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Talks With Russia 'Best Way' To Resolve Champagne Dispute: Minister

France sees continuing negotiations with Russia as the best way to resolve a dispute over champagne, French trade minister Franck Riester said on Frid...

Russian Law On Bubbly No Cause For Competition: Abrau-Durso

Russian winemaker Abrau-Durso said a new law requiring bottles of French champagne and other foreign fizz to have a reference to 'sparkling wine' on the bo...

French Champagne Industry Fumes Over New Russian Law

France's champagne industry group blasted on Monday a new Russian law forcing foreign champagne producers to add a 'sparkling wine' reference to the back o...

Moet Hennessy To Add Description Label To Champagne For Russia

The French champagne maker Moet Hennessy said it would begin adding the designation 'sparkling wine' to the back of bottles destined for Russia to comply w...

Pogba Joins Ronaldo In Sponsorship Snub At Euro 2020

France midfielder Paul Pogba removed a Heineken bottle in front of him at a Euro 2020 news conference, a day after Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo remov...

Campari Agrees To Fund Tannico's French E-shop Purchase

Campari has announced that it would fund partner Tannico's purchase of French wine e-shop Ventealapropriete.com (VAP) as the Italian group taps into rising...

Italian Wine Sales Grow 7% In Value, 5.7% In Volume In 2020

Wine sales in the Italian off-trade channel (large scale retail) grew by 7% in value and 5.7% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Data from the Nomis...

Frost Damage Could Cut French Wine Output By A Third: Farm Office

Frost damage to French vineyards this month could reduce wine production by nearly a third compared with recent years, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Th...