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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The annual Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme Auction, which began on 21 August, continues apace.
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The Specialist Importers Trade Tasting (SITT) has confirmed that 13 new wine and spirit importers will be joining the line up in September for the Autumn 2025 events in London and Manchester.
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Ian Burrell, co-founder of Equiano Rum and the ‘Global Rum Ambassador’, is no longer involved with the Equiano brand.
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Rhône Valley based producer Vidal-Fleury has partnered with distributor González Byass UK.
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In the 13th edition of his annual South Africa Special Report, Tim Atkin MW has scored two wines 100 points (full marks).
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A quarter of all of Austria’s Vineyards have been certified organic for the first time.
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With one of the final installments of our Summer Q&A series, Gillian Murray, director of commercial procurement wholesale at C&C Group, reflects on the Irish business' performance so far this year as well as anticipating a busy Christmas period for the company.
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The English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber is now the official sparkling wine of England Rugby.
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Applications for the 2026 V d’Or Awards, Vinexposium’s Business Awards, are now open.
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The 2025 Pinot Grigio harvest has begun in Italy's largest DOC, Delle Venezie, and is being hailed as promising for quality, with increased yields.
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Audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg has called on the government to provide financial support to the UK’s hospitality and retail sector to help businesses survive higher running costs.
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Liberty Wines CEO Tom Platt continues our summer Q&A series with a measured take on the challenges to the trade.
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The 2025 harvest in the Rhône has commenced, starting 10 days earlier than last year’s grape gathering.
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French drinks giant Pernod Ricard has announced its results for the 2025 financial year. Amid a suite of macroeconomic challenges, the multinational saw an overall -3% drop in organic global sales.
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For many spirits producers, getting their products listed on the portfolio of a distributor is the golden goal for growth – and rightly so. The impact of working with a distributor, for many brands, is very real.
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In July of this year the Sicilian red variety Orisi was recognised by the Gazetta Ufficiale Regione Siciliana as an indigenous grape variety that can be included on a bottle’s label. This status was gained in strong part thanks to the work of Stefano Girelli who has cultivated the grape at his Santa Tresa vineyard in Vittoria in an experimental vineyard (pictured) for the last decade.
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Symington Family Estates has announced its expectations for the 2025 harvest across its estates in the Douro, Alentejo and Vinho Verde regions.
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Tejo Wines has announced updated regulations for the region’s lower-alcohol and dealcoholised wines. The move follows approval by the Tejo General Council (CVR), as well as official recognition by the Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (IVV).
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Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) has revealed the finalists for its annual Spotlight Awards, drawn from a talent pool of over 300 nominations across the UK.
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