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September 2, 2010

13:31

English sparkling beats top Champagnes at Decanter World Wine Awards

East Sussex winery Ridgeview took the top sparkling wine trophy at last night's Decanter World Wine Awards – to the amazement of its owners.

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September 1, 2010

13:18

Galilean winery in Rhone triumph

A winery in Upper Galilee beat some of the world's most renowned producers of Syrah and Shiraz at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

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August 31, 2010

18:11

Diageo calls for taxation shake-up

Drinks giant Diageo is calling for all drinks to be taxed at the same rate per unit of alcohol, regardless of whether they are beer, wine or spirits.

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17:12

Bordeaux harvest starts this week at Carbonnieux

Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac Leognan is due to begin picking its Sauvignon Blanc grapes at the end of this week after a 'roller-coaster' season of highs and lows.

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09:37

Dubai airport breaks duty-free wine sale record

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.

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09:23

'Perfect' auction lot to be offered at US wine festival

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.

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August 29, 2010

23:18

Thierry Manoncourt dies

Thierry Manoncourt, the owner of Château Figeac in St Emilion, has died aged 92.

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August 27, 2010

10:53

DWWA medal winners touch down in Argentina

More than 50 Argentinian sommeliers attended the first-ever Decanter World Wine Awards tasting in Argentina.

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10:22

New York harvest earlier, larger than 2009

New York anticipates a larger and much earlier harvest this year than it had in 2009.

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August 25, 2010

17:38

Canadian harvest begins

The Canadian harvest started today in Ontario's Niagara region, the earliest commercial picking there in more than 20 years.

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11:55

New Alsace chief calls for sweetness code on labels

Sweetness codes could be a feature of every bottle of Alsace wine if the new president of the Alsace trade council has his way.

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August 24, 2010

12:40

Languedoc clarifies ‘simplified' new pyramid system

France's Languedoc region claims a new grand cru and grand vin system will ‘simplify' life for its consumers.

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August 20, 2010

12:55

Cup-a-wine Froglet takes gold at DWWA

On 20 August we published the story below, entitled ‘Cup-a-wine Froglet takes gold at DWWA'.

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12:22

Decanter hosts rare Piedmont event

Decanter readers will have the chance to meet top Piedmont producers at a rare London tasting.

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11:11

Constellation's Amberley Estate sale 'atypical'

Drinks giant Constellation insists its retention of the Amberley Estate brand name after selling off the assets does not set a precedent for future divestments.

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August 19, 2010

16:28

NY sparkling Riesling takes top honours

A sparkling Riesling from New York's Finger Lakes region has taken the top prize at the 25th New York Wine & Food Classic competition.

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11:49

Wines not mines, say Margaret River growers

Wine producers in Western Australia's Margaret River have united in their call for plans for a coal mine in the area to be scrapped.

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10:51

French winemakers launch home tasting service

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.

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August 18, 2010

11:18

Scientists unveil new whisky biofuel

Car owners could soon be filling up their tanks with a new whisky-derived fuel, according to scientists at a Scottish University.

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