Grape

Couple jailed in Spain over 1.6-mn euro wine heist

A Spanish court on Monday jailed a couple for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth over 1.6 million euros from a hotel restaurant in what police called a "meticulously planned" theft.

A bottle of Chateau D'Yquem 1806 worth 350,000 euros was among the wines stolen from the Atrio hotel in Caceres in southwest Spain in October 2021 in the heist which made global headlines.

Food company picks ‘golden leaves’ in China

URUMQI, CHINA (Xinhua) - Greek food company Palirria SA has purchased 3,700 tons of vine leaves this year from Turpan, a key hub on the ancient Silk Road in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Turpan, with its dry climate and abundant sunshine, has a long history of growing grapes and is one of the main grape production bases in China.

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