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| United Kingdom, May 23rd 2013 |
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Smaller London show drives bigger business
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| Brazil, May 22nd 2013 |
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Brazil aims to grow UK wine exports by 300%
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By Martin Green at offlicencenews.co.uk
Wines of Brazil aims to increase UK exports by 300% in the next three years. The generic body represents 10 wineries that are interested in exporting to the UK. PLB has snapped up Vini Brazil, Bibendum has taken Miolo and Stevens Garnier has added Aurora to its roster. |
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| United Kingdom, May 22nd 2013 |
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First Quench in pension risk deal
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By Sarah Mortimer at reuters.com
ritish alcoholic drinks retailer First Quench is insuring a chunk of its pension liabilities with specialist provider Pension Insurance Corporation, improving retirement benefits for its 1,966 members. |
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| May 21st 2013 |
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Wine grapes aged for centuries
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By Tim Wall at news.discovery.com
Genetic analysis suggests grapes were probably first cultivated in southwest Asia during the Neolithic, approximately 8,000 years ago. However, archeological evidence suggests thousands of years passed during which many cultivated grape vines in Europe still produced smaller grapes and lower yields than the thoroughly domesticated grape subspecies, Vitis vinifera vinifera. |
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| May 21st 2013 |
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Colombia: a market with great potential
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By Maria Elena Graffigna at winesur.com
The wine market in Colombia has grown considerably in the last few years, exceeding the growth experienced by the alcoholic drink in general. Per capita consumption of this country, in only 15 years, has gone from one glass per person annually to 1.5 liter per year. |
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| China, May 21st 2013 |
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China may probe EU wine
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From peoplesdaily.com
China is likely to make substantive moves this year toward initiating an anti-dumping investigation into wine imported from the eurozone, the China Security Journal reported on Tuesday. |
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| France, May 21st 2013 |
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Why aren't 2012 Bordeaux wine futures selling?
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By Ben O'Donnell and Suzanne Mustacich at Wine Spectator
The 2012 Bordeaux futures campaign defies easy description as it limps toward a lukewarm finish, according to château owners and wine merchants around the globe. Was it a success? A failure? It depends on which wine you're talking about. |
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| France, May 20th 2013 |
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Chemical residues found in wines
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By Suzanne Mustacich at Wine Spectator
Disturbing reports of pesticides and fungicides in French wine have raised concerns for consumer safety, but the laboratory that sounded the alarm said the results of their study were misrepresented. |
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| New Zealand, May 20th 2013 |
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New Zealand wine industry turns a corner
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By Greg Ninness at stuff.co.nz
Steadily rising export prices for New Zealand wine combined with a lift in the size of this year's vintage are bringing a collective sigh of relief to New Zealand's beleaguered wine industry. |
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| USA, May 16th 2013 |
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Social media about wine being reined in
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By Cathy Bussewitz at The Press Democrat
In new guidelines, the federal government declared that sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are essentially new forms of advertising. As a result, companies selling adult beverages on those sites are subject to advertising rules, according to regulators. |
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