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| USA, February 8th 2010 |
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Gallo victim of wine fraud
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by David Randall and Greg Walton at The Independent
E&J Gallo's 2007 Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir was said by the company to have "the dark fruit aromas and flavours of black cherry and ripe plum". But when a French court case concludes in 10 days' time, the American winery may experience rather different sensations. The bouquet of a smelly deal, perhaps, or the aftertaste of very sour grapes.
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| Italy, February 8th 2010 |
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Brunello texts its authenticity
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from The Malaysian Insider
Brunello di Montalcino, the famed, rich red wine from Tuscany that was embroiled in an adulteration scandal for its 2003 vintage, has turned to technology to ensure a bottle’s authenticity. A consortium of Brunello producers is using mobile phones and the Internet to assure consumers about the purity of the product.
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| United Kingdom, February 8th 2010 |
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Scotland produces its first wine
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by Simon Johnson at The Daily Telegraph
Pete Gottgens, a top chef, is planning to harvest grapes at his Perthshire hotel later this year, and wants to use them to produce a crisp Riesling. He plans to sell the wine in his hotel restaurant and run classes in wine-producing, although he will turn his crop into vinegar if it is not good enough. Wine has even been produced in the Outer Hebrides on the Isle of Lewis, but never previously on a commercial scale north of the Border.
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| United Kingdom, February 4th 2010 |
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A challenge to wine critics
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by Oliver Thring at The Guardian
Wine panic – you must have experienced it. The bafflement at the Tesco shelf; the agonising purchase for the wine-buff's dinner party; the sweaty-palmed, first-date chill when the sommelier purrs, "'Ave you chosen, monsieur?" Only wine comes with such a jeroboam of prejudice, lore, misinformation, metaphor and snobbery. But this could all be about to change.
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| South Africa, February 4th 2010 |
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Wines imbued with post-apartheid struggle
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| Australia, February 4th 2010 |
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Challenger Wine Trust’s profits down, shares soaring
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from The Sydney Morning Herald
Challenger Wine Trust has posted a small fall in first-half profit and says the wine industry is facing major issues in the short term that will lead to lower grape prices. The trust’s net profit for the six months ended December 31 was $2.369m, down from $2.872m in the previous corresponding period.
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| Portugal, February 2nd 2010 |
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Portuguese cork makers seek new income
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by Andrei Khalip at Reuters
From aircraft in the sky to the microscopic depths of the cork oak genome, researchers in Portugal are working to ensure a high-flying future for cork – light, natural fire retardant – even if demand for traditional bottle stoppers keeps waning.
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| United Kingdom, February 2nd 2010 |
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English wine sparkles with victory
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by Ed Merrissen, Sky News
A winery in England is toasting its success in beating some of the best-known champagnes to take the title of world's best sparkling wine. Nyetimber's Classic Cuvee 2003 was crowned Champion of Worldwide Sparkling Wines in the second annual Bollicine Del Mondo competition in Verona – winning out over names like Bollinger, Pommery and Louis Roederer.
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| United Kingdom, February 2nd 2010 |
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Monks reject wine link to crime
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| United Kingdom, February 1st 2010 |
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Historic Scottish drinks firm collapses
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by Deborah Anderson at The Herald Scotland
Cockburns of Leith, which has a 214-year history in Edinburgh, has called in Ernst and Young to run the firm. The wine-importing business was founded by Robert Cockburn in 1796. The Cockburns were prominent members of the local establishment with Robert’s brother, Henry, the renowned legal and literary figure Lord Cockburn.
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