Wine

Ausone, Petrus, Le Pin Among Most-Traded Liv-ex Bordeaux Wines

Chateau Ausone in Saint Emilion and Pomerol producers Le Pin and Petrus were among the most-traded wines on the London-based Liv-ex market in the past week...

World’s Smallest Wine Vintage Since 1961 May Lift Booze Prices

The world may produce the least wine this year in half a century, after small grape harvests in Italy, France and Spain, a global wine organisation said. T...

Bordeaux Winemakers Optimistic On 2017 Quality After Frost Damage

Bordeaux winemakers harvested healthy, ripe grapes this year even after the worst frosts in a quarter-century hit vineyards in April and significantly redu...

EU Wine Harvest At Historic Low After Extreme Weather

The EU is facing one of the lowest wine harvests on record, down 14% to 145 million hectolitres, due to the extreme weather conditions that hit Europe this...

Aldi UK Launches Wine Advent Calendar

Discount retailer Aldi UK has announced that it is launching a wine advent calendar ahead of the Christmas season. The new product, which is priced at &...

France Threatens Italy’s Domination Of US Wine Market

After 16 years of Italian leadership in the US wine market, France is now challenging this position. This assessment comes from Silvana Ballotta, CEO of...

Wine Country ‘In Shock’ As Fires Ravage Iconic California Region

Wildfires that tore through northern California’s iconic wine-growing regions have prompted evacuations of more than 20,000 people, killed 11 and dam...

France To Make Least Wine In 60 Years As Frost, Rot Hit Grapes

French winemakers will produce the smallest vintage in 60 years, after spring frost hit vines in Bordeaux, summer storms caused grape rot in Champagne, and...