The 162nd edition of the annual Hospices de Beaune wine sale on November 20 will present a total of 51 different cuvées of the 2022 vintage produced from vineyards across the Hospices’ 60-hectare holdings. Read More
France
Treasury Wine Estates has announced that it has completed its majority acquisition of Château Lanessan in Haut Medoc, which would allow Penfolds to double its existing production capacity in France. Read More
Pierre Castel, one of the richest billionaires in the wine industry and founder of world’s third largest wine producer Castel, is being hit with US$416 million tax bill ordered by a Swiss court, according to a Bloomberg report. Read More
Five top wineries including Provence's flagbearer of high-end rose Domaines Ott, Alsace's iconic Trimbach winery and Spain's historic Bodegas Faustino will vie for the much coveted "European Winery of the Year" award at the Wine Enthusiast’s 23rd Annual Wine Star Award. Read More
Alsace, the fairytale French wine region that straddles between France and Germany, is among a few wine regions that earned its renown through its steely and age-worthy white wines than reds. It is also, just as it happens the number one biodynamic wine region in Europe. Read More
The Universal Wine Museum, a mammoth project between Cité du Vin de Bordeaux and China, is expected to open its doors in Beijing in 2024. Read More
Franck Labeyrie, the French winemaker whose inventive ageing methods of immersing wines deep under sea and later more daringly under snow, has passed away at age 46, according to local news report. Read More
Champagnes Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck & Rare Champagne, part of the family-owned EPI Group, have announced today the three producers have achieved B Corp certification status, one of the most demanding sustainability certification to achieve. Read More
La Place de Bordeaux, the historic distribution network that was first established to distribute Bordeaux fine wines, has found a new lease of life outside the French wine region with the autumn release of non-Bordeaux fine wines steadily gaining traction. Read More
China’s wine specialist, China Wine and Spirits (CWS), has become the exclusive importer for the historic Bourgogne house Edouard Delaunay for the mainland market, as consumer demand for Burgundy continues to rise. Read More