International

A man and a woman have been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of stealing 45 bottles of fine and rare wines worth an astonishing £1.3 million (€1.6 million) from two-Michelin-starred restaurant Atrio in Spain, after a nine-month chase through Europe.
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HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg, the CEO and chairman of Bordeaux empire Domaine Clarence Dillon, has sold his personal cellar through Sotheby’s for $6.2m (£4.9m) in support of medical research for mitochondrial-related conditions.
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Treasury Wine Estates plans to release a made-in-China version of its iconic Penfolds brand, in a bid to dodge the crippling import tariffs that China has levied on Australian goods.
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Last week, the 10th edition of Grenaches du Monde was held in Navarre (Spain). Nearly 900 wines were tasted by a panel of international experts of 12 different nationalities. A premiere! This is the 10th edition of this competition, which has been travelling through the great...
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Supermarket group Waitrose is to be the exclusive retail partner of Moët & Chandon in the UK for its limited edition bottle of Rosé Impérial Champagne, which has been created in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.  
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Krug has launched its Éditions for 2022, comprising a white and a rosé, both of which were built around the “erratic” 2014 harvest in Champagne.  
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A 118-year-old woman who enjoys a daily glass of wine and chocolate, and beat coronavirus before her 117th birthday, has become the world’s oldest person, according to the Guinness World Records.
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Treasury Wine Estates is launching a range of limited-release Penfolds wines alongside a Harrods pop-up experience called ‘Venture Beyond’ to reposition the brand.
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Château Lafon-Rochet has named the long-term oenologist of Lafite Rothschild as its new managing director.
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