FACTOID OF THE DAY: Have you wondered where Johnny Depp got those red wine eyes that bowled over Keira Knightly in The Pirates of Caribbean? Well, the secret is finally out. The Hollywood star's favourite wine is Chateau Calon-Segur, a Bordeaux red, a third growth from Saint-Estèphe. "It's a marvellous wine that you can drink every day and it's also very affordable," he told Madame Figaro in an interview.

Sotheby's to Auction 1966 Dom in Bobby Moore's Memory

A unique bottle of 1966 Dom Perignon, signed by the surviving members of the England football squad of 1966, is to be sold at Sotheby's next month. The profit from the sale will go to Cancer Research UK in memory of the team's legendary captain, Bobby Moore, who died from .... more

Wine Spectator Cheers Bordeaux 2005

One of the most respected names in wine writing, James Suckling of Wine Spectator , has heralded the 2005 Red Bordeaux wines as "some of the best I have tasted in my career," reports www.bbr.com. Suckling's scores for the vintage include 35 wines rated in the highest 95-100 points    ... more

Land of the Midnight Sun is World's Newest Wine-Maker

In an unexpected move, Norway has announced that it is to join the list of the world's wine-producing countries. Based around the northern village of Ugotterby, the new wine-producing venture will begin bottling its own wine next year, reports www.bbr.com.   ... more

Red Wine Great Source of Dietary Fibre & Protector of Gums

A team of scientists at Madrid's Council for Scientific Investigations has concluded that red wine is a good source of dietary fibre, according to reports carried on www.bbr.com. The scientists tested seven wines, all bought from local supermarkets. They picked typical Spanish ... more

Scientists Locate Molecular Secret of a Crisp Sauvignon Blanc

Researchers at the intellectual nerve-centre of the American wine industry, UC Davis, and the University of Adelaide, Australia, has located the gene responsible for producing tartaric acid from vitamin-C in wine grapes. Tartaric acid exerts the most important influence on a wine's ... more