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New Zealand: appellation system on the cards? - A New Zealand equivalent of a Burgundy Grand Cru may be closer to reality than we think, according to wine writer Oz Clarke.
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Tonic wine monks attacked by bishop over Buckfast - A bishop has attacked the Devon-based Benedictine monks who make the fortified tonic wine Buckfast, accusing them of betraying Christian values.
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Laithwaites Wine unveils new website - UK independent wine merchant Laithwaites has unveiled a new website.
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New wine label to highlight units - UK wine importer and retailer Bottle Green is to launch a low alcohol wine with the units clearly displayed on the front label.
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Gordon Ramsay loses Michelin star as 2010 guide results announced - Gordon Ramsay at Claridges has lost its Michelin star.
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Jancis Robinson, Michael Broadbent and Hugh Johnson to feature as charity pantomime Vinderella hits the London stage - Theatregoers are being promised a 'witty, outrageous and colourful show' as members of the wine trade meet on stage next week in a specially written pantomime to raise money for charity.
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Sarah Palin to speak at US wine convention - Former US Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will speak at this year's Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) convention in Las Vegas.
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World Health Organisation set to tackle alcohol misuse - Minimum pricing, higher taxes and marketing restrictions are on the agenda as the World Health Organisation (WHO) meets next week to tackle the global issue of alcohol misuse.
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Restaurant review: Dean Street Townhouse spearheads a nursery food revival - If you want to stay in central London there are few better locations than the ineffably cool Dean Street Townhouse hotel, the latest opening from the Soho House group.
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First California-wide sustainability certification programme launched - More than a dozen California wineries, including the Hess Collection, Sterling Vineyards, J Lohr Vineyards and Winery, E & J Gallo and Fetzer Vineyards, have been certified in a pilot for a state-wide sustainability programme.
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UK opposition announces plans to scrap units system - The UK government opposition has unveiled plans to scrap the units system currently used to measure alcoholic consumption.
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Graves vineyards threatened by TGV line - A high-speed rail link planned between Bordeaux, Toulouse and Spain is due to cut right through the vineyards of Graves, threatening up to 50 hectares of vines.
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Barclays brothers to create a vineyard on the island of Sark - The Barclay brothers, owners of the Daily Telegraph newspapers and the Ritz hotel in London, have recruited Bordeaux winemaker Alain Raynaud to plant a vineyard on the island of Sark in the Channel Islands.
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French ��Kiwi Cuvee' blocked in Australia - A French Sauvignon Blanc has been blocked in Australia, following complaints from the New Zealand Winegrowers Association.
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Bordeaux first growths in demand for Chinese New Year, Far East tipped for en primeur surge - Demand in Asia for first growth Bordeaux is soaring in the run-up to the Chinese New Year �� amid signs that China will become a serious buyer of en primeur in 2010.
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Bordeaux: Dangerous vine disease 'threatens to be as destructive as Phylloxera' - A vine disease, Flavescence Dor��e, is taking hold in Bordeaux, and threatening to become as big a problem as Phylloxera.
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New vineyard tractor runs on cuttings - Rising petrol prices have fuelled the creation of a vineyard tractor powered by vineyard cuttings.
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UK Government ��too influenced' by supermarkets and drinks industry, report says - The UK government is too influenced by supermarkets and the drinks industry, according to a new report issued by MPs.
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Mentzendorff boss: confidence in First Quench was 'misplaced' - The demise of First Quench Retailing should not be seen as the 'death knell' for specialist wine retailers in the UK, says a leading supplier.
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First Quench owes creditors ��41m, Threshers and Wine Rack sold - Some of the wine industry's biggest names are owed millions of pounds following the collapse of the First Quench retail empire, it has emerged.
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Mouton 2007 artist revealed - but what about 2008? - Speculation that the 2008 Mouton label will be designed by a Chinese artist has overshadowed the announcement of the artist for the 2007.
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Richard Corrigan wins Decanter/Laurent-Perrier Restaurant of the Year - A Hegel-reading Irishman schooled in the Netherlands is the proud proprietor of the Decanter/Laurent-Perrier Restaurant of the Year 2009.
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English winemakers hail 'best ever' vintage - English winemakers are hailing the 2009 vintage as ��one of the best ever', despite mixed weather conditions during a typical UK summer.
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Majestic reports sales surge - Majestic Wine has reported a surge in Christmas sales fuelled by Champagne and sparkling wine �� and the collapse of Thresher.
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Wine auctions fetch over US$160m in 2009 - The major wine auction houses have posted year-end revenues totalling over US$160m (��100m), including both traditional and online sales.
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