04
Fine wine news roundup: 15-21 June
Final Bordeaux 2018 releases, last of Rene Engel’s wines sold, Krug unveils new cuvees and Barossa winery installs bottle microchips.
Posted on: 21st June 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Market News,
Weekly Wine News Roundup,
Tagged:
Bordeaux
En Primeur
Rene Engel
New Zealand
Krug
Barossa
Microchips
Security
Will alternative wine packaging ever replace the traditional bottle?
From cans to kegs, we look at glass bottle alternatives.
Posted on: 20th June 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Making,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
Wine
Cans
Flat Bottles
Paper
Flax
Kegs
Refillable
Fine wine news roundup: 8-14 June
Bordeaux 2018 releases, Christie’s latest London sale, new Rioja regulations and Taittinger expands it’s English vineyard.
Posted on: 14th June 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Market News,
Weekly Wine News Roundup,
Tagged:
Bordeaux
2018
En Primeur
Christies
Rioja
Bonhams
Champagne
Taittinger
England
Kent
Fine wine news roundup: 1-7 June
More Bordeaux 2018 releases, Sotheby’s promises a bumper London auction, and Hong Kong’s interest in wine continues to grow.
Posted on: 7th June 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Market News,
Weekly Wine News Roundup,
Tagged:
Bordeaux
2018
Sothebys
Auction
Napa Valley
Hong Kong
Wine’s alcohol levels explained
Everything you need to know about the boozy element of your favourite tipple.
Posted on: 5th June 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Making,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
Wine
Alcohol
Alcohol Levels
Measurement
Life
ABV
Low
High
Fine wine news roundup: 25-31 May
Bordeaux 2018 marches ahead, Christie’s offers up a historical surprise and researchers reveal what your wine preference says about your personality.
Posted on: 31st May 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Market News,
Weekly Wine News Roundup,
Tagged:
En Primeur
Bordeaux
Christies
Pichon Comtesse
Burgundy
Stolen
Everything you need to know about English wine
In the middle of this year’s English Wine Week, we take a look at the facts behind this exciting and rapidly growing wine region.
Posted on: 28th May 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Making,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
English Wine
English Wine Week
Wine Making
UK
Grapes
Fine wine news roundup: 18-24 May
Burgundy takes centre stage, Robert Parker retires, and two Manchester diners get the unexpected fine wine tasting of a lifetime.
Posted on: 24th May 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Market News,
Weekly Wine News Roundup,
Tagged:
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Robert Parker
Retires
Hawksmoor
Organic, biodynamic and sustainable wines: What’s the difference?
Environmental credentials are taking a centre stage in wine production, but what do these key terms really mean?
Posted on: 21st May 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Making,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
Wine
Organic
Biodynamic
Sustainable
Bio-Dynamic
Wine-Making
Fine wine news roundup: 11-17 May
Bordeaux produces a Grand Cru Chardonnay, South Africa joins La Place de Bordeaux, Krug releases its latest Grand Cuvee and Pol Roger enlists the help of robotics to retrieve buried treasure.
Posted on: 17th May 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Market News,
Weekly Wine News Roundup,
Tagged:
Bordeaux 2018
En Primeur
South Africa
Klein Constantina
Grand Cru
Yquem
Krug
Pol Roger
Seven fascinating historical wine discoveries
From Stone Age villages to secret cellar walls, history has a lot to tell us about wine through the ages.
Posted on: 16th May 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Wine Making,
Wine Market News,
Tagged:
Wine
Stone Age
Egyptian
Shipwrecks
Speyer
Czech
Prohibition
Fine wine news roundup: 4-10 May
More Bordeaux 2018 releases, Penfolds announces its first Champagne, and Chateau Palmer takes an unusual approach to disease management.
Posted on: 10th May 2019 by Rachel England
Posted in:
Weekly Wine News Roundup
Tagged:
penfolds
bordeaux
mouton
south africa