International

France has hit back at a new Russian law ordering French Champagne makers to label their bottles as sparkling wine.
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In a baffling move, the Kremlin has ruled that only sparkling wine produced in Russia can be sold as ‘Champagne’.
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Napa wine giant Delicato Family Wines has acquired Francis Ford Coppola Winery for an undisclosed sum, though the Hollywood heavyweight is keeping Inglenook.
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The Primum Familiae Vini, an association of twelve European wine families who are producers in some of the world’s greatest viticultural regions announced today that the 2022 Prize is open for applications. All family-owned companies in all countries and in any area of...
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After a breathtaking suspense and four successful decentralised editions, the last stage of the Grenaches du Monde 2021 took place on Tuesday in Ascoli Piceno, in the Italian Marches. This tasting concluded this hedonistic marathon that traversed the Grenache vineyards of...
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Champagne house Maison Lanson introduces its latest new cuvée Le Black Reserve in Hong Kong market.
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The two French stages of the decentralised competition in 4 tastings took place on May 14 in Châteauneuf du Pape and on May 17 in Perpignan. This marathon edition will end in Italy, in Ascoli Piceno on June 1st before departing for New York, in 2022!
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Nuns in France are hoping to sell 9,000 bottles of rosé by Monday 26 April – and will use the internet to do so, after wine fairs were cancelled due to Covid-19.
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Flamboyant American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga is to feature in an advertising campaign for Champagne Dom Pérignon starting on 6 April.
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