Frost damages in the Champagne region make the yield expectations decrease by 20 percent

FRANCE (Bordeaux) - On Tuesday, the En-Primeur week in Bordeaux started under bright sunshine and wide optimism from the producers, above all those who have white wines in their product range. Whereas the lack of rain...

FRANCE (Lyon) - From the point of view of John Livingstone-Learmonth, journalist at the Decanter magazine and wine critics, the 2010 vintage from the Rhône region can be counted among the three best vintages within the...

AUSTRIA (Vienna) - There will be a new DAC (Districtus Austria Controllatus) with the 2011 vintage in Austria. Thus, the loca wine committees have succeeded in emphasizing the origins of locally typical vine types. If the...

FRANCE (Bordeaux) - The first samples of the 2011 wine from the right banks in Bordeaux have confirmed the estimation of Denis Dubordieu, an oenologist and wine counselor. The wine is presenting itself in a manner that...

ITALY (Montalcino) - Wine experts are certain lovers of the Brunello di Montalcino to benefit of a subdivision of the appellation of Montalcino into different subzones. However, it was politically highly improbable a...

SPAIN (Briones / Lapuebla de Labarca) - Two producers from the Rioja region want to revive the tradition of “late vintage wines”. So, the Dinastía Vivanco in Rioja Alta and the Bodegas Loli Casado in Rioja...

FRANCE (Bordeaux) - After about one year of reflection and developing an approxi-mately correct tranlation of their names, the Bordeaux estates from the Médoc region, that have been classified since 1855, have officially...

FRANCE (Angers) - Domaine des Baumard, a Loire wine producer is vehemently resisting the regulations imposed by the Ministry for Agriculture in the decision about the recognition of the Grand Crus Quarts de Chaume. Thus,...

UK (Bodmin) - Camel Valley Vineyards is the first winery to apply for a protected designation of origin for a vineyard in the UK. The vineyard described in the application, called “Darnibole” and exclusively...

FRANCE (Dijon) - Burgundy’s campaign to have parts of the department of Côte d’Or added to the UNESCO list seems to be successful. Last week, the Ministry of Ecology and Culture, applied to add the region to...