In a year when makers of some of the priciest wines in Bordeaux have been allowed to irrigate their vines, and producers of bulk IGP/Vin de Pays in Languedoc may have an easier time financially than their AOP neighbours, it may be time to revise the rules...

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Will Penfolds decision to launch super-premium French, Californian and French-Australian and California-Australia blends under its own label inspire others to follow its example? Robert Joseph reports. 

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To meet increased market demand, Champagne is stocking up on the maximum yield per hectare for the 2022 harvest.

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The best winegrowers' cooperatives 2022 from Germany, France and Italy were honoured for their outstanding achievements by Meininger's sister publication WEINWIRTSCHAFT at the Deidesheimer Hof. Clemens Gerke reports.

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France is located in Halls 9, 10 and 11 at ProWein.

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In 1971, Domaines Peyronie, bought a trademark called Chateau Pauillac which they began to use on the bottles of wine they produced on a small plot of land. Half a century later, that decision has proved controversial.

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It is wise to organize a major international trade fair during a panddemic? Robert Joseph was in Paris and has an answer.

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A new wave of Bordeaux, made from single varietals like Malbec, Petit Verdot and Muscadelle and packaged in Burgundy bottles with decidedly non-Bordeaux labels. Robert Joseph reports

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Paris has defied many a crisis in its history. Now the city also wants to defy the virus by hosting Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris.

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