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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

RAIN KEEPS FALLING IN FRANCE. The torrential rain afflicting northern Europe has left French vineyards at risk of losing much of the 2OO7 vintage from rot and mildew, with Bordeaux one of the worst-hit regions standing to lose 9O% of its crop. According to the Bordeaux Met Office, six inches... Read More

CALIFORNIA AND FRANCE has better watch out – Virginia has its sights set on becoming a major wine destination. travel + leisure has named Virginia one of the top five new wine destinations in the world. The state is the only American region featured in July’s “Wine-Lover’s Guide”, which highlighted... Read More

THIS GIVES NEW DEFINITION to the term “critter wines”. While rats and wine do not, as a rule, go together that may all change with the recent release of Ratatouille Chardonnay. A licensing tie-in with the Pixar Animation Studios and the Walt Disney hit movie, the wine hit Costco stores... Read More

AUSTRALIA MAY BE SUFFERING from a severe drought but that hasn’t stopped the country from being proactive with its environmentally friendly wine packaging. Wine bottles are being replaced by milk cartons, aluminum cans shaped as bottles, tetra packs and soft sports-like packs. Demand from the northern hemisphere’s private sector is... Read More