By Tom Mullen – Jul 03, 2019, 05:08am EDT Whether due to bureaucratic clutter or anticipation of a sunnier climate—France is changing key wine regulations. Since 1960, wine bottles up to three liters in volume to be consumed in France have included a colored sticker atop each cork, indicating that excise duties have been paid. […]
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Anger, fear and pestiferous infestations – it sounds like a pretty normal week in the wine world. This week, winemakers in the south once again lose their rag – this time with low-priced wines in a budget supermarket. A group of angry vignerons from the Young Farmers and FDSEA agricultural unions descended on the Lidl
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By Daniel Wood – May 10, 2025 As climate threats increase, brokers can help the industry find solutions According to stakeholders, the French wine industry, the most lucrative in the world, is supported by numerous insurance brokers that specialise in risk managing and providing coverages for wineries and vineyards. Australia, by volume the fifth biggest exporter
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By Rachel Arthur 10-Feb-2025 – Last updated on 10-Feb-2025 at 11:15 GMT Much has been made of the growth of alcohol-free wine in France: a country known for its traditions and passionate culture around wine. Can alcohol-free wine really revolutionize both a category and a society? It makes for a great headline: the French are turning to alcohol-free wine.
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SIAL Paris, the ideal trade fair to raise brand awareness and increase business momentum. Whether you work in retail, catering, manufacturing or the import trade, you’ll find a world inspiration, both in the aisles and at all the special events taking place during the five-day show. Being at this show means gaining access to the
James Lawrence · Last updated 10-Jan-2025 James Lawrence chats with Stephanie Wangui, ex-sommelier and trainee viticulturist at Domaine Guy Roulot. Dangerously affable and incredibly talented, Stephanie Wangui is a familiar face to aficionados of Noble Rot, a small group of London restaurants that also publishes a highly successful magazine. Yet, despite the allure of working 12-hour
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Where to go for the ultimate wine tour in France By Alicia Miller21 May 2025 All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. France and wine: it’s as natural a combination as peanut butter and jam, or rhubarb and custard. While they may not have invented winemaking
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Julian Barnes Vol. 46 No. 21 · 7 November 2024 A Thirst for Wine and War: The Intoxication of French Soldiers on the Western Front by Adam D. Zientek.McGill-Queen’s, 272 pp., £34, February, 978 0 2280 1993 0 Awidely distributed temperance poster from 1902 produced by Dr Galtier-Boissière is headed ‘L’alcool, voilà l’ennemi.’ It shows two faces at the top. One is that
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