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Chicago and Wharton in Bordeaux Cup final
Chicago Business School and the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania have been selected as finalists in the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup.
DRC releases 2009 with promise of 'steady' pricing
Corney & Barrow has released the 2009 vintage from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti with a promise that future prices will be 'steady and logical'.
UK to host next International Cool Climate Symposium
The UK's status as a serious producer of cool-climate sparkling wines has been further cemented by the announcement that the ninth International Cool Climate Symposium will take place in the UK.
Canada proposes national Icewine regulations to curb fraud
In an attempt to curb fraud the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing amendments to national regulations governing the production of Icewine.
Fine wine company disappears leaving clients empty-handed
Another UK fine wine company has disappeared from the radar leaving orders unfulfilled â" while its director sets up a similar company under another name.
Fine dining goes hi-tech as restaurants embrace iPad wine lists
The UK's fine dining restaurants are rapidly turning their wine lists electronic, with the Vineyard at Stockcross the latest to embrace the iPad.
Quarterly Review of Wines folds
The Quarterly Review of Wines has ceased publication after 35 years â" because, its publisher said, there is no longer any romance in wine.
Chapoutier pours scorn on natural winemakers
Renowned Rhone producer Michel Chapoutier has added to the natural wine debate by denouncing natural winemakers as out-of-touch hippies making defective wines.
Wine Australia axes wine export panel
Wine Australia has axed its controversial export approval panel with immediate effect, replacing it with a permanent company audit regime.
Bordeaux 2011: Calls for price drop after 'arrogant' 2010s
Bordeaux was 'arrogant' in its pricing last year, the managing director of Chateau Lafite has told Decanter.com as merchants call on Bordeaux to come down in price on the 2011s.
Australians see silver lining in import surge
The surge in foreign imports to Australia should be welcomed not feared, Australian wine professionals say.
InterLoire 'bureaucratic' and misuses funds: Chidaine
François Chidaine, a leading figure in Loire viticulture, has resigned from InterLoireâs executive claiming the organisation is incompetent and bureaucratic.
M&S announces first Hospices de Beaune purchase
Marks & Spencer has announced it is the first UK high-street retailer to buy eight barrels of wine at the Hospices de Beaune.
Burgundy climats edge closer to UNESCO listing
The campaign for Burgundy's Cote d'Or Climats to join the UNESCO world heritage list has moved closer to its goal.
Court rejects Barsac traveller camp plans
A Bordeaux court has overturned plans to set up a travellers' camp in the sweet wine district of Barsac.
Margrit Mondavi to publish 'frank' memoirs
Robert Mondavi's widow Margrit is writing her memoirs and her publishers promise full and frank revelations about her life with Robert Mondavi.
Left Bank Bordeaux Cup open for university entries
The first heats are beginning for the selection of finalists for the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup â" one of the world's biggest amateur wine tasting competitions.
New sculpture for Smith Haut Lafitte
British sculptor Charles Hadcock has become the latest artist to have his work displayed among the vines of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte.
New movie lifts lid on Master Sommeliers
A new film about to be released shines a spotlight on the gruelling world of the Master Sommelier qualification â" an exam less than 200 people have ever passed.
Matthew Jukes named Honorary Australian of the Year
Wine writer Matthew Jukes has joined luminaries such as Sir David Attenborough and Alan Whicker in being named Honorary Australian of the Year.
