The Wine Show's Joe Fattorini to run Médoc Marathon raising £5K for The Benevolent

ITV's 'The Wine Show' presenter Joe Fattorini is set to run the Médoc Marathon and aims to raise £5,000 for drinks charity The Benevolent.

Keys to building your indie business Part 2: How to capitalise on the off-into-on-trade offer

At the first Think Indie, Drink Indie event, successful merchants shared best practices and avenues to consider when looking to expand. Here is the first of a four part series covering different areas independent merchants should consider in expanding their businesses. Topics covered included why wholesaling is good for indies, how the hybrid model can be great for retail, what to consider when expanding online and the how to maximise the value of events.

Miles Beale: The wine and spirits industry has its heart in the right place - the UK

Miles Beale, the chief executive of the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, reminds us while opportunities and challenges lay ahead following the Brexit vote "this is not a time for knee-jerk reactions", but "it is also not a time to be left standing still either."

Nearly 90% of UK wine drinkers considering themselves 'wine buffs'

According to a recent survey of 1,586 Brits, conducted by UK research and consulting firm Ginger Research, 88% of respondents said they considered themselves a wine buff or a wine lover.

New HMRC spirit production guidelines drafted to help improve business licensing

New guidelines are being drafted by the HMRC to help distillers looking to apply to become a licensed spirit producers in the UK easier.

Insights: The rise of direct-to-consumer retailing

With products facing ever-increasing competition for shelf space, Angela Mount looks at how brands are cutting out the middlemen

Tim Atkin MW: Embracing change and pushing boundaries

Liks so many industries the wine world is in flux and Tim Atkin challenges that may not be a bad thing.

Keys to building your indie business Part 1: World Wine Web

At the first Think Indie, Drink Indie event, successful merchants shared best practices and avenues to consider when looking to expand. Here is the first of a four part series covering different areas independent merchants should consider in expanding their businesses. Topics covered included why wholesaling is good for indies, how the hybrid model can be great for retail, what to consider when expanding online and the how to maximise the value of events.

In-depth: 50 Best Indies winners

Voted for by our 100-strong and fully independent countrywide judging academy, these exciting new awards are designed to recognise those independent merchants that have done the most to drive forward quality and innovation in the retail of wines, beers and spirits.

Q&A: Chester Osborn, head of D'Arenberg Wines

Chester Osborn, a man famous for his loud shirts and the flamboyant head of D'Arenberg Wines, talks to Angela Mount about his winemaking ethos and his quirkily-named wines.

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Graham Norton expands his wine range

Following the tremendous success of his own-label sauvignon blanc, Graham Norton will be expanding production the GN Sauvignon Blanc and will be adding an Australian Shiraz to the range this Autumn.

Oddbins' launches wacky new Brexit campaign

Leave it to Oddbins, the quirky wine retailer, to come out with a new campaign centred on the recent vote for the UK to leave European Union.

Southern France city streets flood with wine following vandalism

French police have confirmed the criminal nature of an attack on a wine storage business in the port city of Sète, in southern France.

Wine floods Séte, Frence following sabatoge against negociant

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Insights: What could Brexit mean for bulk wine?

As the pound-to-Euro exchange rate takes a battering, bulk buying from the eurozone has suddenly become a less attractive prospect. What kind of impact will this have on both sides of the Channel?

Family Affair Part 4: Miguel Torres Maczassek, general manager, Bodegas Torres

Family-owned wineries still thrive in an increasingly consolidated world. Andrew Catchpole speaks to Miguel Torres Maczassek, the general manager of Bodegas Torres, about the benefits of being independently run. This is the final article in a four part series.

Fever-Tree's H1 revenue jumps 69%

Fever-Tree continues to grow on the back of the current gin boom that has been sweeping the UK with revenue up 69% according to interim H1 results out today.

Insights: Is cash or profit margin king when it comes to the on-trade?

How are on-trade outlets measuring the health of their business today?