After a record-breaking export year, Italy now has nearly a quarter of the global wine market, according to the latest statistics.After a record-breaking export year, Italy now has nearly a quarter of the global wine market, according to the latest statistics.
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Shipwreck Champagne to be auctioned
Thursday, May 17 2012, 12:00AMA cache of 200-year-old bottles of Champagne discovered at the bottom the Baltic is to be auctioned next month.
Australian wine exports fall by 7%
Tuesday, Apr 24 2012, 12:00AMThe volume of Australian wine exports fell by 7 per cent in the 12 months to March to 705 million litres valued at $1.9 billion, new figures from Wine Australia show
Sav Blanc Shortage Pushes Spot Price Up
Wednesday, Apr 4 2012, 12:00AMSpeculation is rife in Marlborough that uncontracted grape growers are receiving up to $2000 a tonne for sauvignon blanc grapes.
The high price has been attributed to the short supply of grapes because of the cool flowering conditions and large wine producers struggling to meet their commitments.
Italian wine now 22% of global market
Monday, Mar 26 2012, 12:00AMAfter a record-breaking export year, Italy now has nearly a quarter of the global wine market, according to the latest statistics.
Italian Wine Now 22% Of Global Market
Monday, Mar 26 2012, 12:00AMRothschild Begins Building First Lafite Asian Winery in China
Tuesday, Mar 13 2012, 12:00AMDomaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite began construction of a winery with a local partner in China, its first in Asia, as appetite for premium wine increases in the world’s second-largest economy.
Drenching Hampers Wine Harvest
Thursday, Mar 1 2012, 12:00AMSouth Australia's wet weather has thrown much of the state's wine grape harvest into upheaval.
2012 Sydney Royal Wine Show Results.
Friday, Feb 17 2012, 12:00AMThe 2012 Macquarie Group Sydney Royal Wine Show results were last announced, with Mount Langi Ghiran's 2010 Cliff Edge Shiraz awarded best wine of the show.
Winemakers predict good year for quality but expect production to dip
Tuesday, Jan 31 2012, 12:00AMWinemakers are predicting an excellent year for quality tipples as the annual grape harvest gets under way but expect production levels to be slightly down on last year's 1.67 million tonne intake.
Chinese Buyers Head To Burgundy
Monday, Jan 16 2012, 12:00AMLots of first growth Bordeaux, including Chateau Lafite-Rothschild and Chateau Margaux, went unsold in a $18.7 million test of demand for fine wine. Read more






