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Elkton has been approved as the latest American Viticultural Area in the US.

 The new designation in southern Oregon’s Umpqua Valley will take effect from

The INAO have recently validated a new geographical denomination to be used in the Côtes de Provence Appellation. 12 Communes will be entitled to use

Twenty five candidates from around the world attended the Introductory course and Certified Sommeliers examination held at the Restaurant Brunnauer im Magazin, Salzburg from 14

A new AVA in Sonoma has been approved. Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA overlaps portions of Alexander Valley, Northern Sonoma, and the southern portions of Mendocino

The Penedes region of Spain is preparing for changes to its appellation system. A campaign by the producers to demarcate the region into five or

Quarts de Chaume is to become the Loire Valley’s first Grand Cru. The proposal has recently been approved by the INAO. Also approved was the

Although Beaujolais producers have had the right label their wines Bourgogne since 1937, it has been a source of dispute between the two regions. 43

The union of producers in Pommard will apply to the French appellation authority INAO to promote the premier cru Rugiens and Epenots appellations to grand

Machine harvesting will be banned in Burgundy’s five grands crus monopoles from the 2011 vintage, with a complete ban across all grand cru vineyards expected