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Fri, 09 May 2008 15:01:00 +0100
Record-breaking Bordeaux 05 Decanter tasting
Decanter's first tasting of the newly-bottled 2005 Medocs produced a record-breaking 25 awards - only two of them First Growths.
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Fri, 09 May 2008 14:56:00 +0100
Parker rebukes top properties over Bordeaux 2005
Robert Parker has released his scores for the first tastings of the just-bottled 2005 Bordeaux – with another broadside at high prices from the ‘museum pieces' that are the great wines.
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Fri, 09 May 2008 13:27:00 +0100
Withnail director drank 200 bottles of fine wine in two weeks
The director of cult comedy film Withnail & I drank 200 bottles of blue chip Bordeaux in just two weeks, he has revealed.
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Fri, 09 May 2008 11:55:00 +0100
China to become leading wine producer
Chinese wine will conquer the world in terms of volume and fine wine, a recent study suggests.
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Thu, 08 May 2008 17:53:00 +0100
Brunello may change ratings system
The Brunello di Montalcino Consorzio is considering changing the way the official rating for Brunello is decided.
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Thu, 08 May 2008 17:40:00 +0100
Quenin is new St Emilion president
Jean-Francois Quenin, owner of Chateau de Pressac, is to be the new President of the Conseil des Vins de Saint Emilion, as Hubert de Bouard finally steps down.
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Wed, 07 May 2008 14:25:00 +0100
Castel buys Oenoalliance
Castel, France's largest wine company, has bought Bordeaux wine merchant Oenoalliance.
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Tue, 06 May 2008 17:20:00 +0100
Bordeaux: prices from Quinault, Beychevelle, Rieussec
The first prominent red wine properties have begun to release their prices for Bordeaux 2007s – days after Robert Parker released his scores for the vintage.
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