Beyond Non-Vintage

Do consumers understand the full extent of Champagne’s diversity? Jo Gilbert investigates

Gallic Appeal

France is edging its way back into the limelight as a source of adventurous, engaging and innovative wines. Andrew Catchpole reports

Golden opportunities at California Wines Summit

Tim Atkin MW reports from last month’s California Wines Summit, where all news was good news for the Golden state

Harpers Debate: Chasing the premium position

Harpers’ industry briefing at the London Wine Fair on Chasing the Premium sparked a healthy debate involving both panel and audience, as all involved explored ways in which the trade could collectively build more margin and value back into the supply chain.

Generation Sake

A wave of young brewers are shaking things up in sake, increasing its popularity with a new generation 
in Japan and internationally. 
Anna Greenhous reports

Breaking down the Brexit unknowns

With change the only certainty of Brexit, the trade needs to prepare for likely eventualities and present a united front. 

Getting ahead in the digital shelf war

With the mind-bogglingly fast growth of online channels, which in the context of many thousands of years of bartering and selling, is still a very new phenomenon, we scope out the e-specialists claiming to help your products fly online.

Bursting the Brexit bubble

Following on from the London Wine Fair’s Brexit debate, 
Jo Gilbert caught up with the WSTA’s Simon Stannard in a bid 
to get to the bottom of what the UK’s EU exit means for the trade

Bordeaux 2016 en primeur

Insights_bordeaux.pdfOur resident Bordeaux correspondent and producer Gavin Quinney gives the low-down on the highs of a fine year

WSET: The business of wine

With the trade often berated for lack of commercial acumen, Angela Mount gives the lowdown on a WSET course that delivers

Vinho Verde quality focus delivering Portuguese success story

Vinho Verde is far and away Portugal's leading white wine region, this northernmost province of Portugal one of Europe's largest demarcated wine regions with 21,000 hectares of planted vineyard, nine sub-regions and more than 2000 wine brands. And something is definitely stirring. 

LWF Day One: The big Brexit debate

Breaking down the cloud of uncertainty brought about by Brexit into manageable bite-sized pieces was the objective of panelists at this afternoon’s London Wine Fair industry briefing.

English Sparkling: Spotlight on potential

Jo Gilbert looks at what the future may hold for English sparkling wines at home and abroad

The LWF: A UK-focused event

Jo Gilbert looks ahead to the most important event in the trade calendar, now in its fourth year of consolidation since becoming a UK-focused fair

Vertical ambition

Effective range hierarchy is crucial in a world where shelf space is in short supply, meaning the justification of premium listings is paramount for suppliers. Angela Mount reports

Ecommerce: What’s the potential for wine?

Jo Gilbert looks at how big the online proposition really is and why the UK is at the forefront of wine online

Solera supping

From oldster tipple to hipster hooch, sherry seems to have missed out on the mainstream, says Henry Jeffreys

Mad for Malbec

Argentina is Malbec; New Zealand is Sauvignon Blanc. The intimate link between a country and dominant single variety is a strategy fraught with danger – apparently. Change the record, please.

Lebanon gaining ground

Swiss wine Part 2: Indigenous variety heaven

Wineries from all six of Switzerland’s wine regions were present at the Swiss Wine tasting last month: Valais and Vaud, where most wineries are based, and which account respectively for 33% and 25% of production, Geneva, Ticino, the surprisingly extensive German-speaking area and the Three Lakes Region.