Women who went to university consume more alcohol than their less-highly-educated counterparts, a major study has found.

 

Unlike the iconic MCC of SA two new generic names coined for English sparkling wine have had a very mixed reception in the English wine community.

 

Over the past few years we have heard louder and more comment around the environment and the need to maintain the health of our lands and food supplies.

 

The simplicity of a label, the wine’s colour and price are factors which most sway people to buy a certain a bottle.

 

The South African wine industry will face a shortage of grapes within five years as growers reduce the acreage they cultivate, according to Distell Group Ltd. (DST), the country’s biggest wine and liquor producer.

 

Patagonia, the huge swath of land at the southern tip of South America, is known for its rugged mountains and glaciers but an innovative group of winemakers are hoping to add wine to the list.

 

The Rhone veteran is convinced English wine has a future and he is actively looking for land – but not in the more orthodox vineyard areas of Kent or Sussex where the majority of English wine is made.

 

A panel of esteemed German wine writers recently arranged a tasting of South African Chenin blanc within a line-up of Loire Chenin.

 

Spain has lost its 12-year battle with Argentina over use of the name La Rioja.

 

Sake shipments into the UK are caught in a regulatory black hole as Japanese authorities struggle to cope with the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

 
 
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