Richard Woodard
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![How do you tell the difference between Armagnac and Cognac?](/assets/images/article/full/139080_armagnac.png?1524832051)
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.
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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’.
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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.
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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.
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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](/assets/images/article/full/remote_news-yao-ming.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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.