Hospices sale realises £12.6m

The Hospices de Beaune sale realised over £12 million this weekend, with Bâtard-Montrachet setting new high price paid for a barrel of wine at the sale.

The three export markets for wine to watch in 2019

Prowein has released the results of its annual survey which focuses on the future of the global wine market.

Inhalable alcoholic balloons to launch on IndieGoGo

A new start-up business hoping to revolutionise the way we drink alcohol, by inhaling it from a disposable balloon, is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo.

db Drinks: The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy

db’s resident hedonist, Lucy Shaw, heads to The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy, for a night of Gatsby-esque glamour fuelled by Old Fashioneds and live jazz.

Tequila Regulatory Council opposes Elon Musk’s ‘Teslaquila’ trademark

Harvard faces opposition to $100m vineyards in California

Q&A: Sébastien Bouvet-Labruyère, CEO, Anagram

Hide spin-off Hideaway pops up in Piccadilly

World’s largest treehouse restaurant relaunches

Holy spirit: English cathedral launches its own gin brand

150YO shipwrecked Glaswegian beer returns home from Australia

EXCLUSIVE: Kirin Holdings scraps ‘unnecessary’ animal testing

Drinks industry ‘bitterly disappointed’ by government ruling on low/no alcohol labelling

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In the pink

Japan set for success with star grape Koshu

Peak Prosecco

Could Italy’s famous fizz be losing its sparkle?

Promised land

The French are flocking to Oregon to make pretty Pinot

Subscriber Articles

Thanks to climate change and the intrepid nature of its winemakers, production has been moving due south in Chile. Lauren Eads meets the producrs who are pioneering wine in the country’s southern reaches.

In focus: How the Douro is taking the lead on climate change

Climate change is having a major effect on the world’s vineyards, including in Port’s Douro heartland. But moves are afoot to tackle the problem head on and prepare for whatever the future throws at the region.

In focus: Top trends in Pinot Grigio

Whether you know it as Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris, the white grape is a global star. But with some examples being thin and neutral while others offer a glass that oozes class, how are consumers to know what’s in store? Phoebe French investigates…

Fortified Masters 2018

Deadline: 23rd Nov 2018

The Global Riesling Masters 2018

Deadline: 26th Nov 2018

The Global Pinot Noir Masters 2019

Deadline: 7th Jan 2019

The Global Grenache Masters 2019

Deadline: 25th Jan 2019

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Pink Rosé Festival

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11th Mar 2019

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Wine

Cristiano Ronaldo spends £27k on wine in 15 minute bar visit

Marcus Ford: Chinese drinkers are paying more for wines

Li Demei: Chinese wine drinkers prefer sweetness but hate astringency

Spirits

Holy spirit: English cathedral launches its own gin brand

Celebrate the drinks industry’s green leaders in London

Leeds Castle celebrates 900 years with gin

Beer

Innis & Gunn to build new Edinburgh brewery

The week in pictures

150YO shipwrecked Glaswegian beer returns home from Australia

How the evolving economics of Burgundy wine is changing how the product reaches customers

While the demand for Burgundian wine should signal boom times for the region, poor yields are have meant the region is embracing new practices that are transforming how wine makes the trip from the vineyards of Burgundy to your cellar. BurgDirect CEO Jeff Rubin explores.

by db_staff