Canada - National regulations for ice wine proposed

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...

UK (London) - According to a study, London’s hotels, restaurants and bars can hope for an additional turnover of about 300 million pound (about 360 million euro). For food and beverages, a total turnover of 1.24...

FRANCE (Monestier) - Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, vice president and crown prince of Chopard, a German-Swiss luxury label, has recently purchased the Château Monestier La Tour. Mr. Scheufele who, together with his sister...

CHINA (Shanghai) - As early as one year after it was founded, Accolade, the Australian-British wine trading company headquartered in London, is in a position to expand its presence on the Chinese market. To achieve this,...

CHINA (Hong Kong) - According to the latest International Wine & Spirit Research (IWSR) study, China has now overtaken the United Kingdom as the nation with the biggest wine consumption in the world. In detail, the IWSR...

AUSTRALIA (Sydney) - Australian wine industry is frustrated and is complaining about the slow progress of the elimination of vineyard acreages that is stipulated by a program since 2009. So far, the regulation “Wine...

UK (London) - International top wines recorded drastic price drops within the past half year - some of them even lost half of their value. According to a current showing by the renowned London LIV-EX (Live-Ex Fine Wine...

UK (London) - With more than 12,000 participating and rated wines, the Decanter World Wine Award (DWWA) has turned into the largest international wine competition. This year, all sorts of wines from at least 25 wine...

FRANCE (Bordeaux) - More and more classic Bordelais castles with included wineries are changing owners - the majority of buyers is Asians. Thus, the Chinese just purchased two wineries: Château Lezongars and Château Grand...

AUSTRALIA (Margaret River) - The plans to mine coal in Australia’s wine-growing region Margaret River were rejected by the government. So, the applications of the LD Operation Group, which consists of the two black...