Richard Woodard
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How do you tell the difference between Armagnac and Cognac?
The Gascon countryside is quintessential rural France: picture-postcard landscapes, bastide villages and a sleepy atmosphere. Unlike the monotonous monoculture of the Médoc or the Côte d’Or, vines here compete for space with sunflowers, maize and cattle.
ASC Fine Wines CEO to leave
Bruno Baudry, the CEO of leading China-based wine importer ASC Fine Wines, is to step down at the end of this month, citing ‘personal reasons’.
What will Brexit mean for fine wine?
Fine wine prices could rise ‘across the board’ as UK votes to leave the European Union today, according to one leading wine merchant.
Mature Burgundy fuels Hong Kong wine auctions
Asian buyers have continued to snap up top rated mature Burgundy in a succession of recent Hong Kong auctions, but sales also suggest collectors are searching for a greater diversity of wines.
Young Chinese wine drinkers driving 'fundamental' change
A power shift in China’s imported wine market has seen a switch from traditional, high-end wine connoisseurs to younger and more casual drinkers, says a new study.
Yao Ming seeks $3m in crowdfunding to promote Napa wine
Chinese basketball star-turned-wine producer Yao Ming is using crowdfunding to try to raise US$3m to help build a visitor centre for his wines in California's Napa Valley.
Chinese authorities destroy over 2,000 bottles of 'poisonous' Spanish wine
Chinese officials have seized and destroyed thousands of bottles of Spanish wine after a health scare involving excessive levels of iron.
China austerity affecting corporate alcohol spending, says study
Chinese companies are cutting their spending on alcohol in response to a government initiative, but fine wine has not yet been seriously affected, says a new study.