Read more Bordeaux stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28487/bordeaux.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:59:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65310/chinese-sow-stakes-in-french-wine-country.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMao wouldn't likely approve on a couple of fronts, but Chinese investors looking to introduce their countrymen to the best in wine are buying up storied chateaus in the heart of French wine country, the Washington Post reports. Two companies paid several million dollars each to own Chateau Richelieu and...http://www.newser.com/story/65310/chinese-sow-stakes-in-french-wine-country.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 15:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54808/in-wine-market-a-bubble-has-burst.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most serious wine collectors buy their bottles "en primeur"—paying vineyards for futures of wines that haven't been produced yet. Futures prices for wine had spiraled higher and higher in recent years, even for inferior vintages, as a new class of big spenders moved into the market. But many...http://www.newser.com/story/54808/in-wine-market-a-bubble-has-burst.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 8:08:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33703/surprise-bordeaux-whites-are-a-delight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt almost sounds contradictory: exquisite white wine hails from Bordeaux, the unofficial home of red. But the whites produced in Pessac-Léognan—the heart of the Bordeaux region in France—include "some of the most thrilling, underappreciated white wines in the world,” Eric Asimov raves in the New York Times . Historically...http://www.newser.com/story/33703/surprise-bordeaux-whites-are-a-delight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jul 2008 16:20:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29773/07-not-looking-like-good-year-for-bordeaux.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench winemakers are increasingly worried about fizzling sales of futures from the 2007 Bordeaux harvest, AFP reports. Investors and drinkers are skipping the vintage because they expect little increase in price by the time it's ready to drink in 2009; one merchant says reluctance to trim prices shows "avarice and...http://www.newser.com/story/29773/07-not-looking-like-good-year-for-bordeaux.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 13:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28086/france-arrests-basque-terror-groups-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe suspected leader of the ETA, the Basque separatist group and terrorist organization, has been arrested by a joint Spanish and French police operation. Some 30 armed officers raided the Bordeaux apartment of Javier López Peña, who is believed to have headed the ETA since 2004. López Peña has been...http://www.newser.com/story/28086/france-arrests-basque-terror-groups-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 May 2008 9:48:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23425/wines-tainted-with-pesticides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA large majority of European wines are tainted with pesticides and other toxic substances, a study by a consortium of environmental groups has found. Thirty-four of 40 bottles sampled, including grands crus from some of Bordeaux's most prestigious vineyards, contained hazardous pesticides, the Telegraph reports. But of the six organic...http://www.newser.com/story/23425/wines-tainted-with-pesticides.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Apr 2008 13:51:00 CDT