Round-up: Foster's reels in Southcorp
Foster's has Aussie firm Southcorp in the palm of its hand after increasing its stake in the wine company to more than 90 per cent, reports Chris Mercer.
Archives for May 29, 2005
Monday comment
Whining about wine
France is a fading power in the world of wine. And will continue to be, until it turns its face towards a globe where consumers buy what they know.
Russians reject GM foods
Two thirds of Russians are against genetically modified foods and the majority of experts support a ban on GM crops as the government prepares new production laws, reports Chris Mercer.
French militants attack foreign wine supply
Masked militants decimated a wine distillery in southern France only hours after thousands of vintners protested through the streets of Nimes over the intense pressure on the French wine industry, reports Chris Mercer from Nimes.