Giscours to appeal guilty verdict on chaptalisation

Bordeaux third growth Château Giscours is to appeal a decision by a French court after its managing director was handed a suspended prison sentence for chaptalising a portion of its 2016 vintage due to an unfortunately mistimed communication.

28°-50° Fetter Lane closes

28°-50° Fetter Lane, the wine-focused restaurant founded by chef Agnar Sverrisson and Xavier Rousset, has been bought by Cliffords Restaurant Limited following “a great offer”.

First Pinotage vineyard planted in the UK

Members of the wine trade and press gathered at Leonardslee Gardens in West Sussex for the planting of the first Pinotage in the UK yesterday, a nod to owner Penny Streeter OBE and the Benguela Collection’s South African connections.

10 of the most stunning wine estate listings on Airbnb

In the age of the internet no corner of the world is off limits, and it’s now easier than ever for a wine estate to offer up a slice of vinous paradise to the adventurous traveller.

Beavertown’s Heineken deal: How the industry reacted

Politicians’ favourite Gay Hussar closes

Man pretends to be PM of Morocco to win table

Pinot Noir Masters 2018: the results in full

Retailer specialising in magnums launched

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Lot pursuit: curating a fine fine auction

The word ‘curate’ may be an overused term today but in the best sense of the word, a fine wine auctioneer curates a sale as surely as someone curates the King Tut exhibition or a Picasso Blue Period retrospective. Roger Morris finds out from Sotheby’s Jamie Ritchie what it takes.

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