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Friuli floods, Ste Michelle sold, UK duty hike, French Bloom buys vineyard, LVMH strikes
Plus potential fraud in Vinho Verde, China’s recognition of Burgundy appellations, and the campaign for protected land in Australia’s Barossa. Above, Bibendum’s sobering calculation on the effect of UK excise...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 13 December 2025
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Wine news in 5
Harvest starts in France, new US tariff concerns, Gallo winery closure
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 2 August 2025
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Wine news in 5
What the US elections mean for the wine industry, defining old vines, UK duty hike response
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 9 November 2024
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And two new wine regions recognised: Beverly, Washington AVA (shown on the image above) and France's new PGI Lorraine, an...
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A new study suggests that local fungi fare better than fungicides when combating grapevine-trunk diseases, Majestic acquires Vagabond, and other...
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1950 Babes sup again, from bottles right to left above. See also Jancis's February 2024 diary. A much shorter version...
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Impressions of the newly released burgundies after tasting several hundred of them in London last week. The views of merchants...
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Low-priced highlights from two increasingly important players in the UK wine market. Recent data from Kantar Worldpanel (to 1 October)...
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… for the vast majority of wines sold in Britain. And is set to rise again in February 2025.
As...
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Ever wondered why wines cost the same from a wide range of merchants? Read on. This is an article about...
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13 October 2022 For fun, and to contrast with tomorrow's report on what to buy at Waitrose in late 2022...
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What was good enough for Bordeaux in 1855… A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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28 July 2021 It has now been announced that VI-1 forms are to be abandoned for wine imports into the...
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It's time for change. Black talent in the wine business needs recognition and positive encouragement. It's long overdue – and...
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5 January 2020 Some specific memories of Hazel are appended to this short tribute. 2 January 2020 The woman who...
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As a special pre-Christmas bonus, Andy Howard MW completes his survey of the UK multiple retailers with this profile of...
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Andy Howard MW continues his round-up of the wine offerings of the major UK retailers with this report on the...
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Andy Howard MW takes us to the next stop on his tour of wine ranges currently on offer from the...
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Andy Howard MW continues his review of the autumn tastings of the UK's major retailers. See his other articles on...
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