Prowein Düsseldorf has unveiled a new ‘VIP Hosted Buyer Program’ with a special focus on the UK market for the 2026 edition of the conference.
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The founders of London Cocktail Week – Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhán Payne (pictured) – have acquired both the London Cocktail Week and London Wine Week brands from previous owners Speciality Drinks Ltd.
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London Wine Fair (LWF) has announced a fresh initiative for the 2026 edition. Next year will see the introduction of an annual ‘Host Nation’ centrepiece, with the inaugural nation set to be the UK.
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Vinexposium has announced a new no-alcohol event Be No as part of its Wine Paris offering. The move seeks to highlight the growing prominence of no-alcohol alternatives in the drinks trade.
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The Ultimate CEE Wine Fair is returning to London on Monday 9 June with a bigger line-up of exhibitors and three new winemaking countries.
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South African restaurant Vivat Bacchus is to host a second charity dinner in support of the Africa College Foundation. The event will take place on Wednesday, 12 June, at Vivat Bacchus Farringdon, and will feature a South African Braai Feast, a curated wine tasting, a charity auction, and guest speeches from celebrity speakers including British actress Olivia Williams (Dune, The Crown), and Nicole Ansari-Cox, actress (Succession), director, writer and producer.
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The Drinks Trust has announced its annual Gala is to take place on Monday 6 October 2025 at Claridge’s, London. The event invites guests from across the drinks industry to join the charity in a “night of celebration and purpose”.
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With our busy Manchester SITT in full swing, there’s still some time to register for our London SITT event taking place this Thursday at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Vincent Square.
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The Sommelier Wine Awards extended deadline for wine submissions ends tomorrow, Tuesday 4 February.
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Wines Unearthed has announced its second showing at Wine Paris, where it will be presenting wines from 16 countries. The organisation seeks to support small and medium-sized producers without representation in various markets and give them greater exposure at events such as this Paris-based trade show.
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Edinburgh is getting its very own trade-focused bar show, with the event due to land in the Scottish capital for the first time in April.
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Barcelona Wine Week is continuing to cement its position as the pre-eminent wine fair for Spanish wine as it prepares for a sold out 2024 event.
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Several exhibitors eschewed the traditional walk-up model at the London Wine Fair (LWF) this year, in a move to more creative ways of appealing to would-be customers, with interesting results.
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Liberty Wines is celebrating a bumper tasting at its usual Oval hunting ground on Tuesday (17 February), where a record number of visitors made the pilgrimage to its annual portfolio event.
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What is VinoVirtual and how does it differ from ‘run-of-the-mill’ trade shows?
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After the success of New Zealand Wine Week events in 2021 and 2022, New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) has announced that it will be kicking off the third New Zealand Wine Week on 30 January.
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The UK trade is being invited to uncork some of France’s best kept secrets alongside enduring favourites at VIN, next month’s trade tasting event, which will bring together 50 producers and importers.
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WineGB will be returning to London this September for a celebration of all things English wine – including another year of rising sales.
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The London Wine Fair (LWF) organisers have called the new direct clash between their event and a rescheduled ProWein a ‘direct attack’ on the UK’s biggest wine trade show event.
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It looks almost certain that ProWein is being postponed, with several German publications apparently confirming that the show is being pushed back from March to May, along with a number of exhibitors.
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