Five minutes with Patrice Piveteau, Cognac Frapin

Jo Gilbert talks to cellarmaster Patrice Piveteau about the newest launch of Cognac Frapin’s Cigar Blend, made in its humid cellars in Grande Champagne.

Diageo unveils plans to construct Guinness microbrewery and culture hub in London

Multinational drinks firm Diageo is to invest £73 million in building a Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard attraction, incorporating a new microbrewery and culture hub in Covent Garden.

Domaine Jones releases new range of old vine cuvées

Ex-pat winemaker Katie Jones, owner of Domaine Jones in the Languedoc-Rousillon, has launched the Vineyard Collection – a range of wines from very old vines.

Chile's old vine renaissance

Registrations now open for the Old Vine Conference 2021

The third edition of the Old Vine Conference will take place between 1-2 December and is now open for registrations.

Domaine Jones launches Adopt an Old Vine scheme

Ex-pat Languedoc-Roussillon based winemaker Katie Jones is launching an ‘Adopt an Old Vine’ scheme, which will offer customers and followers the chance to become ‘vine parents’ to an old vine at Domaine Jones.

Tim Atkin MW: Valuing our old vines

Call it serendipity, call it fate, but there are times when events and conversations seem to align. You go for months without thinking about something and then it’s everywhere, filling your inbox and your brain. Spooky, possums, as Dame Edna Everage once put it.

Tío Pepe opens first Sherry hotel

Historic Sherry brand Tío Pepe is adding a new page to its story with the launch of a boutique hotel within the grounds of the González Byass winery.

Hail the mighty Maipo

Andrew Catchpole shines the spotlight on Chile’s most famous region for quality reds

Jascots lists Barbaresco producer Rivetti

London-based on-trade distributor Jascots has added organic Barbaresco and Barolo producer Massimo Rivetti to its list.

Fladgate latest to announce back-to-back vintage declaration

Things are heating up in the Douro, with yet another port house following up 2016 with another vintage year.

Malux to launch Vida at Hungarian tasting

Hungarian food-and-wine wine specialists Malux are gearing up to launch four wines from Szekszard estate Vida at their upcoming trade tasting – including a Kadarka from rare 100-year-old vines.

Tim Atkin MW: What it takes to be the best

TIM ATKIN, WINE CRITIC, BROADCASTER, CO-CHAIR OF THE IWC