Whiskey, rum and vodka triumph against the odds to beat gin in consumer poll

Vodka, whiskey and rum have dominated a campaign to find the nation's favourite craft spirits - despite gin making up 80% of the entries.

Nyetimber at LWW: Consumers open to wine like never before

This week is London Wine Week (LWW) when punters can sample some of the best wine that the capital has to offer.

Aldi trials pop-up stand alone wine shop as part of London Wine Week

As part of London Wine Week and to raise awareness of its e-commerce site amongst consumers, supermarket discounter Aldi has opened a pop-up wine shop in Shoreditch's Boxpark.

"Bartenders changed everything," says Wild Turkey master distiller as he celebrates 35 years in the industry

Eddie Russell, master distiller at Wild Turkey grew up in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, in the heart of bourbon-making country.

LWF: Visitors numbers fall by 2%

The organisers of the London Wine Fair have reported a decrease in visitor numbers for this year's show.

IWC 2016: M&S dethrones Tesco taking home the most Great Value awards

Seventeen Great Value awards were handed out at this year's International Wine Challenge, with Marks & Spencer being most awarded, taking home four awards, and dethroning Tesco which reigned for the past two years.

Third annual Ginposium 2016 sells out

The third annual Ginposium 2016 was hosted on the 12 May at the London Transport Museum in Convent Garden which sold out with 120 delegates attending the technical conference.

VIDEO: Skin Côntact LIVE storms Islington's O2 Academy

The wine industry's first ever rock band, Skin Côntact, took the wine trade by storm on last night on stage at London's Islington's O2 Academy to raise money for Wine Relief, the wine trade's fundraising initiative which supports Comic Relief.

Skin Côntact: It's the final countdown! Mark Andrew talks about his favourite music legends

Our final personal interview with the stars set to take the stage at tonight's Skin Côntact benefit concert is with Mark Andrew of Noble Rot.

Loire Valley Wines joins Nyetimber for London Wine Week

Loire Valley Wines have joined Nyetimber to be the two headline partners for this year's London Wine Week festival by DrinkUp.London.

LWF: Old world meets new with Argentine Gauchezco

Argentina and Malbec may have some way to go in the UK market to rival New Zealand's key grape, Sauvignon Blanc. 

English wines rake in record number of IWC 2016 golds

English wines continue to go from strength to strength and at this weeks English Wine Producers tasting 120 medals were awarded by the International Wine Challenge 2016.

The Wine Show's Amelia Singer prepares to take the stage for Skin Côntact LIVE concert

For a second year in a row the wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact will be taking to the stage this week in an effort raise aid as part of Comic Relief.

Supermarkets sweep over 300 IWC medals

The consumer is the real winner as indicated by the number of medal winning wines on supermarket shelves. The International Wine Challenge awarded 317 medals to supermarket own-brand wines, with 28 of the wines taking home golds.

IWC 2016: France awarded most IWC gold medals for 2016

France was awarded a total of 130 gold medals, with Champagne alone capturing 50 golds, making it the most awarded country at the 2016 International Wine Challenge.

Alistair Cooper reveals his muscial heroes and embarassing moments ahead of Skin Côntact concert

For a second year in a row the wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact will be taking to the stage this week in an effort raise aid as part of Comic Relief.

Sophie McLean takes the stage for Skin Côntact LIVE AGAIN

For a second year in a row the wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact will be taking to the stage this week in an effort raise aid as part of Comic Relief.

Gilbert's Grape: Surviving the LWF

The world of wine and spirits can be a minefield for newcomers. So Harpers senior reporter and wine newbie Jo Gilbert has decided to give a straight-talking account of what it's like to be a wannabe wino in an experts' industry.

LWF: UK wine market niche trends

Masculine wines, sophisticated rosés and fruit-flavoured sparkling offerings have put themselves on the map as emerging trends, which will continue to gain traction over the course of the next few years.

Lanchester adds Vintrigue to its wines