André Lurton, the head of one of Bordeaux’s most influential families and the driving force behind the creation of Pessac-Léognan, has died aged 94.
Showing how serious it is about taking its business upmarket, E & J Gallo’s premium wine business now accounts for 30% of the company’s annual turnover.
US wine critic has announced his formal retirement from The Wine Advocate, the journal he founded 41 years ago.
This week in the world of drinks: The Duchess of Cornwall alights in East Sussex; celebs sign a very big bottle of Taittinger; Distill Ventures helps us take a day off the sauce at its white paper launch; we get the gossip from Vinexpo Bordeaux; and Bibendum and Matthew Clark compete for glory at Emirates stadium…
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It may be the world’s most popular sparkling wine, but with growth in the UK slowing and no recognisable brand names, it’s time for producers to spread their wings in search of growth further afield, writes Lauren Eads.
With top end Burgundy now well beyond the reach of most wine lovers, Gabriel Stone explores how producers and merchants are managing such unprecedented demand, and considers the best places to hunt for more affordable options.
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Few countries are gearing themselves more effectively for wine tourism than Chile, although bodegas like to do so on a formal basis, writes Geoffrey Dean.
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Take a look at just a few of our favourite photos from our two-day event at One Whitehall Place.
The second leg of our California tour took us to Sonoma and San Francisco, where we mingled with Hollywood royalty at MacMurray Estate, got competitive at a cook-off in Healdsburg, and posed for a quick picture by the Golden Gate Bridge.
Last week db’s editor, Lucy Shaw, was lucky enough to head to the Golden State for a week-long tour of California wine country. The first few days took her to gnarly old vine Zinfandel’s heartland of Lodi and the Napa Valley, where the legacy of the Judgement of Paris lives on.