From Peter Niederhauser, at 24. July 2012 08:34
by Adam Lechmere Terlato Wines is about to release a Jack Nicklaus white wine under the 
legendary golfer’s two-year-old wine brand.
Jack Nicklaus Wines and Terlato launched in 2010 with a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2007 Private Reserve, a Bordeaux-style blend. The Cabernet Sauvignon was vinified from parcels of fruit in the Rutherford Bench district of Napa Valley, the Private Reserve from sites in Stags Leap.
Nicklaus, a keen wine collector, took part in all the early blending sessions in a process Bill Terlato called ‘a natural marriage’ between them and the champion golfer. Now Terlato has put together a
From Sigi Hiss, at 24. July 2012 08:28
by Jane Anson in Bordeaux – Vineyards in Macon have reached the next stage in their battle for promotion to Premier Cru status. Macon is currently the only region of Burgundy without any Premier Crus, and producers in Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Loché, Pouilly-Vinzelles and Saint Véran have been waging a six-year long campaign to get recognition for their best vineyards.
In 2010 they sent a geological study of the terroir of 400ha and 73 individual climats to the National Institute for Appellations (INAO). The intention is to show the measurable differences between land that should be classified Premier Cru and that of surrounding plots.
Mathieu Bubel, marketing director of Maison Drouhin, which produces several Maconnais wines within its négociant label, told Decanter.com ,
From Franz Aregger, at 24. July 2012 08:25
by Adam Lechmere – Stephanie de Bouard, 30, is the daughter of Chateau Angelus owner Hubert de Bouard. After a five-year career in private banking in London she has 
just joined the family firm as deputy managing director, the eighth generation of the family to run the renowned St Emilion Grand Cru Classé. In her first interview with the UK press, she tells Adam Lechmere how she will approach the job.
You’ve just been appointed deputy managing director of Chateau Angelus – but you’ve always been part of the team. I remember a couple of years ago your father couldn’t present a Decanter Fine Wine Encounter masterclass and you stepped in at the last moment…
Well, I was born in Bordeaux
From Franz Aregger, at 24. July 2012 08:22
by Jane Anson in Bordeaux – Edouard Labruyere, who owns property in Pomerol, Meursault and Beaujolais, has added a grower Champagne to his portfolio.
Domaine Christian Busin consists of 6.5ha of Grand Cru vineyards in Vérzenay, planted to 65% Pinot Noir and 35% Chardonnay. The purchase was completed last month. Labruyère (pictured) owns Domaine Jacques Prieur in Mersault, Chateau Rouget in Pomerol and Domaine Labruyère in Moulin à Vent, Beaujolais.
Nadine Gublin, who currently makes the wines in Burgundy and consults in Pomerol, will take over the winemaking, with plans to immediately bring down yields, lower the dosage, and concentrate on developing a terroir-led style. Labruyère intends to keep the existing name for at least the next few years, until the desired quality has been achieved.
From Marcel Merz, at 24. July 2012 08:18
by Decanter.com staff – A 3000-year-old wine is thought to have been discovered in China,
according to the Xinhua news agency. Image shows wine vessels with square ‘prohibition device’ under them
Archeologists working found what appears to be liquid in a bronze wine vessel unearthed from a nobleman’s tomb on Shigushan Mountain in Baoji city in Shaanxi province.
The tomb belongs to the Zhou Dynasty of 1046 BC – 771 BC, and the liquid is likely to be the oldest wine discovered in China, project leader Liu Jun, director of the Baoji Archaeology Institute
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