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French ‘Ratatouille’ restaurant ‘loses’ more than €1.5m worth of wine

Carber-nay. More than €1.5 million worth of vintages have mysteriously disappeared from one of France’s most prestigious restaurants, with no signs of a break in.

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Brewers froth over winemakers’ exemption from anti-waste rules

As the EU debates rules to limit packaging waste, beer producers argue they are being unfairly discriminated against with exemptions for winemakers from reuse targets and deposit-return schemes, but one of Europe’s wine industry association chiefs says brewers should “mind their own business”.

Food and Drink

Post-Brexit Brits will be able to buy pint-sized bottles of wine

The decision comes after decades of argument over EU rules governing units of measurement.

Food and Drink

Grapes of wrath: Why French winemakers are protesting a new proposal

French vineyards are in crisis. A government proposal to set minimum pricing on alcohol threatens to make things worse.

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wellbeing

Revealed: Why a glass of red wine can give some of us headaches

Some people get a headache within 30 minutes to three hours after indulging in one or two glasses of red wine.

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Moldova: A small country with a big passion for winemaking

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From its sprawling underground cellars to its gently rolling vineyards, Moldova’s wine regions have something for every oenophile. Our reporter Anca Ulea explores its culture and traditions.

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Watch: Beaujolais Nouveau wine uncorked after midnight in Paris

It’s not a grand wine but Beaujolais Nouveau boasts an easy-to-drink-no-fuss attitude with a powerful marketing campaign worldwide.

Food and Drink

Culture Re-View: How Beaujolais Nouveau day become a cause célèbre

16 November: Happy Beaujolais Nouveau day!

Business

Beaujolais Nouveau: Bad wine, good for business?

The latest harvest’s first bottles of Beaujolais wine are sold from the third Thursday of November. The young and ‘new’ red wine had long suffered from a reputation of poor quality, but it has improved remarkably in recent years - without offsetting the festive side of the event.

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Discover Moldova through its people, landscape and wines

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To travel through Moldova is to journey into the heart of a winemaking country, a land of rolling hills, sun-drenched plains and an enviable climate tempered by the presence of the Black Sea.

Destinations

The best of Britain: What to see and do in 2024

Visitors to Britain rarely have enough time to take in all its best bits. If they do manage to tour a palace, take afternoon tea, enjoy an ancient monument and whizz around even two of London’s museums, they’re doing well.

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In celebration of the Moldovan winemaking tradition

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Eastern Europe holds few sights to equal the underground labyrinth of Milestii Mici; 200 kilometres of streets dug out from limestone and traversed by electric cars and bicycles.

Business

UK: Alcohol-free beverages to be labelled as ‘wine’

The UK government wants to water down wine in an effort to make consumers’ lives easier and favour the post-Brexit UK wine industry.

Markets

France to take back wine-producing crown from Italy

Due to a drop in Italian wine production, France is set to become the world's leading producer for 2023.

Ireland

A health labelling policy for alcohol in the EU?

Ireland will become the first country in the world to impose health labels on alcoholic drinks and it may prompt many European states to follow.

Food and Drink

France overtakes Italy as world’s largest wine producer

Extreme weather conditions and fungal diseases have ravaged vineyards causing output to drop below 44 million hectolitres in 2023.

Moments

Inside the Cypriot vineyards producing ‘the king of wines’

With its indigenous grape varieties and historic wine, Cyprus is an emerging wine destination. Here's how its wineries blend tradition and innovation.

Climate

This popular European wine could be wiped out by climate change

Some of Europe’s favourite wines could be wiped out by climate change, experts have warned.

Climate

This Scandinavian country could be the next big wine producer

Scandinavian wine could be the next big thing as unpredictable weather hits southern Europe.

Ecotech

Vinsobres: The climate-resilient wine region with a green secret

This French winemaking commune utilises oak and olive trees to preserve biodiversity and mitigate climate impacts.