Insights: Italian wines by the glass can shine in the on-trade

At this year's Bellavita Expo last month, Raul Diaz hosted a masterclass focusing on how the on-trade could make the most of Italian wines by the glass.

Analysis: Emerging regions making headway in the UK

Consumers are increasingly demanding unique wine experiences, creating an opportunity for lesser-known regions to grow in the UK market. Discover some of them ahead of next month's Emerging Regions Tasting.

Wines of Chile launches Mercado Chileno event for consumers

Wines of Chile has announced a new consumer event to follow its trade tasting in September. Mercado Chileno will take place at Old Spitalfields Market in London on 11 and 12 September.

Oxford Wine Festival confirms 2015 line-up for eagerly awaited event

The final line-up for the Oxford Wine Festival has now been confirmed. The full exhibitor list now includes over 40 of the UK's leading wine merchants and covers 26 wine-producing countries.

Bibendum PLB and Kings Place plan Ultimate Wine Options Dinner in aid of Action Against Hunger

Bibendum PLB has partnered with Kings Place to host a charity auction and dinner in aid of Action Against Hunger. The event will take place on 7 September.

Programme announced for fifth annual Great Sherry Tasting

The Sherry Institute has announced the programme for its prestigious annual tasting event, the Great Sherry Tasting 2015.

International Wine Challenge Award Results

This week's IWC Awards Dinner saw excellence recognised throughout the world of wine. In a four-page special we take a look at the triumphant merchants and those who took home special awards

Last chance for shops to take part in Shop Rioja campaign and win £1,000 for new listings

Independent wine retailers have a last chance to enter the Shop Rioja campaign and win £1,000 towards new listings of the Spanish region's wines.

Forecast for the next six months at London's Borough Market: cloudy with a chance of Buckfast

Self-styled culinary researcher and contemporary food designer Bompas & Parr has created a walk-in cloud of breathable cocktail which will go on display to the public in London at the end of this month.

Vinexpo 2017 show to drop to four days

Vinexpo closed its doors on 2015 yesterday and in the concluding press brief a new format for 2017 was announced taking the show from five days down to four.

Car Boot heads to South Africa in producer link at Cape Wine

The Wine Car Boot event concept will be making its first foray overseas in a link with a South African producer group in the autumn.

French President Hollande opens Vinexpo 2015

French President François Hollande opened the 18th bi-annal Vinexpo 2015 yesterday.

Vinexpo opens with a new look expecting 48,000 visitors to attend

Vinexpo 2015 is set to begin this weekend in Bordeaux with a new look and is expecting to attract an estimated 48,000 visitors to the bi-annual show in France.

Fenavin wine fair has positioned itself as a gateway to Spanish diversity

Having emerged as Spain's pre-eminent wine fair, Fenavin has positioned itself as a gateway to Spanish diversity as well as value. 

Still time to contribute to the annual Mentzendorff's Tour de L'Oc, which is raising money for the Benevolent

There is still time to contribute to the 9th annual Mentzendorff's Tour de L'Oc, which is raising £30,000 for The Benevolent. Follow the 15-strong cyclists below on their journey.

Champagne Lanson to release its annual limited edition 'Wimbledon' bottle

Champagne Lanson is set to release what has become a bit of a tradition - it's annual limited edition Wimbledon bottle.

Samba sensation hits London Fair

Wine Vision 2015 travels to Bilbao, gateway to Rioja Alavesa, the 'land of a 1,000 wines'

Wine Vision, the must attend event for business leaders across the global wine industry, is set to go global when it returns in November.

London Wine Week gains momentum

More than 8,000 people took part in this year's London Wine Week, which saw a series of tasting events and pop-up bars help across the capital last week.

London Wine Fair 2015 kicks off

The 35th annual London Wine Fair 2015 which kicked off at Olympia in the heart of London yesterday started with a bang.