March 22, 2023
Big Rig Spills 10,000 Empty Wine Bottles Onto Highway 101 Near Healdsburg: A big rig flipped over on Highway 101 near Healdsburg Monday spilling 10,000 empty wine bottles onto the roadway, the California...
February 6, 2023
Wildfires in Chile Rip Through Historic Vineyards and Destroy Wineries: Three regions of Chile have declared a state of emergency as wildfires burn through homes and businesses – as well as some of the...
February 6, 2023
6 FEBRUARY 2023 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Liquid Icons – the fine wine research and content production company founded by the late, great Gérard Basset OBE MW MS and his friend Lewis Chester DipWSET...
January 23, 2023
Selling a Younger Generation on Wine: The wine industry is failing to engage younger consumers, but what can it do to change that?...
January 23, 2023
Submissions for The 2023 Gucci Golden Vines® Sustainability Award are now open until 30 April 2023. All submissions should be sent to awards@liquidicons.com.
23 JANUARY 2023 | LONDON, UNITED...
January 18, 2023
SVB Report: 2023 Challenges Include Consumer Drop-Off and Rising Prices: This year’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) state of the wine industry report, released earlier today, pulls no punches...
January 17, 2023
16 JANUARY 2023 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM | Michel Reybier Hospitality is delighted to announce that it is creating a new Golden Vines® Scholarship in partnership with EHL Hospitality Business...
January 11, 2023
11 JANUARY 2023 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The Gérard Basset Foundation is delighted to make available its 2021-2022 Impact Report (its first), which details the work done by the Foundation...
January 9, 2023
Barolo Icon Luciano Sandrone Dies at 76: Luciano Sandrone, a vintner who was part of a movement to elevate quality in Barolo for more than four decades, died after a lengthy battle with cancer...
January 9, 2023
9 JANUARY 2022 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The Wine Owners Golden Vines® Off-Trade Startup Scholarship will support the learning and business management platform operating costs of an entrepreneur...
October 17, 2022
Thirteen people were up in the dock in Auch (in the Gers department of South West France) this week, accused of participating in the theft and sale of 55,000 bottles of wine...
October 17, 2022
17 OCTOBER 2022 | FLORENCE, ITALY – The winners of the 2022 Golden Vines® Awards and 2022 Golden Vines® Diversity Scholarships in wine and spirits were awarded at this year’s world-class 3-day fine...
October 12, 2022
Paradise Lost: The Flame Out of Napa Valley’s Iconic Wine Country: Beset by climate change and billionaire carpetbaggers, Napa Valley, California’s legendary wine-making eden, braces for an uncertain...
October 12, 2022
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12 OCTOBER 2022 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Liquid Icons – the fine wine research and content production company founded by the late, great Gérard Basset OBE MW MS and his friend...
October 10, 2022
Son Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Father in Champagne: Yann Vadin, 33, has been arrested after allegedly admitting to killing his father, local winemaker Jean-Luc Vadin, 57, of Champagne Vadin-Plateau,...
October 10, 2022
10 OCTOBER 2022 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM —Liquid Icons – the fine wine research and content production company founded by the late, great Gérard Basset OBE MW MS and his good friend Lewis Chester...














