Excise tax \'punishing\' wine producers
An industry leader says excise tax on wine is punishing producers, rather than affecting the retail price.
Travel retail record smashed in Dubai
The most expensive single wine purchase in travel retail was recorded over the weekend at Dubai\'s luxury airport drinks shop, Le Clos.
New Alsace chief calls for sweetness code on labels
Sweetness codes could be a feature of every bottle of Alsace wine if the new president of the Alsace trade council has his way.
Not all wines get better with age
You probably know, or think you know, that fine wine gets better with age. But how do you know that? It is probably not by tasting a large number of fine wines of various vintages.
Varietals are the spice of life
It wasn\'t the shirazes or merlots that stood out at the Boutique Wine Awards but the rarer types of grape.
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