Top kiwi winemaker Villa Maria is full of enthusiasm for its wines from the 2019 vintage, with “numerous highlights” from the Hawkes Bay and Gisborne areas leading the winery to declare its best ever harvest.
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The South African wine grape harvest in 2019 hit a record low thanks to a drought and fluctuating weather conditions. However, winemakers are positive about the quality of the resulting vintage.
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Published: 10 January, 2019
Côtes du Rhône has declared the 2018 vintage as ‘outstanding' marking the fourth in a series of such quality for the AOC.
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Published: 20 November, 2018
Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d'Alsace (CIVA) has announced optimum quality and quantity for the 2018 harvest.
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Published: 19 November, 2018
Panos Kakaviatos reports from Hospices de Beaune on the ins and outs of the 2018 vintage.
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Published: 12 November, 2018
Napa Valley has announced a “Goldilocks” 2018 vintage.
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Published: 24 October, 2018
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Published: 19 October, 2018
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis, opinions and features.
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Published: 17 October, 2018
Following a year of challenging weather extremes, the Douro’s 2018 harvest has given up some “excellent Ports and Douro wines” according to Symington Family Estate’s annual harvest report.
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Published: 01 October, 2018
Bourgogne wines saw exports grow by 4% in volume for the first seven months of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, according to the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB).
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Published: 26 September, 2018
With the likes of an undetermined Brexit and poor 2017 harvest to deal with, how are independents coping? Lisa Riley reports
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Published: 26 September, 2018
The Chablis harvest of 2018 is the best in 20 years, Louis Moreau, president of the Chablis Commission has announced.
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Published: 20 September, 2018
The first exclusive Pinot Grigio and the second grape harvest of the Consorzio DOC delle Venezie is coming to a close.
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Published: 02 September, 2018
UK wine producers have experienced a ‘dream growing season’ on the back of the hot summer weather.
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Published: 30 August, 2018
Interloire has predicted this year’s Loire Valley harvest will be of “excellent quality”.
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Published: 22 August, 2018
Germany has seen its earliest grape harvests on record this year due to warm weather and early flowering.
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Serious drought in the Western Cape affected both natural supplies of water and government allocations ahead of this year’s harvest.
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The 2018 Champagne harvest will become only the fifth vintage in the last 15 years to begin in August, according to the Comité Champagne.
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Computer vision has been used for years for facial recognition software and this this type of technology will become instrumental in decoding drinking trends, says Jo Gilbert.
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New Zealand winegrowers are predicting only modest export growth for the coming year in spite of a 6% surge in grape production.
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