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30 July 2008 | Source: just-drinks.com editorial team

Italian wine production from the 2008 grape harvest is expected to rise by more than Continue reading “ITALY – Wine production to rise in 2008″

30 July 2008 | Source: just-drinks.com editorial team
Soft drinks company Britvic is reducing the amount Continue reading “Robinsons unveils lighter bottle”

Forscherteam unter Bayreuther Leitung fand heraus: Alkoholismus wohl älter als die Menscheit Continue reading “Alkoholismus wohl älter als die Menscheit”

Martin Ittershagen, Pressestelle – Umweltbundesamt (UBA)

UBA-Papier zu möglichen “Kipp-Punkten” im Klimasystem - zunehmende Konzentration der Treibhausgase Continue reading “Könnte sich das Klima drastisch und abrupt ändern?”

Maison Joseph Drouhin (Beaune) has purchased 1 hectare of Continue reading “Joseph Drouhin: new vines in Savigny-lès-Beaune”

Owned by Maison Louis Latour since early 2008, Henri Fessy (St-Jean-d’Ardières) has bought up 15 hectares Continue reading “Maison Louis Latour arrives in Régnié”

Source: just-drinks.com editorial team

International demand for Champagne continued Continue reading “Champagne exports fizz at Vranken-Pommery”

25 July 2008 | Source: just-drinks.com editorial team

Laurent-Perrier sales down 20%. Continue reading “Laurent-Perrier sacrifices sales for price rises”

by Sophie Kevany

Burgundy, the French region that exports the largest percentage of its wines, had a record-breaking year in 2007, but has been hit by dollar weakness in the first part of 2008. Continue reading “Burgundy value rises despite economic slowdown”

an analysis by Joel B. Payne

Somewhere between 2.5 and 2.8 of the 17bn wine bottles sold this year will be under Continue reading “Bottles under cork account for less than half of all wine sold”

Der Besitzer des zweitklassifizierten Bordeaux-Weinguts Cos d’Estournel hat den kalifornischen Betrieb Chateau Montelena gekauft. Cos-Besitzer Michel Reybier kaufte, wie verschiedene US-Medien sowie der Weinreporter melden, das amerikanische Traditionsweingut für geschätzte 110 Millionen US-Dollar. Chateau Montelena gehört, im Jahr 1882 gegründet, zu den historischsten Weingütern der USA. In den letzten Jahrzehnten erlebt das kalifornische Weingut einen Aufschwung. www.wein-plus.de

Gonzalez Byass has completed the purchase of a winery in the Somontano region of Spain. Continue reading “SPAIN: Gonzalez Byass snaps up Viñas del Vero winery”

Jancis Robinson, Special to The Chronicle Continue reading “Branding is everything in China’s expanding wine market”

by Dr. Hermann Pilz

German wine imports have fallen 2.3% to 14.6m hectolitres in the 12 months to the end of April 2008 compared Continue reading “Imports down in volume, up in value”

Sophie McLean

A report predicts Spain will produce more wine than France by 2015. Continue reading “Spain to overtake France as producer”

Walter Tucek und Helmut O. Knall
Österreichs beste Weissweine 2008. Über 400 Weine verkostet, bewertet und beschrieben.
164 Seiten. 9,90 Euro. Wirtschaftsverlag. ISBN 978-3-85212-130-7
Der etwas andere Guide Continue reading “Österreichs beste Weissweine 2008″

Review by Elin McCoy

June 26 (Bloomberg) — “I have plenty of 2007 Lafite, Latour, Continue reading “For Bordeaux Futures, Stick With $160 Climens, Forget d’Yquem”

Stephen Brook – When an invitation to taste some ancient Rioja from Marques de Riscal Continue reading “Marques de Riscal at Christie’s: report”

Sophie Kevany in Bordeaux

A Bordeaux court yesterday ruled that the 2006 St Emilion classification is invalid and can no longer be used. Continue reading “St Emilion classification finally ruled invalid”