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The week’s most popular stories
We round up the highlights from this week including the Rioja consejo allowing winemakers to include the names of specific villages on the label and an island brewery that ships its beer via a replica 18th century sailing boat.
Click through to view this week’s top 10 articles.
Rioja finally allows the naming of villages on labels
The Rioja consejo has approved proposals that will allow winemakers to include the names of smaller geographical regions and specific villages on their wine labels for the first time, building upon the approval of a single vineyard classification earlier this year. To read the full article, please click here.
Top 10 global wine brands
db‘s Lucy Shaw rounds up the top 10 global wine brands and finds that while America continues to rule the roost, China and Chile are catching up. To read the full round-up, please click here.
The big interview: Dan Jago
db‘s editor-in-chief, Patrick Schmitt MW, chats to Dan Jago, the chief executive of Berry Bros & Rudd and chairman of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association. To read the full article, please click here.
9 rosés to try before you die
Drawing on the best-performing labels from our recent Rosé Masters, Patrick Schmitt MW rounds up nine rosés you need to try before you die. To read the full round up, please click here.
Island brewery ships beer by ‘armed’ sailboat
In an effort to provide local beer and reduce emissions, a brewery based on the Isles of Scilly sent its beer to a Cornish micro-pub by way of a replica 18th century privateer sailing boat, ‘armed’ with eight cannons. To read the full article, please click here.
‘Visionary’ young Champagne maker dies
The wine world has paid tribute to Charles Doyard, hailed as a “visionary” young winemaker in Champagne, who died very suddenly last week at the age of 31. To read the full article, please click here.
Top 10 biggest global beer brands
db‘s Phoebe French rounds up the top 10 biggest global beer brands which makes for interesting reading following AB InBev’s merger with SABMiller, completed in October last year. To read the full round-up, please click here.
Two NZ wineries sold to fine wine start-up
Two prominent New Zealand wineries, Pyramid Valley Wines and Lowburn Ferry Wines, have been acquired by a newly-established fine wine company, co-founded by the man who launched Craggy Range and a US-based wildlife conservationist. To read the full article, please click here.
Jackson Family considers English sparkling project
The head of the Californian-headquartered wine giant Jackson Family Wines, Barbara Banke, tells Patrick Schmitt MW that she has a serious interest in England for the group’s next vineyard investment. To read the full article, please click here.
Top 10 new products: August
db‘s Lauren Eads rounds up the top 10 new products released this month, including a low-sugar Prosecco (pictured), a limited edition Graham’s Port made from a blend of grapes sourced from old vine riverside vineyards, and a copper-coloured bottle of gin from Italy’s Bottega. To view the full round-up, please click here.