Australia drags its feet over vine louse
08 Feb 2007
Despite the discovery of the vine louse phylloxera in the Yarra Valley, Australian winemakers have not been persuaded to start planting on resistant rootstocks. The pest was discovered in a section of eight-year-old Merlot vines in the Coldstream area in December....

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Chilean wine bodies join forces
08 Feb 2007
The two major bodies representing Chilean wineries have united to form a single association. ...

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Henry announces new direction for Australia
08 Feb 2007
The biggest piece of research on Australian wine and its markets in more than a decade is ready to be unveiled, the head of Wine Australia told Harpers last week. ...

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Clare producers split on GI issue
08 Feb 2007
Clare Valley producers are divided by the possibility of subdividing the region. ...

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Seminal look at Australian Shiraz
08 Feb 2007
Flavour profiles of Shiraz across Australia was the subject of a seminar at the Australia Day Tasting in London last week. ...

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Predators stalk J Sainsbury
08 Feb 2007
Britain’s third-largest supermarket group, J Sainsbury, is on bid alert following the announcement from a consortium of private equity groups that they are ‘in the early stages’ of a possible takeover bid. City analysts believe that to be successful a bid...

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Thieves’ £20,000 Champagne haul
08 Feb 2007
Thieves who broke into a London wine merchant last weekend made off with around £20,000 of Champagne. ...

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Tri-varietals launch from Jacob’s Creek
08 Feb 2007
Jacob’s Creek is launching three new tri-varietal wines, priced at £6.99. The Three Vines range is being positioned between the company’s entry-level range (RRP £5.49–5.99) and its Reserve range (£7.99). ...

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UK drinkers are more adventurous than US
08 Feb 2007
UK consumers drink a wider range of wine styles than their US counterparts, according to new research. ...

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Cognac exports surge ahead
08 Feb 2007
Exports of Cognac in 2006 were the third highest on record. According to figures released by the Bureau National Interprofessionel du Cognac (BNIC), 152 million bottles of Cognac were exported worldwide, representing an increase of 7.2% by volume and 11% in...

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