International

The long-standing face of Bordeaux first growth Château Margaux, Pontallier succumbed to cancer on Easter Monday aged just 59. An alumni of the oneology department of the University of Bordeaux, Pontallier arrived at Margaux in 1983 in time for what the estate considers one of...
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Last July, the World Heritage Committee, meeting in Bonn and chaired by Maria Böhmer, German deputy foreign minister and member of the German parliament, concluded its 39th meeting, in which it added 24 sites to the list of World Heritage sites and approved the extension of...
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Sotheby’s will begin its autumn season in London later this month with the sale of a “Great Bordeaux Cellar&rdquo
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Pavie’s 2010 has been up-graded to a “perfect” 100-points by Robert Parker in the latest issue of The Wine Advocate.
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Ratafia de Champagne, a grape based spirit produced in the Champagne region, has received official status as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).
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The Airbus A320 was on its way from London to the Turkish holiday destination of Dalaman when a flight attendant who was opening a bottle of fizz accidentally fired the cork into the cabin’s ceiling panels.
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Bordeaux first growth Château Mouton Rothschild has released its 2014 this morning at a lower price than any physical vintage on the market.
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Nearly 100 Masters of Wine are among some of the world's 'best palates' who have arrived in London to judge for the Decanter World Wine Awards 2015 this week, following a record number of entries.
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The drinks trade may sometimes seem like a better place to spend money than to make it, but as The Sunday Times Rich List 2015 shows, brewing, distilling and winemaking, not to mention founding a successful merchant to sell these products, has served some people extremely well.
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