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How French winegrowers are breathing new life into heritage grape varieties
Around twenty grape varieties cover 90 per cent of vineyard acreage in France, compared with 400 French grape varieties kept at the INRAe vineyard conservation collection at Domaine de Vassal near Montpellier in the South of France. Winegrowers dotted around are reverting to more traditional varieties.
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Yellowtail recognised as biggest global wine brand
Building on feedback from over 25,000 wine consumers in 25 markets – representing over 400 million wine drinkers globally – the fifth annual Wine Intelligence Global Wine Brand Power Index revealed a stabilisation of wine brand equity.
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Supplies of transparent bottles for white and rosé wines turn into a “nightmare”
When asked how supplies of transparent bottles for white and rosé wines are panning out in the first half of 2022 for the 2021 vintage, Arnaud Sauvaire of the namesake estate in AOC Languedoc sums up the situation as “a nightmare”.
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South African wine producers auction NFTs via fine art auctioneer
A collection of five of South Africa’s finest and most historic wines have been sold as NFTs, marking a new first for the South African fine wine industry.
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2021: Historic high in trade and partial recovery in consumption
Speaking from the OIV’s headquarters in Paris, by web conference, director general Pau Roca, presented on 27 April, information on wine production, consumption and international trade in 2021.
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Telmont tests the lightest champagne bottle
Champagne Telmont announced the launch of a pioneering experiment to reduce the weight of its glass bottles, working in close collaboration with the French glassmaker Verallia.
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Strauss & Co launches Africa’s first NFT auction with South Africa’s leading fine wine producers
South African auction house Strauss & Co has partnered with five of the country’s most respected fine wine producers to offer Africa’s first fine wine Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) on auction from 18-15 April.
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California gets a new wine region
San Luis Obispo County in California has a new, officially recognised wine region – the SLO Coast. Here’s everything you need to know about it. The SLO Coast Wine Collective announced on Wednesday that the San Luis Obispo Coast has been recognised as the newest American Viticultural Area by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax […]
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Mercian launches new brand to resuscitate wine sales in Japan
Mercian Corporation, a leading wine importer and producer in Japan owned by Kirin, has announced the launch of a new wine brand called ‘Mercian Wines’, as it tries to energise local wine market after slumping wine sales in 2021. The new Mercian Wines brand was launched as the Japanese wine giant tries to revitalise the […]
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Leonardo DiCaprio acquires equity stake in Champagne Telmont
Champagne Telmont today announced that actor and environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio, has come on board as an investor in the company.
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New York winery awarded for using Concord grapes
One of the first wineries to incorporate Welch’s de-characterised Concord grape juice into its winemaking has won two awards at the Finger Lakes International Wine & Spirits Competition (FLIWC) in New York State.
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ProWein postponed to early summer
Messe Düsseldorf has postponed ProWein in consultation with the partners and associations involved to 15 to 17 May 2022.
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Now is the time to plan for smoke taint, extreme weather and other climate events
Predictive Agricultural company, Agrology, issued their 2021 Agrology Smoke Exposure Report for Sonoma and Napa counties to the public.
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Barcelona Wine Week postpones its celebration by common consent for two months
Barcelona Wine Week (BWW), the flagship event of the Spanish wine, has decided to postpone two months and will finally take place in April from 4th to 6th of 2022.
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World Bulk Wine Expo announces USA trade fair for 2022
With the Dutch government announcing a strict lockdown only a few days prior to the event, it was not an easy task given the circumstances, but eventually the World Bulk Wine Expo (WBWE) 2021 took place, marking a turning point regarding the management of trade fairs.
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Charlois Group acquires the Doreau Group
The Charlois Group have announced their acquisition of the Doreau group by its subsidiary Oak Nation. Moët Hennessy, the Wine and Spirit branch of LVMH, will hold a minority stake in the Doreau group through Maison Hennessy, main client of the Doreau Cooperage. Motivated by Thierry Doreau’s desire to preserve the activities of the eponymous […]
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