Published: 11 January, 2016
The recently appointed head of Accolade Wines talks about life in the top job, Chilean wine brand Anakena launching in the UK and how he plans to make Accolade a global one-stop shop for New World wines
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Published: 11 January, 2016
As more and more top-selling wine brands in the UK move their bottling over here, Angela Mount looks at the benefits: does it make more sense to ship in bulk?
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Published: 08 January, 2016
Perception is everything in the battle of the elite drinks purveyors, so it's about time we factored "cool" into wine's appeal, says Christopher Cooper
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Published: 08 January, 2016
The fine wine market steadied in 2015 and is now cautiously optimistic for 2016, according to the latest report released by Liv-Ex this week.
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Published: 08 January, 2016
The 35th New Zealand Annual Trade Tasting, to be held in London on January 18, will be a celebration of Sauvignon Blanc, the country's signature varietal.
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Published: 08 January, 2016
Consumer confidence - and spend - is on the up, a stronger pound is easing the path for UK buyers, and time has seemingly been called by the multiples on an era of heavy discounting, with range cuts also playing into the hands of adventurous independents selling on the contrasting breadth of their portfolio.
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Published: 08 January, 2016
The seventh annual Koshu of Japan tasting will take place in London next month.
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Published: 08 January, 2016
When my name first started appearing at the top of this page each month, I promised myself there was one topic that I would strenuously avoid. Eighteen months in, I'm about to break that promise...
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Published: 08 January, 2016
"Soil is dirt." I'm sure the Californian producer Bill Jekel was being deliberately provocative when he entered into a well-publicised debate about terroir with Bruno Prats of Château Cos d'Estournel at the end of the 1980s, but he was also articulating a position that was widely held in the New World at the time.
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Published: 07 January, 2016
Fine wine merchant Justerini & Brooks has been appointed the new, sole agents for boutique Rhône winery Château Unang.
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Published: 07 January, 2016
The market for wine is rebounding strongly for New World wines, according to reports in the Chinese news media.
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Published: 07 January, 2016
UK wine importer Buckingham Schenk is to unveil a range of wines from Chile's Garcés Silva Family Vineyards at the Specialist Importers Trade Tasting (SITT) in February.
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Published: 06 January, 2016
The French Wine Discoveries tasting returns to London for its 14th year later this month.
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Published: 06 January, 2016
Sales of English and Welsh wines at Waitrose were up 8.5% year on year in the six weeks to January 2, the upscale multiple retailer has reported.
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Published: 06 January, 2016
The millennial generation's quest for authenticity and the experience of discovery will lead it back to the classic wine regions this year, Berry Bros & Rudd has claimed in its New Year predictions.
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Published: 06 January, 2016
London's fashionable Dalston district is about to get the capital's first burger and fine-wine restaurant.
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Published: 05 January, 2016
EU regulations which came into force on January 1 will radically change wine production in France.
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Published: 05 January, 2016
Fine wine investment company Cult Wines is to open a new office in Hong Kong as part of an ambitious growth strategy.
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Published: 05 January, 2016
The Kingscote Estate in East Grinstead, Sussex, has been put up for sale following the unexpected death of owner and founder Christian Monge last year.
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Published: 04 January, 2016
On-trade supplier Flint Wines has signed an exclusive deal to add Brooklyn's Red Hook Winery to its US portfolio.
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