Sophie Kevany
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Are hybrid and ancestral wines on the rise?
As changes to some of France’s AOC vine planting laws grab headlines, there are a handful of growers are quietly bringing a new set of wines to market.
Police seize Bordeaux châteaux owned by Chinese firm
French fraud police have frozen ownership of 10 Bordeaux châteaux believed to be connected to the same Chinese investor as part of an ongoing investigation.
Wine leather: What you could be wearing next season
An Italian entrepreneur plans to launch a leather made from wine extracts in Milan later this year.
Fake Bordeaux in China being made on offshore boats, says official
At least half the Chateau Lafite sold in China is fake and, like other high end Bordeaux counterfeits, probably made on boats moored in international waters off the mainland coast, a senior Chinese government official has said.
Chinese import tax not likely for at least eight months
The threat of punitive controls on French wine imports to China appears to have receded, with the Ministry of Commerce signalling it has not yet begun looking at the possibility of a new anti-dumping tax.