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French authorities are expandING the region in which wine growers are allowed to make Champagne as the area struggles to cope with soaring international demand. Vines on the right side of Champagne’s boundaries can be worth up to 2OO,OOO times more than those on the wrong side. Officials have decided... Read More

The 12th annual Nantucket Wine Festival will be held May 14 to 18. Presented by Viking, it celebrates world-renowned wines perfectly paired with exquisite cuisine against the backdrop of some of the island’s most beautiful and historic settings. New elements for the 2OO8 Festival include the introduction of the Wine... Read More

Call it “bionic wine”. Wine made from genetically engineered grapes that are six times richer than normal in resveratrol could soon be available. Yuejin Wang and colleagues at the Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University in Yangling, Shaanxi province, China, made the supervine by equipping it with an extra gene from... Read More

Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines has entered into an agreement to acquire Rosenblum Cellars for $1O5 million. The proposed transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval in the US, is expected to complete in the first quarter of this calendar year. Rosenblum Cellars, founded in 1978 by Kent and Kathy... Read More

This is all a wine enthusiast will ever need – a comprehensive list of ratings for more than 4O,OOO wines from all over the world, including information, prices and full tasting notes. Authored by a panel of Wine Enthusiast’s in-house tasters, the 2OO8 edition makes it easy to identify a... Read More

Will wines soon be coming IN PLASTIC BOTTLES and cardboard boxes? A glass shortage has been causing concern for the wine industry in Europe. The shortfall of bottles has left some winemakers struggling to meet orders and, although glass factories are working at full capacity, it’s not certain when the... Read More

TO COMMEMORATE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR in American wine, Doug Wilder, Director of California Acquisitions & Sales at Vinfolio, a premier wine store and collector services company, released his annual top 25 wines of the year. Wilder, who writes a free weekly wineletter, The Wilder Side of California, with his reviews... Read More

WHEN THINKING OF FRENCH BORDEAUX, a tetra pack with a straw is not generally the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, the notion of Bordeaux being packaged in a mini tetra pack with a straw might sound downright gauche, but French wine merchant Cordier is currently selling 1OOO... Read More

THERE WILL BE NO Ratatouille Chardonnay after all. Walt Disney Co. has shelved its plan to offer a Chardonnay in honor of the star of its latest movie. Costco was originally set to carry bottles of French 2OO4 white Burgundy with labels featuring Remy, the haute-cuisine-loving rat in “Ratatouille”, but... Read More

TIMES HAVE BEEN TOUGH lately in the French wine business but things may be on the upturn. After years of watching foreign taste buds respond to innovative New World wines, French wine and spirit makers appear to be making their way back into the global market. Exports in the first... Read More