Northern Rhône pioneer Auguste Clape dies

Northern Rhône pioneer Auguste Clape, a leading light of the Cornas appellation, has died aged 93.

Wine Australia suspends Penfolds copycat’s export licence to China

Wine Australia has indefinitely suspended the export licence for Australian wine company, Dalefolds, after it was been found selling three Penfolds lookalike wines in China.

Fukushima disaster leaves trace on Californian wines

Researchers at Bordeaux University have traced the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster to the Californian wine industry, identifying a trace spike in radiation levels in wines from the 2012 vintage onward, which nevertheless remain within a normal threshold.

The week in pictures

This week in the world of drinks; Hawksmoor expands while Gaucho burns, Bombay Sapphire gets creative in Shoreditch, Big Beer and Smaller Beer join forces to save the pub sector and The Savoy names its new head bartender…

The Clove Club to open new restaurant in Dalston

Wine lists: the bigger the better?

Hawksmoor to open first US restaurant

Gérard Bertrand unveils $100k centenary wine collection

Haut-Brion ’89 leads year’s trading

db Eats: Chinois on Main

Singapore makes beer using recycled water

Hakkasan and Ritz-Carlton architect to unveil new Chinese wineries

Fire at Jamaican distillery destroys 65,000 litres of rum

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Canada increases limit on interprovincial alcohol sales

Drinks trade charity The Benevolent names 2019 chairman

South Korea mulls tax hike on imported beer

540 jobs lost as 22 Gaucho sister sites close

Crown Cellars launches videos for new spirits business Distilled

Kanye West rumoured to be opening US restaurant

The Clove Club to open new restaurant in Dalston

dbHK launches ‘World Whisky Masters 2018 – Asia’

Fine wine investment: Closing the gap

UK pubs and brewers launch ‘Long Live The Local’ campaign to lobby for tax breaks on beer

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Passion for Tequila heats up as big players move into the category

So far, low good

We meet the brands that are raising a glass to soft serves

Next of Gin

Pink and savoury flavours lead the latest innovations

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Natural Selection: the rise of organic wine

Low-intervention wines, whether they be made organically, biodynamically or naturally, are becoming increasingly popular. Edith Hancock reports.

Prosecco: Traders of the lost arc

while Prosecco may be an undoubted success, many producers are attempting to persuade sellers and consumers to trade up to better quality – and more expensive – versions of the popular Italian fizz. Lauren Eads investigates

Let’s talk about Sekt, baby

With the increasing popularity of sparkling wines, the time is ripe for Germany’s fizz, Sekt, to make its mark. Given that it is essentially starting from a blank slate, producers have a rare opportunity to lure consumers, finds Lauren Eads.

The Global Malbec Masters 2018

Deadline: 1st Aug 2018

Champagne Masters 2018

Deadline: 1st Aug 2018

Global Chardonnay Masters 2018

Deadline: 1st Aug 2018

The Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters 2018

Deadline: 1st Aug 2018

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International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show (IBWSS)

California,USA

25th Jul 2018

Cape Wine 2018

Cape Town,South Africa

12th Sep 2018

The Wine & Spirits Show

London,United Kingdom

12th Oct 2018

IBWSS China

Shanghai,China

5th Nov 2018

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Wine

Wine lists: the bigger the better?

Viticultural centre named after Justin and J. Lohr wine estates

New on Wine List Confidential: Kitchen Table

Spirits

China’s drinks industry registers bullish growth in H1

Sally Easton MW wins award for WSET Vines & Vinification book

Asia dominates world’s best-selling spirits brands

Beer

Beer and cider boom in the UK

Singapore makes beer using recycled water

Exeter restaurant plans world record attempt with cider

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.

by Roger Morris