Sales of English and Welsh sparkling wine rose 6% across the on and off-trade in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to WSTA data released today to coincide with St George’s Day.
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Ridgeview Wine Estate has invested £1.8 million in a new winery with the aim of doubling production to 500,000 bottles by 2023.
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David Parkinson is to step down as chief executive officer of WineGB.
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Denbies Wine Estate will increase its winery workforce by a third this year to handle an increase in production.
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Soon to be released research carried out in Sussex could help unlock the secret of yields – and discover why they fluctuate so wildly from year to year in the UK.
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Ridgeview has opened a ‘Beauty Bar’ at a new £15 million spa by Exclusive Hotels at South Lodge.
Guests at the spa will be able to enjoy beauty treatments whilst enjoying a glass of Ridgeview from the UK’s only sparkling wine Enoflute dispenser.
“Working with Ridgeview is the true definition of a partnership,” said Danny Pecorelli, managing director of Exclusive Hotels and Venues.
“We are thrilled for Ridgeview to be represented in such a unique way,” said Tamara Roberts, Ridgeview CEO.
“It’s great working with the whole Exclusive team with their vision and passion. This amazing spa is so beautiful, it’s sure to become a Sussex destination.”
Billecart-Salmon has released two Champagnes, Nicolas Feuillatte has introduced a new Champagne Terroir Premier Cru and Greyfriars Vineyard has released a limited edition Blanc de Noirs.
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Nyetimber has recruited an international area sales manager for Europe as part of plans to increase its presence in the traditional sparkling wine producing countries.
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Five vineyards based in the Surrey Hills area of outstanding natural beauty have joined forces to form a new English wine region - ‘Vineyards of the Surrey Hills’.
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Two English sparkling wines were awarded gold in the latest round of the International Wine Challenge (IWC).
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The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) this week travelled to Tokyo to showcase the quality of English wine and British gin in a bid to boost exports.
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Naked Wines has launched its first crowdfunded English sparkling wine in collaboration with Simpsons Wine Estate.
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Chapel Down has added three European red wines to its portfolio as part of its Great Minds Drink Alike initiative.
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New research has unveiled winemaking areas in the UK that could rival Champagne – and they’re not necessarily what you might expect.
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Hattingley Valley has has signed a nationwide deal with Whole Foods Market and expanded its reach in Australia and Germany.
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Guy Woodward, Louis Roederer International Wine Columnist of the Year 2018
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Producers are calling 2018’s harvest the “harvest of the century” after unusually warm climes descended on Britain this summer and autumn.
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Winemakers in England and Wales have banded together to try and convince the government to rethink plans for a duty hike that could hamper exports and stifle growth.
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Chapel Down has today exchanged on an agreement to lease 388 acres of viticultural land – a move it claims will make it the biggest vineyard in England.
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UK wine producers have experienced a ‘dream growing season’ on the back of the hot summer weather.
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