Taittinger gastronomy competition reaches the big 50

Champagne Taittinger is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their renowned Taittinger Prix Culinaire International.

ICCWS: New technological trends impacting wine marketing

Bottlebooks' Jonathan Harclerode joined a panel of e-business wine experts at the ICCWS last week to discuss how to make collecting and sharing wine data more efficient.

"Watertight paper trail" only way to ensure provenance at auction

A UK auctioneer is stressing the importance of having watertight paperwork to prevent wine fraud following speculation that top Burgundy lots offered by a Swiss auction house were counterfeit.

ICCWS: Cool climate wine gaining ground

Speaking at the Cool Climate Symposium (ICCWS) in Brighton last week, Oz Clarke said cool climate wines such as English and Welsh wines, could be the perfect antidote to the big, overripe wines.

ICCWS moving to Canada after UK event

Canada has been announced as the successor to England as the next host of the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium.

Promotion for UK indies to drive Provence rosé growth

Vins de Provence is launching a necktag promotion to support sales and drive awareness of Provence rosé wines in UK indies.

Sales of English wine up 13% at Waitrose

Sales at Waitrose show that UK consumers are continuing to invest in home-grown wines, with sales increasingly year-by-year.

Size doesn't matter, says co-founder of new multi-million pound "mega" distillery

The co-founder of Portobello Road Gin has revealed that building a 'super-distillery' was never the intention behind plans to build a four-storey gin destination in the heart of Notting Hill.

Importer profile: Red Squirrel

Since 2012, London-based importer Red Squirrel has been focusing on "squirrelling" out new and rare wines to bring to the UK market.

Top ten tweets from National Wine Day

Whiskey, rum and vodka triumph against the odds to beat gin in consumer poll

Vodka, whiskey and rum have dominated a campaign to find the nation's favourite craft spirits - despite gin making up 80% of the entries.

Q&A: Julio Sáenz, La Rioja Alta, S.A.

La Rioja Alta, S.A., has been making wine since it was founded by five families back in 1890. We chatted to Julio Sáenz, winemaker at the premium vineyard since 1996 and technical director since 2005, about how their wines and the winemaking have evolved.

Report: Brands need to adapt to changing behaviours of early adopters

Drinks brands are missing out on reaching early adopters to products in the on-trade, a new study has suggested.

Nyetimber at LWW: Consumers open to wine like never before

This week is London Wine Week (LWW) when punters can sample some of the best wine that the capital has to offer.

London and Glasgow leading the way for UK employment growth

The UK wine and spirits industry has seen employee numbers grow by 1.7 per cent in the last year, with Glasgow and London leading the way in terms of contributions to UK talent.

Harpers Awards 2016 open for entry!

The Harpers Awards 2016 are now open, celebrating the best of what the UK on and off-trade has to offer.

Competition rivals working together to put Aberdeen on the map

Three bartenders from Aberdeen who have reached the final of a national bartending competition say that competitions have become a sure-fire way to turn a city into drinking hotspot.

Jamaican rum's master blender witnesses technology revolution during 35-year career

Joy Spence, master blender at Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum, has seen rum production revolutionised over the course of three-and-a-half decades in her chosen field.

"Bartenders changed everything," says Wild Turkey master distiller as he celebrates 35 years in the industry

Eddie Russell, master distiller at Wild Turkey grew up in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, in the heart of bourbon-making country.

The Wine Show's Amelia Singer on being a social (media) butterfly

Amelia Singer, presenter of ITV's The Wine Show, is focusing on bringing new audiences to wine with her fun and friendly presence on social media.