Margaux opts for organics
Château Margaux may convert to organic farming for its first growth parcels following viticultural experiments over the last five years.
DRC and Bordeaux 09 prices climb
Prices of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s continued to rise and Bordeaux 2009 has been given a boost by recent acclaim from the critics.
db news editor dies of a haemorrhage
Alan Lodge, news and website editor for The Drinks Business and deputy editor for The Spirits Business has died aged 29 of a brain haemorrhage.
Dan Aykroyd, Christina Hendricks and our favourite-ever buzzer for the latest pictorial round-up of a week in the drinks industry.
China shows thirst for Tuscan whites
China has become Tuscany’s third largest market for white wines.
Oregon wine sales up for 20th year
Sales of Oregon wines are expected to rise by 7-10% this year, marking 20 straight years of growth for the American state.
Gold ice cubes at new London bar
The team behind London clubs Whisky Mist and Mahiki have launched their latest venture, Dstrkt, in Piccadilly.
· Panel picks out top single site Napa Cabs
· China warms to white wine
· UK decline hits Treasury Wine Estates
· Moët to produce Chinese red wine
· Drew Barrymore to release wine
db talks to Ghostbusters and The Blues Brothers star Dan Aykroyd about the UK launch of his Crystal Head vodka.
Opinion
Currency Watch: Zigzag economics
The Bank of England’s Quarterly Inflation Report was everything that was to be expected.
Modern bartending branded “absurd”
Modern bartending “has a touch of absurdity about it”, according to Midori global brand ambassador Manuel Terron.
UK unlikely to buy into paper wine bottle
The UK’s reluctance to take to alternative wine packaging does not bode well for GreenBottle’s paper container
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