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Henri Jayer sells last batch of wine for €30mn

Last batch of wine from legendary French winemaker Henri Jayer sells for €30mn in record-breaking auction.

World News

French vinyards hit by violent hailstorm

French vinyards hit by violent hailstorm

World News

Bottles of 1774 "Vin Jaune d'Arbois" sell for record sum

A bottle of vintage 1774 "Vin Jaune d'Arbois" has sold for a record 103,700 euros. Two other bottles from the same vintage went for 76,250 euros and 73,200 euros.

Spain

Spain beats Italy, France as world's biggest wine exporter

Spain exported the most wine of any country in 2017, beating its main competitors France and Italy.

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Glass of choco wine? Croatian delights crowds with chocolate wine glas

Chocolatier Vili Radonic impressed visitors at a food and drink festival with his chocolate wine glasses paired with bubbly.

World News

Italy bursts France's bubble

Sales of prosecco have reportedly outstripped champagne for the first time.

Business Planet

Going global: what do SMEs need to do to tap into international markets?

Find out how one all-female SME on the Portuguese island of Madeira has successfully conquered the international stage.

Focus

What's behind the tourism boom in Georgia?

Its hot springs, cultural sites and local wine attract millions of tourists each year.

United Kingdom

A champagne Brexit

Trade with the UK is taking a hit as the economy struggles to cope with Brexit

Series

Wine-making at the foot of snow-covered Kazakh mountains

The last episode in our current series of Postcards takes us to a popular wine growing part of the Kazakh region of Almaty.

Economy

November ain’t that bad: it’s Beaujolais Nouveau time

Winemakers say 2017 is a "colorful and fruity" vintage.

Georgia

World's oldest wine 'made in Georgia'

Researchers find traces of grape fermentation in 7,000 year-old jars.

World News

Europe badly-hit as global wine production set for 'historic low'

Vineyards in Italy, France and Spain have been affected badly by drought and poor weather.

Next Series

How to avoid putting water in your wine

One of the agricultural products most affected by counterfeiting is wine. So we need new methods for find out what we are really drinking.

Next Series

Takeaway: Wine fraud

How do you know the wine you drink is actually the one you think you bought?

France

Montmartre celebrates Paris' vines and wines

Montmartre is famous for the Sacré-Coeur basilica.

Living

Lebanon’s wine industry is ripe with history

A 150-year-old winery in the Middle East.

USA

Wind may fan the flames in California

Strong, dry winds may fan new wildfire outbreaks in California's wine country.

USA

California wildfires: "This is hell"

Firefighters are battling to contain wildfires in Northern California.

Green News

24 hours in Trieste

First task: to discard any expectations that the city will fall neatly into your folder of Italian stereotypes.