
Bulk matters
An increasingly sophisticated and sustainably focused bulk wine sector is in global ascendancy and it is increasingly shaping the world’s wine market, including the premium end.
Read more...An increasingly sophisticated and sustainably focused bulk wine sector is in global ascendancy and it is increasingly shaping the world’s wine market, including the premium end.
Read more...Rioja Alavesa wine producers have officially agreed to revive the breakaway Viñedos de Álava DO (Denominación de Origen) which they say is aimed at providing a sustainable economic model for wine producers.
Read more...Sauvignon Blanc still reigns supreme as Britain’s favourite grape, while Prosecco is on the wane according to the latest from Naked Wines.
Read more...Gaucho has hired former Wines of Argentina Europe director Andrew Maidment as part of a new strategy to re-establish the brand as ‘UK’s foremost Argentine wine specialist’.
Read more...Good design may only sell the one, first bottle if the liquid inside is discovered to be below par. But present the most sublime booze in a mediocre or off-putting package and the painstaking craft of the distiller or winemaker is likely to be left collecting dust.
Read more...Sales of Rhône wines continue to decline in traditional markets, while the US east coast is showing “unprecedented levels of consumer interest,” according to leading sommeliers.
Read more...Xavier Rousset talks to Harpers about Trade, a new Soho-based private members’ club for the restaurant and bar world
Read more...It’s been a good year for education in the on-trade, with a number of new initiatives being launched in the UK recently.
Read more...The vineyards of Soave have been recognised as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
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Read more...It could be a cracking Christmas for vegetarian and vegan wine, according to new research published by the IGD.
Read more...UK restaurants are on the slide, according to the new edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners.
Read more...My Wine Society has launched a new app it has dubbed “Facebook for wine”.
Read more...Maremma in the past decade or so has emerged from the shadow cast by the neighbouring and much-feted Bolgheri, which rather than imparting its prestige to the relative Italian backwater, had instead created for it an expectation of achievement that the region hadn’t so far managed. But this is changing as an exciting medley of wines come to the fore.
Read more...The latest Health Survey for England has revealed a decline in UK adults drinking harmful levels of alcohol.
Read more...Moët & Chandon has extended its partnership with brand ambassador Jason Atherton with the launch of a pop-up in his The Blind Pig bar.
Read more...Plumpton College has recorded the largest student intake for its wine courses since the education centre was launched 30 years ago.
Read more...Quoin Rock has revealed the maiden release of its Black Series Méthode Cap Classique.
Read more...New Zealand Winegrowers has reported a hike in value and volume sales in the UK off-trade.
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