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Will the wine world weather the storm?
Will the wine world weather the storm?
Few, if any, industries appear likely to escape the full brunt of the global economic slowdown. Yet, wine producers throughout the world hope robust demand in emerging markets will help them outlive the crisis.

  • FRANCE
    Are French winemakers really in the red?
    The latest reports on the health of France’s wine industry have been dire, raising fears of the worst. But in spite of the warnings, the sector looks poised to make a recovery.
  • WINE INDUSTRY
    Italy takes a hint from Down Under
    Obscure labels and wild variations in quality have long hampered efforts to export Italy’s countless wines. Taking a cue from their New World rivals, producers in the country’s south have opted for a clean break – with resounding success.
  • HONG KONG
    When markets take the rap, wine goes pop
    As the financial crisis rumbles on, investors are on a constant lookout for safe havens, away from the world’s stock markets. Hong Kong’s investors are no exception, and the new investment of choice in the former British colony is fine wine.
  • JAPAN - WINE
    France's famous Beaujolais goes global
    As the French wine-producing town of Beaujeu celebrated the arrival of 2008's vintage of the now famous "Beaujolais nouveau", Japanese fans welcomed the wine in their own way: by bathing in it.

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  • ITALY - WINE
    Italy to dethrone France as king of wine
    An Italian farmers' group expects Italy's wine production, around 47 million hectolitres in 2008, to beat that of France, nabbing the top European wine producing spot that France has occupied since the beginning of the century.
  • WINE - SCOTLAND
    Oldest Veuve Cliquot found in Scotland
    A 1893 bottle of the well-known champagne brand Veuve Cliquot has been found in a sideboard of the Scottish Torosay castle on the Isle of Mull. It is believed to be the oldest bottle with the recognizable yellow label.
  • VITICULTURE
    Winemakers ponder new name after Tricastin leaks
    A French wine named Coteaux du Tricastin seems set to change its name for the 2009 harvest, following a number of contamination scares at the eponymous 'Tricastin' nuclear facility.
  • WINE
    Champagne region pushes borders to satisfy demand
    Bumper global bubbly sales have led to a shortage in certified champagne grapes, prompting the agricultural body in charge of vetting vineyards to extend the area entitled to use the coveted trade name.
  • CLIMATE CHANGE
    Wine industry and climate change
    Today ended the two-day World Conference on Climate Change & Wine in Barcelona. Producers and scientists reflect on the environmental impact of wine production and the consequence of global warming on the industry.
  • WINE
    Bordeaux wine futures under attack
    Critics argue that the Bordeaux primeur system, which offers wine for sale two years before it is bottled, is pricing most wine lovers out of the market. Retail prices for top bottles have even reached as high as 1,000 euros.

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