Demand for English wine as Rathfinny plants more vines
Rathfinny Estate has received calls from supermarkets keen to stock its English wine, despite being a year away from...
Read more...Rathfinny Estate has received calls from supermarkets keen to stock its English wine, despite being a year away from...
Read more...Another year, another en primeur campaign. No longer are these the heady days of feverish speculation - both the market and a comedown from the hailed 2009 and 2010 vintages have steered the situation back into the real world, where this strange and intricate market mechanism of courtiers, négociants and "la place" insists on existing for another year.
Read more...Thiénot Bordeaux-Champagnes has unveiled Thiénot UK, which follows both Thiénot Inc USA and Thiénot Asia in establishing direct distribution for the brand around the world.
Read more...The UK wine trade will get the chance to taste a full range of Canadian wines at a generic tasting to be held in London on May 16.
Stevens Garnier is to hold its Annual Portfolio Tasting on April 30 in Manchester and May 1 in London.
Read more...The sparkling wine category has made serious headway in the UK in recent years. Andrew Catchpole looks at what's next
Read more...Romanian Winegrowers has announced it will be returning to the London International Wine Fair this year, on the back of significant growth in exports of Romanian wine to the UK.
Read more...The family-owned Italian wine producer Piccini has introduced a third wine, a rosata, to its Memoro Vino d'Italia range.
Read more...English sparkling wine could become the biggest threat to future Champagne sales if the quality and diversity of offer...
Read more...More than 700 French wine producers are now supporting the Vin de France promotional classification scheme, which came to operation in 2010.
Read more...In a country where the majority of wines are made industrially and conventionally, Alvaro Espinoza is something of an oddity in Chile - albeit an extremely successful one.
Read more...Liberty Wines has been appointed UK agent for South African producer Excelsior.
Read more...New Zealand winery Prophet's Rock is set for further expansion "into offshore markets" following its purchase by a group...
Read more...The UK remained the number one export market for Chablis last year, with just under 10 million bottles - worth over €43 million - shipped over in 2012.
Read more...Chablis, a collage of Chardonnay often sown on fossilised oysters, spans almost 5,000 hectares of villages, valleys and riverbanks. When I last visited in 2010, producers were wary. Tough economic times spelled strain when it came to their major export market - Britain. But, on my latest visit, it felt as if they had learnt to minimise risk by reaching out to a number of new markets.
Read more...South African wine brand FirstCape has won its first listings in Ireland.
Read more...A group of premium South African wineries have announced their programme of trade, consumer and press events for the UK in June.
Read more...Pernod Ricard is adding a Garnacha varietal to its Campo Viejo brand adding as it looks to increase the number of its well-recognised yellow labels on shelf.
Read more...The notion that Germans allegedly don't have a sense of humour was severely tested last Thursday night: Markus Schneider, a young winemaker from Germany's sunny Pfalz region, was in London to present his unusual wines alongside a specially designed menu at Vinoteca Marylebone.
Read more...Wines from the Rhône enjoyed continued popularity in the UK in 2012, with exports up 6.5% on the previous year.
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