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Sparkling, Fizzing, Bubbling !
The thing with champagne is its uniqueness ; the thing with champagne business is that it works according to a rarity management pattern. The enlargement of the production zone comprised in the AOC will not make a big difference. But competition could. In British supermarkets, sales of prosecco have boomed 56 % in 2007. Alright, where did they start from and was it a boom in volume or value ? Even if they started low and the average price per bottle of prosecco can't compare to champagne, no one can deny that sparkling wines, in general, are eating into the champagne market-share. Should the economy keep going the same morose way, consumers wishing to retain some sparkle in their lives will eventually look elsewhere for affordable bubbles... Should champagne be worried ?
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Mondial du Pinot Noir - Pinot Noir International Contest
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Legislation Certification of Organic Wines (Nov 13, 2007)
Wine represents 80% of some 8 000 certified organic labels approved by Ecocert, the certification body. But what does this certification really mean, and how does the law stand regarding organic wine?...
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