“Don’t grub up bush vines!” was the resounding advice from Pedro Ballesteros MW at the new Barcelona Wine Week this week, where he cited Catalan Garnatxa producers as examples to follow in the need for a new approach in viticulture to tackle climate change.
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Perthshire-based specialist online whisky auction house Whisky Auctioneer has begun its sale of the largest private collection of whisky to go under the hammer.
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Majestic has partnered with Australia’s Bird in Hand winery to raise money for the South Australian County Fire Service.
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The average retail price of a bottle of still wine will break the £6 barrier in the UK for the first time this year, according to new figures from the WSTA.
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The head winemaker at Dorset winery Langham Estate has branched out on his own to embark on a sustainable winemaking venture.
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James Hocking Wine (JHW) has expanded its portfolio with three Napa Valley wineries – CAMi, Pilcrow and Zeitgeist.
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Wine tariffs introduced as part of a transatlantic dispute on aeronautics have provided something of a boost for Italy on the secondary market, with the value of the country’s top wines increasing by an average of 12.5% during 2019 on a leading UK platform.
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Bermar has launched a new wine and Champagne preservation technology driven by a new ePreserve chip that reseals and preserves both still and sparkling for 21 days all in one system.
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Global exports of Australian wine continued to grow in value during 2019, up 3% to A$ 2.91bn over the previous year.
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New Zealand Winegrowers has announced wine exports from the country increased 8% in 2019 reaching a record value of $1.86bn.
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Organic wine was the “big category winner” in 2019 as supermarkets cashed in on shoppers’ environmental concerns, according to the Soil Association Certification’s annual Organic Market Report 2020 released today.
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Majestic has reported booming sales of no/low beer and wine during last month boosted by ‘biggest ever’ dry January.
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UK-based fine wine agency and analytics platform, Wine Lister, has been acquired by French media outfit, Groupe Figaro.
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Davy’s is set to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a year-long programme of competitions, events and special offers for customers in its wine bars, shops and online from this week.
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Beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales recovered from a poor December, with a 2% uplift in sales in January.
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Online spirits retailer Master of Malt is looking to increase trade sales as a primary area of growth for the business in 2020.
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More than a quarter of UK drinkers (27%) cut their alcohol consumption entirely or in part during January, new research has revealed.
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London-based wine merchant Top Selection is to be the exclusive distributor for Tuscan producer Villa Saletta.
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Lise Donier-Meroz, a sommelier at Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume restaurant, has won the inaugural Gérard Basset Travel Bursary.
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Leading UK distributor Bibendum Wine has launched a new initiative to streamline the sale of fine wines from Bordeaux to the UK on- and off-trade.
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