French Plan to Allow Wine Promotions
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Wine ads in France &#151; once restricted to little more than a photograph of the bottle &#151; would be able to boast about the smell, taste and color of vintages under a compromise approved by France's upper house of parliament.
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PARIS -- Grape vines in the Champagne region are sagging this year with an abundance of fruit. But this won't mean increased supply -- or cheaper bottles of bubbly for consumers.
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Forget about things improving with age. Some officials here are saying French wine needs to be made more appealing to their not-so-vintage countrymen.
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PARIS -- The label on the bottle of Chateau du Bois de la Garde offers advice for serving (perfect with game, grilled meat or cheese), gives the vintner's credentials (fourth-generation wine grower) and describes the characteristics of the wine (delicate, with red fruit flavors).
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France's finance minister intervened Friday in the standoff between Nestle SA and its French workers, inviting a top executive to discuss the Swiss food giant's plans to sell its Perrier bottled water unit.
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The Supreme Court is considering whether states may bar people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers, a big-money question that could lead to sweeping changes
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The Paris city government has promised a plan aimed at stopping the âbanalizationâ of the Champs-ÃlysÃ©es.
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PARIS  - The French government announced more than &#36;91 million US in aid Monday for the country's struggling wine industry, hit by falling consumption at home and increased competition in export markets.
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PARIS -- Wine ads in France, once restricted to little more than a photo of the bottle, could boast about smell, taste, and color under a compromise approved unanimously by parliament's upper house. The amendment aims to settle a battle between struggling vintners and anti-alcoholism campaigners over a 1991 law limiting ads to dry information on name, manufacturer, alcohol content, ...
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Europe's farm chief unveiled an ambitious five-year plan on Wednesday that offers generous cash rewards to winemakers to encourage them to dig up some of their grape vines, hoping to drain the EU's substantial "wine lakes".
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After New World producers Australia and Chile, French winegrowers could soon face new competition from Britain, as global warming helps grapes take root in milder cross-Channel climes, scientists say.
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Wine producers from new European Union members in central and eastern Europe say that EU&#39;s plans to reform the wine sector will come at their expense and could have &quot;dramatic&quot; implications.
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ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, Dec. 6 -- There  are more than 500 kinds of French cheese and 362 types of French wine. Why shouldn't there be at least one international French news channel?
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French vintners staged protests in key wine-making regions Wednesday to press the government to help an industry they Growers and wine makers demonstrated in Bordeaux, Avignon, Angers, Macon, Nantes and several ...
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There&#39;s a new campaign in the works to get the word out on Washington wines. The Washington Wine Commission has revamped its logo and adopted a slogan to accentuate the positive: &quot;Washington State -- the Perfect Climate for Wine.
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A new technique to preserve grapes for mass-market wine may prevent the drink causing allergies, a study says.
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With the holiday season underway, many will be stocking up on their favorite libations. But if it&#39;s fine wine you fancy, choices may be more limited than you realize.