French wine regions take stock of 2010 harvest
As August approaches, wine regions across France are beginning to assess the quality potential of 2010.

Idaho wine gets $100k grant
Idaho growers and producers have been given a US$100,000 federal government grant to develop their industry.

Romanee-Conti owner 'sadness' at blackmailer death
Domaine de la Roman��e-Conti owner Aubert de Villaine has spoken of his sadness and dismay following the suicide of the man charged with blackmailing his estate.

Bien Nacido releases own-label wine
California's renowned Bien Nacido Vineyards are releasing their first own label wines this autumn.

Naked Wines shortlisted for Orange
Online retailer Naked Wines has been shortlisted for the Orange Innovation Award 2010, part of the National Business Awards.

Roman��e-Conti blackmailer found dead
A man awaiting trial for blackmailing Domaine de la Roman��e-Conti by threatening to poison the estate's vines has been found dead in his prison cell.

IPC supports Race Online 2012
IPC Media �� Decanter's parent company �� is supporting Race Online 2012, a government initiative to encourage and support as many people as possible to get online by the end of the Olympic year.

Iniesta starts own wine company
Spanish World Cup hero Andr��s Iniesta is hoping to score more success with the launch of his own wine company, Bodegas Iniesta.

Graham Beck dies
Tributes have been pouring in to Graham Beck, one of the pioneers of the modern South African wine industry, who has died at the age of 80.

Historic meeting of Bordeaux first growths, La Mission, Opus One
For the first time in more than 20 years all five Bordeaux first growths are coming together for a masterclass in London.

New graphic novel set in the Medoc
A graphic novel set in Bordeaux, by French cartoonist Eric Corbeyran, is due out in France in early 2011.

'Judgment of Paris' Montelena fetches US$11,325
One of the few remaining bottles of ex-cellar 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay has been sold by Spectrum Wine Auctions for $11,325 (��7,419).

Pancho Campo taken off Interpol 'wanted' list
Pancho Campo MW is no longer listed as a ��fugitive' on the Interpol website.

A Spanish icewine DO has been approved for the first time.
A Spanish icewine DO has been approved for the first time.

Champagne agrees increase in yield on 2009
Champagne growers and houses this week agreed on a 2010 harvest yield of 10,500 kilos per hectare - an increase on last year.

New CIVB president announces dramatic reduction in ��basic Bordeaux'
A plan to drastically reduce the number of chateaux producing low cost ��basic Bordeaux' was unveiled this week.

Cork uses environmental card in latest campaign
As alternative closures now account for a third of the total market, the cork industry is mounting a new consumer campaign focusing on natural cork's green credentials.

Pierre Koffmann returns in triumph
Pierre Koffmann, once called ��the best chef in England' and a mentor to many of the current generation of the country's best chefs before his retirement five years ago, has re-emerged in top form, with a stylish new restaurant.

Foster's renames its wine group
Treasury Wine Estates is the new name for the wine division of Foster's Group, as the drinks multinational continues the process of splitting its beer and wine businesses.

Diageo sells Barton & Guestier
Diageo has sold its Barton & Guestier Bordeaux wine business to France's largest wine company, Castel Fr��res, for an undisclosed sum.

Loosen brings Mosel campaign to UK
Riesling veteran Ernst Loosen is taking the battle over the planned Mosel road bridge to the retail shelves of the UK with a new promotional campaign.

Global warming 'boon' for Riesling
Global warming has been a boon for Riesling, last week's Riesling Rendezvous conference in Seattle heard.

Herrman: Copenhagen's other great restaurant
In any city except Copenhagen you'd have heard of Herman, but it suffers the misfortune of being eclipsed by the San Pellegrino World's Best Restaurant - Noma.

Automated wine dispensers launched in the US
For the first time in the US, Pennsylvania shoppers are buying wine from automated wine kiosks.

BLOG: The Semillons rise again
Eight middle-aged men in double-stringed red thongs are gyrating in front of me. Their powder white skin paired with the red G-strings makes them look like Santa's little helpers.