monthly news roundup
What's new in the world of wine, with our choice of the top stories.
2013
- May 2013: Cahors masterclass, Vinho Verde in London, the wine rich list
- April 2013: Taste South West, Jump for Jura, Selosse Loss, Fine Wine gains
- March 2013: win a holiday, New Zealand supply, Bordeaux tours, Minimum pricing
- February 2013: Two-Bob Chuck Up, Bubbly maldives, China's growth
- January 2013: January sales, Moët in China, El Bulli, Penfold's collection
2012
- October 2012: Wine Gang Fairs, Berry's Bids, recession glassware, Call My Bluff
- July 2012: Penfolds' £100k wine, BBX, Lot18, China thinks big, Rain stops play?
- June 2012: Wine Gang, Phylloxera-free, Virginia wine, wine and architecture
- May 2012: Southwest France, Crushpad, Le Slurp, DRC, TerraVina
- April 2012: Bordeaux 2011, Red wine fights fat, Changing China, 238-year-old wine
- January 2012: January sales, British Wine Buffs, trading up, The Cube
2011
- December 2011: Chocolate for Wine, Viticulture Atlas, Wine Rack, Fred Sirieix
- November 2011: Berry's Vertu, Sark vineyards, Ode to Sherry, Oddbins lives
- October 2011: Solidarity Japan, iPad wine lists, Camel Valley, promo pricing
- September 2011: Scottish laws, 63 Tay Street, Champagne app, Dom Perignon
- August 2011: SmartCellar, Moet's new look, Douro on film, Banrock Station
- July 2011: Wine Gang fairs, wine trumps, Romanee Conti 1988, Perrier Jouet
- June 2011: 50 Great Portuguese Wines, Kevin Judd, Wine Cultural Centre
- May 2011: decline of wine, Champagne sabres, Chateauneuf attractions
- March 2011: budget hammers wine, Portuguese awards, wine in pubs
- February 2011: Mona Lisa wine, Chris de Burgh's cellar, dessert wines
- January 2011: Australian wines, Camel Valley, Cloudy Bay, Wine Waiter app
2010
- November 2010: Wine Trumps, wine tourism awards, 200-year-old fizz, world records
- October 2010: ActionAid wine event, restaurant wines, PET bottles, Jilly Goolden
- September 2010: Wine Gang Christmas Fair, Minimum price, Decanter awards, Brown Bros
- August 2010: Douro Film Harvest, New MW for BWI, Copa Jerez, wine at the Royal Court
- July 2010: Joseph Mellot goes green, Berrys iPhone app, Mosel Bridge, Denbies
- June 2010: BYO club launches, Taittinger balloon, Berry's World Cup fantasy
- January 2010: wine dinners in Scotland, asian wine market, low alcohol at PizzaExpress
2009
- December 2009: AMON-Ra, The tasting game, Lurton does Dakar, Laithwaites
- November 2009: Fairtrade, Georgian Wine, Waitrose sale, Hospices de Beaune
- October 2009: Everywine, West Brom Champagne, Ornellaia, vine DNA, Tour d'Argent
- August 2009: Austria in India, chefs and wine, Crushpad Bordeaux, more...
- June 2009: Tom on Telly, Red Nose Wines, Online wine evaluation
- April 2009: King's Cross vineyard, natural wine, White House wines
- March 2009: Fair Trade wines, Copa Jerez, Wine Relief auction, Auld Alliance
- January 2009: Kamptal's appellation, Berry's charity dinner, Geoffrey Roberts award
2008
- October 2008: New Zealand Wine Fair, Montana, Yquem skin creme, Wine and Poetry
- September 2008: English Wine Festival, Krug Champagne bar, preserving wine
- July 2008: Roederer Awards, top 50 wine brands, Banrock Station
- June 2008: Vinotherapy in Hungary, IWC results, Young Wine Writer of the Year
- May 2008: Mont Tauch, Gosset Celebris, Edencroft, Sussex Wines, wine and health
- April 2008: Berry's gets busy, Constellation Hardy's, Romancing the vine
- March 2008: Hong Kong's wine tax abolished, Planting for an English Future
- February 2008: Wines of Chile Awards, UK's oldest vineyard, Wine Hotels
2007
- December 2007: Copa Jerez, Zuccardi tops out, Spiral Cellars Goes White
- November 2007: Champagne Ambassador announced, Try before you buy
- October 2007: H&H Bancroft new web site, Malbec made for Meat, AlcoSense
- September 2007: Wineaway, Scotland's drink laws, Podcasks, Wine into Whisky
- August 2007: Roto-barrel innovation, Bling Ornellaia, Mumm's new star, Campo Viejo
- June 2007: The Power 100: wine brands, low alcohol, wine women
- May 2007: Tasting Buddy, wine on bikes, Champagne on ice
- April 2007: declassified Bordeaux, city winery, A Good Year
- March 2007: Argentina, dinner of the Tsars, back labels
- February 2007: best of Chile, Fairtrade, Loire Cabernet
- January 2007: VinItaly, Phyloxerra scares, Cape diversity
2006