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(16-04-2009)
Bordeaux first growth Chateau Lafite has announced a partnership with a Chinese investment company, DBR, to develop 25 hectares of vineyard in China.
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(16-04-2009)
France has dropped into third place in the world as an exporter of wine, with Italy and Spain in the lead, according to figures released by the OIV.
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(16-04-2009)
Whyte & Mackay, owned by the Indian company United Spirits, has appointed a new chief executive. John Beard has taken over from Ashwin Malik, who will return to India.
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(16-04-2009)
Diageo has announced a joint venture, to be called Diageo Kirin Company, which will boost Diageo’s position in Japan, and bolster Kirin’s overseas expansion.
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(20-03-2009)
Violent activists claiming to belong to the Comité régional d'action viticole (CRAV), have attacked the Domaine de la Baume winery in Languedoc, owned by France’s largest exporter of wine, Les Grands Chais de France.
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(20-03-2009)
Wine exports from the US were boosted in 2008 by large increases in shipments to Hong Kong and China, bringing the total value to more than $1 billion.
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(20-03-2009)
Italy’s wine exports fell in volume by 7% in 2008, although the value of exports increased by 2%.
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(24-02-2009)
Constellation Europe has opened the largest wine warehouse and distribution centre in Europe, in the UK.
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(24-02-2009)
Victoria’s Yarra Valley, the region worst affected by the recent wildfires in Australia, has suffered fire damage to about 5% of its planted area.
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(24-02-2009)
Bodies representing the UK drinks industry are warning the government that up to 75,000 jobs could be lost if plans to implement progressive tax rises are implemented over the next four years.