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The Savoy reopens Beaufort Bar as Beaufort Wine Bar
The London hotel's Beaufort Bar reopens as Beaufort Wine Bar, with more than 250 wines from 18 countries and half the cellar poured by the glass.
Scerni winery accident: young worker dies at cooperative
A seasonal worker died while cleaning wine vats at the Cantina sociale San Panfilo in Abruzzo. Prosecutors have ordered an autopsy and the cause is under investigation.
Michelin Guide South Australia 2027: every star, the full list
Eleven restaurants win stars in Australia's first Michelin guide. Magill Estate takes the only two, six of the starred tables sit on wine estates, and 16 addresses earn a Bib Gourmand.
Antinori wine theft: 30,000 bottles reported stolen in Cortona
Italian media put the value at about €5 million. Carabinieri and police are investigating, no arrests are reported, and the sources disagree on the night it happened and on bottle prices.
Napa red blotch research gets a $2.5 million grower pledge
Wineries including Opus One and Dominus Estate are funding three years of work on a vine virus that has no cure. The first calls for proposals open in January 2027.
Trees in vineyards: Umathum's Austrian plan has no budget
A Burgenland organic grower says Austrian viticulture is in its deepest crisis and wants tens of thousands of trees among the vines. His release names no cost, and one 2026 study points the other way.
Beaujolais harvest 2026 falls to 320,000 hectolitres
Hail on 16 July, drought and heat cut the crop by about a tenth, the interprofession says. The wines are judged very good, and there will not be enough of them to go round.
AI sommelier Babette joins Colruyt's online drinks shop Boir
The chatbot sorts nearly 2,000 wines, beers, spirits and alcohol-free drinks by taste, occasion and budget. When a question gets difficult, it hands over to a human sommelier.
Vineyard resting: AWRI sets spring rules for Australian growers
A growth regulator sprayed at fruit set strips the crop from vines nobody will buy from, and South Australia pays A$40 a hectare towards it after the smallest crush since 2000.
Suisun Valley wineries fight California's Bay-Delta water plan
Caymus and its neighbours in Solano County say a state cap on river diversions could stall vineyard growth. Regulators and conservationists call the fears overstated.
South Australia wine industry gets A$109m rescue package
Growers can borrow up to A$500,000 each, repayment-free for two years, to move out of unviable vineyards after the state's smallest grape crush since 2000.
Austria's 2026 wine harvest shrinks to a decade low
Austria's wine-growers association reports its smallest harvest since 2010, after a hot, dry summer sped up ripening across the country's vineyards.
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