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27.08.2008
Wine eleven football team: Löw on the opposing team?
On 30. August, the German Wine Eleven will play against the SC Freiburg team, which has a long tradition. Ir seems likely German national coach Joachim Löw will be on the Baden-based team.

27.08.2008
Australia: Drought continues to be a problem
Australian wine producers are still suffering under the drought, with thousands fighting for survival.

26.08.2008
France: Increases and decreases in exports
French wine producers have been faced by significant decreases in export volumes during the first half of 2008. While there was still growth in value sales, this cannot hide the fact that the wine industry of the Grande Nation faces severe problems.

22.08.2008
Export sales: Strong demand for New Zealand wines
The demand for wine from New Zealand is strong, and export sales have risen to a record high.

22.08.2008
Bordeaux: Worried about the rain
Wine producers in Bordeaux are concerned about the 2008 vintage. The weather is more wet and humid than they had hoped for, and yields are already reduced in many areas.

19.08.2008
Germany: Harvest has begun
The 2008 vintage has started in Germany. The first grapes, intended for the production of white must, have been harvested in Dexheim in the Rheinhessen region.

19.08.2008
Bordeaux: Small harvest volume in Pessac-Léognan?
It appears likely the frost damage caused in France in April will have significant effects on the 2008 vintage. Wine producers in the Pessac-Léognan appellation fear they may face losses of up to 50 per cent.

18.08.2008
Bordeaux: US authorities investigate possibly fraudulent descriptions
Authorities in the USA are investigating eight wine estates in Saint-Emilion with regard to possible contraventions of descriptive regulations.

18.08.2008
Switzerland: Imports increase
Switzerland has imported significantly more wine in the first half of 2008 than in the corresponding period last year.

17.08.2008
Geisenheim/Germany: New sommelier training programme
It is reported by well informed sources that the Geisenheim campus in Germany is currently developing a high-level sommelier training programme.

15.08.2008
Beaujolais: Plastic for the USA
French wine producer Boisset has announced it will be bottling Beaujolais Nouveau only in plastic bottles this year - at least for the US market.

15.08.2008
Controls in Germany: Water and sugar found in cheap wines
The wine inspectorate in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg has discovered illegal additives in three Italian wines. The additives are claimed not to pose a health hazard.

13.08.2008
Symposium: Molecar cooking at the ZDF
German state television channel ZDF and the Tre Torri Verlag publishing house will be holding a symposium on the subject of molecular cooking on 1. September 2008.

13.08.2008
Elections: New board for wine lecturers
The Fachverband Unabhängiger Weinreferenten e.V. (FUW - association of independent wine lecturers in Germany) has elected a new board, and is set to promote the Private Wine Enthusiast diploma it issues.

12.08.2008
Japan: 609 Euros for a single bunch of grapes
Japan, a single bunch of grpaes of the new variety Ruby Roman has been sold on auction for the equivalent of 609 Euros - that is around 40 Euros per grape berry.

12.08.2008
South Africa: Training wine service staff
Wine service staff in South Africa is to be trained in preparation for the football world championships to be held there in 2010.

09.08.2008
Penfolds: Cork clinic in Germany
For the first time, Australian wine producer Penfolds will be opening its ocrk clinic in Germany.

08.08.2008
Rheingau/Germany: Early ripening
Compared to the long-term average, vegetation in the Rheingau region in Germany is currently around two weeks ahead of schedule. Pinot Madeleine grapes already have a must weight of 65 degrees Öchsle, while Riesling grapes are starting to soften.

08.08.2008
Tuscany: Majority shareholding in Avignonesi sold
The majority shareholding in the Italian wine company Avignonesi has been sold to a Belgian businesswoman.

07.08.2008
Italy: DOC in bag-in-box
In Italy, DOC wines may in future be packaged in containers other than glass. In the past, it has not been permissible to sell wines of this quality level, for instance, in bag-in-box packaging.

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27.08.2008: Löw on the opposing team?

27.08.2008: Drought continues to be a problem

26.08.2008: Increases and decreases in exports

22.08.2008: Strong demand for New Zealand wines

22.08.2008: Worried about the rain

19.08.2008: Harvest has begun

19.08.2008: Small harvest volume in Pessac-Léognan?

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