New president for Franciacorta Consorzio
Franciacorta Consorzio, the governing body of the Franciacorta premium Italian sparkling wine region, has elected Vittorio Moretti, owner of Bellavista and Contadi Castaldi, as its president.
Read more...Franciacorta Consorzio, the governing body of the Franciacorta premium Italian sparkling wine region, has elected Vittorio Moretti, owner of Bellavista and Contadi Castaldi, as its president.
Read more...The Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja is looking at introducing terroir-based regulation for the first time.
Read more...The iSommelier, a 'smart' decanter which reduces aeration time for a wine from hours to minutes, has been awarded the 2015 Innovation Trophy.
Read more...Wine Australia has announced the dates of its Australia Day Tastings for 2016.
Read more...Australian winemaker De Bortoli is to launch two new wine ranges into the UK in January.
Read more...Fine wine merchant Armit Wines has announced the en primeur release of the 2014 vintage from highy regarded Burgundy winemaker Domaine Leflaive.
Read more...Wines of Portugal has announced the details of its 2016 annual tasting.
Read more...Liberty Wines has added Central Otago's Burn Cottage Vineyard to its range of premium New Zealand Pinot Noirs.
Read more...Leading online distributor Matthew Clark is predicting that UK consumers will become yet more inquisitive in 2016.
Read more...Côte du Rhône estate Clos des Grives is marking the release of its 2013 vintage with a short film.
Read more...Wine drinkers who love nothing better than unearthing a hidden gem should look no further than Cyprus.
Read more...As the iconic Port producer celebrates its 225th anniversary, seventh-generation family member George Sandeman presented a limited release of the 2000 Vintage Port in London. Anne Krebiehl MW met him to talk through the changing fortunes of Port
Read more...Taste4, a new online wine service, has banned the ten least understood wine words from its marketing, following an extensive consumer survey.
Read more...Sherry has become the first wine brand to use the new top-level domain of .wine to mark its presence on the internet.
Read more...Forty Hall in Enfield has produced what is believed to be London's first sparkling wine.
Read more...Sales of English wines have rocketed this Christmas, Waitrose has revealed.
Read more...Wine sales for Christmas - and for the year - will peak on Monday, December 14, according to sales data from online retailer Laithwaite's Wine.
Read more...Britain's vineyards association, the UKVA, is to appoint a CEO to navigate ways forward for the UK's burgeoning wine industry. UKVA's Chairman, Sam Lindo of Camel Valley, said the move was part of a new "dynamic strategy" involving the overhaul of the association which he said would give greater support and sales help to producers.
Read more...Still wine is the preferred alcoholic drink of the French, being the top choice of 34% of consumers. Spirits and cocktails come next (22%), followed by beer (16%), then Champagne and sparkling wines (15%), according to the latest annual SOWINE/SSI Barometer survey of French attitudes to wine.
Read more...London-based on-trade supplier Flint Wines has added Burgundy's resurrected Domaine Launay-Horiot estate to its portfolio.
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