Wine

Romania resumes search for seven missing sailors from drone-hit ship

A screengrab from an aerial footage shows San Marino-flagged tanker wine trader ship that caught fire in Romanian territorial waters, released October 15, 2026. Romanian Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Seven sailors missing after drones hit two tankers off Romania's Black Sea coast

A screengrab from an aerial footage shows San Marino-flagged tanker wine trader ship that caught fire in Romanian territorial waters, released October 15, 2026. Romanian Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Tuscan winemaker Antinori sees red after $6 million theft

A drone view shows the Marchesi Antinori winery surrounded by vineyards in Bargino, near Florence, Italy, in this undated handout image. Marchesi Antinori Press/Handout via REUTERS

French wine harvest set to hit historic low

This latest decline is down not just to hot weather, but also a reduction in cultivated areas.

Sake from Japan’s Yamaguchi wins International Wine Challenge contest

The winner in the Japanese sake category was chosen among 1,738 entries submitted by 457 companies.

French wine output to be among lowest in 30 years after heatwaves

In its first estimate for 2026 production, France projected 33.9 million hectolitres: 6 per cent below 2025 and 17 per cent down on the 2021 to 2025 average.

Russia divide resurfaces as AfD leads in Saxony-Anhalt

People hold posters during a counter-protest at a campaign rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Naumburg, a former Soviet garrison town, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, ahead of the state election on September 6, where the party hopes to secure enough votes to lead a state government for the first time in Germany, August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Welcome to wine-optional wine country

With the decline of wine consumption, vineyards in France are looking to incorporate more non-wine activities like tours and spa treatments to attract tourists.

Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Irugu Rukidi IV sits on the throne at his palace in Fort Portal, 270 km (168 miles) southwest of Kampala April 17, 2010. King Oyo, 18, the youngest king in the world, ascended the throne aged three, after his father, the late King Patrick Kaboyo died in 1995. REUTERS/James Akena

Son of Uganda's president says he will stand for top job in 2031

FILE PHOTO: Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

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