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LEADING wine authority James Halliday has a message for local grape growers: if you're a fine-wine producer, invest heavily to get even better; if you're a cheap-wine maker, consider closing down now, because you'll risk heavy losses over the next decade, as your margins shrink further.
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Winemaker Michel Chapoutier has called for water to be re-introduced to winemaking to help counter rising alcohol levels.
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From the beginning of 2011, a leading Bordeaux real estate agent says, an average of one Bordeaux chateau per month has been sold to a Chinese investor. Delete the scoop?
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Wine is one of the most sensitive measures of climate change. A rise in temperature during the growing season can easily result – indeed has resulted – in riper grapes and fuller-bodied wines. Delete the scoop?
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There are things people will do in New Jersey that they'd never think of doing in New York, Lettie Teague writes. She's talking about bringing wine to a restaurant, of course. Delete the scoop?
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Wine can be spoiled by several causes. Watch how long you age chardonnays. Delete the scoop?
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The winemaking history of France’s Rhône region stretches back millennia. After Julius Caesar conquered Gaul, the enterprising Romans were intrigued by the vinous potential of the province known as Gallia Narbonensis... Delete the scoop?
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Best known for coffee, as well as bananas, tea and cocoa, the fair-trade movement is taking hold in the U.S. wine market, with a tiny but growing presence among imports from Argentina, Chile and South Africa. Delete the scoop?
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Christie’s is launching a service to help prospective buyers of vineyard estates. Delete the scoop?
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Chateau de Pic in the Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux, Chateau l’Enclos in Sainte Foy la Grande and Chateau Patarabet in Saint Emilion are the latest Bordeaux estates to reportedly pass into the hands of Asian investors. Delete the scoop?
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Wine Australia chief executive Andrew Cheesman is stepping down as the organisation prepares to merge with the country’s Grape & Wine Research & Development Corporation (GWRDC). Delete the scoop?
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A new eBook warning of the dangers of counterfeit wines has just been published online. Delete the scoop?
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Vineyards in Wales are planning to form their own association to promote their product Delete the scoop?
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Alsace is France's most distinct wine region. Its wines -- imposingly full-bodied whites from Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer, oily textured and extravagantly perfumed -- stand worlds apart from the precise, salt-and-chalk profile established by the Loire Valley, or the lush, sumptuous portrait of Burgundy. Delete the scoop?
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A collection of commemorative bottles of Ornellaia 2010 designed by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto sold for £238,000 last night at an auction in London. Delete the scoop?
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Perhaps no American has had as big an impact on the wine industry as the late Robert Mondavi, so let's all raise a glass of Fumé Blanc, most famous wine, in honor of his 100th birthday. Delete the scoop?
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Few issues get wine lovers as worked up as the question of whether to ferment or age wine in wooden barrels, usually made of oak. Doing so can help mellow the wine and add structure, richness and complexity. Done with a heavy hand, it can also smother the wine with the vanilla-like flavor of oak, obscuring its fruit, freshness and origins. Delete the scoop?
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As the temperature rises and the evenings draw out, our palates naturally lean toward lighter styles. This is when Pinot Noirs, particularly those from Volnay, are easy to enjoy. Delete the scoop?
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White wines from the Rhone are a great departure from single varietal whites. They can be lively, crisp and fun to pair with a variety of foods. Fortunately for the consumer, this style of wine is ... Delete the scoop?
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I am in the Douro right now, where the weather is fine and sunny and spirits are high. On Monday, the Institute of Masters of Wine organised a fantastic tasting in London of all the declared 2011 Vintage Ports, which confirmed that we have a great Vintage... Delete the scoop?
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Wine production in South Africa is expected to reach an all-time high this year after the 2013 grape harvest outstripped expectations to reach nearly 1.5m tons. Delete the scoop?
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En primeur releases this morning include Beychevelle, Grand Puy Lacoste and Haut Batailley but there are some big names still waiting in the wings.
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Two of my non-enophile friends forwarded me the blog post "Wine tasting is bullshit. Here's Why," that's making the rounds of social media. Both of them apparently expected me to respond in some way. Delete the scoop?
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There is perhaps nothing more galling than flipping open a restaurant’s wine list to find a $15 bottle you know and love listed for more than $50. Delete the scoop?
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In 2012, wine exports increased in volume by 17% to 365 million liters and in value by 10.15%, reaching US$920.4 million. Delete the scoop?
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Twice in the past several months, the wine world has been rocked by news from Robert Parker, the world's most famous wine critic. Delete the scoop?
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