature of every bottle of Alsace wine if the new president of the Alsace trade council has his way. Rémy Gresser, a biodynamic producer who farms 11ha (hectares) in Andlau, who is now president of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d&#8217;Alsace (CIVA), already uses a sweetness code [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3580</link>
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		<title>Languedoc clarifies new &#8216;simplified&#8217; pyramid system</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Gibb &#8211; France&#8217;s Languedoc region claims a new grand cru and grand vin system will &#8216;simplify&#8217; life for its consumers. The base appellation AOC Languedoc will sit at the bottom of a three tiered pyramid. Superior appellations including Minervois and St Chinian will be labelled Grands Vins du Languedoc. The best vineyard sites such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3578</link>
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		<title>Gabriel/Gerstl/Bertschinger &#8211; 78. Weinbörse in Luzern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Liebe Weinfreundinnen, liebe Weinfreunde, Die 78igste Weinversteigerung der WB WEINBÖRSE AG findet zum ersten Mal in der Stadt Luzern statt. Im Radisson Blu Hotel gelangen am Samstag, 4. September von 10 bis 17 Uhr 1375 Einzellots mit über 10&#8217;000 Topweinen unter den Auktionshammer mit Zuschlag an den Meistbietenden. Es werden internationale Broker, Weinhändler und viele [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3576</link>
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		<title>FRANCE: Bordeaux&#8217;s Cave des Hauts de Gironde to expand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Stuart Todd &#8211; one of Bordeaux&#8217;s largest AOC wine cooperatives, La Cave des Hauts de Gironde (CHG), is investing EUR13m (US$16.7m) in a restructuring and expansion programme. Work will start next month on a 6,500sqm extension to facilities at the co-op&#8217;s HQ in Marcillac, comprising a bottling line and storage area for finshed products. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3574</link>
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		<title>NZ: New Zealand wine surplus dilutes export rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// < ![CDATA[ var addthis_config = { services_exclude: 'email, print, mailto, printfriendly'} // ]]&#62; New Zealand Winegrowers picks positives out of tough year New Zealand&#8217;s wine surplus oveshadowed a 5% rise in exports by value for the year to the end of June, official figures show. Exports increased by 5% on the previous year to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3572</link>
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		<title>FRANCE: Mont Tauch appoints head winemaker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[just-drinks.com editorial team &#8211; French wine cooperative Mont Tauch has appointed Jean-Philippe Trollet as its first head winemaker. Trollet will join Mont Tauch, based in southern France&#8217;s Languedoc region, from Skalli Group&#8217;s Caves Saint Pierre. He was named red winemaker of the year in 2009 by judges for the International Wine Challenge (IWC). Mont Tauch&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3569</link>
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		<title>FRANCE: Bordeaux wine co-op to expand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stuart Todt - One of Bordeaux&#8217;s largest AOC wine cooperatives, La Cave des Hauts de Gironde (CHG), is investing EUR13m in a restructuring and expansion programme. Work will start next month on a 6,500sqm extension to facilities at the co-op&#8217;s HQ in Marcillac, comprising a bottling line and storage area for finshed products. Both should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3566</link>
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		<title>Decanter hosts rare Piedmont event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by decanter.com staff -Decanter readers will have the chance to meet top Piedmont producers at a rare London tasting. The Highlights from Piedmont event will bring together top wineries from Barolo, Barbaresco, Alba and Langhe e Roero at the Institute of Directors in London on 20 September. More than 100 wines will be available to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3564</link>
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		<title>New York sparkling Riesling takes top honours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Maggie Rosen &#8211; A sparkling Riesling from New York&#8217;s Finger Lakes region has taken the top prize at the 25th New York Wine &#38; Food Classic competition. Swedish Hill Riesling Cuvée NV, which sells for US$18 (£11.50), was awarded the Governor&#8217;s Cup for best in show. Dick Peterson, owner of Swedish Hill, one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3562</link>
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		<title>French winemakers launch home tasting service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Jane Anson &#8211; A new service called Vignerons a la Maison has launched in France, offering consumers the opportunity to have a winemaker come to their house, and hold a tasting of their wines. Director and founder Philippe Kazek will launch the business in September following a survey of more than 200 wine producers. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3559</link>
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		<title>Weingut Wieninger vor internationalen Top-Produzenten</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Havel &#38; Petz: Ähnlich wie beim legendären Veltliner-Tasting 2002 in London gewinnen Österreichs Pinot Noirs bei einer Expertenverkostung in Singapur. Am Spitzenplatz Fritz Wieninger. Österreichische Pinot Noirs haben die Nase vorn. Bewiesen haben sie das bei einer internationalen Blindverkostung in Singapur, zu der Michael Thurner, Ex-Weinmarketingchef und seit einigen Jahren mit Austrian Fine Brands in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3554</link>
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		<title>Deutschland: Marktforschung 2. Quartal 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Auch im 2. Quartal 2010 legte der Weinabsatz im Handel leicht zu, allerdings war der Umsatz mit Wein leicht rückläufig. Das zeigen die aktuellen Zahlen des GfK-Haushaltspanels, die die Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK) im Auftrag des Deutschen Weininstituts ermittelt.Gegenüber dem entsprechenden Vorjahresquartal stieg die gesamte Einkaufsmenge wie im 1. Quartal leicht um ein Prozent, wobei [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sigihiss.com/?p=3551</link>
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