James Hocking, previously wine director at The Vineyard Cellars, has set up a new Californian-focused wine agency that will specialise in “boutique, family-owned wineries” and target “high end independent wine merchants, wine-focused restaurants and private clients”.
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A no-deal Brexit will generate over 600,000 additional forms costing the wine industry £70 million, according to the WSTA.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has restated his belief that French vineyards can stop using glyphosate-based weedkillers, though he has accepted he will fall short of his original aim to ban the controversial product altogether.
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Boosted by a 2018 bumper crop, the Rueda DO wine board is this year renewing its export campaign switching its focus from the region’s predominant Verdejo grape variety to Rueda.
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Asia de Cuba, the restaurant at St Martins Lane hotel which introduced Chino-Latino cuisine to London, will close at the end of February.
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Bunnahabhain Distillery has begun a three year overhaul after owner Distell International invested £10.5 million to undergo an “extensive upgrade and refresh” of the distillery.
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Raw Wine London has “partnered with some of the UK’s top low-intervention organic, biodynamic and natural wine importers” for its new ‘Speakers Corner’ tasting and talks area.
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Harpers has released more details about its new event dedicated to French wines - Think France.
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C&C Wines has welcomed Peter McCombie MW to its fold as a part-time portfolio ambassador.
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Simpsons Wine Estate and Roberson Wine have joined forces to launch four new English still wines.
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Bibendum and Gilbeys have teamed up in the Republic of Ireland with effect from 1 March.
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Domaines Paul Mas has added Domaine Les Verrières, in the Grés de Montpellier appellation, to its portfolio of estates.
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The number of “casual dining” restaurants has dropped for the first time in nine years as the pressures facing the sector take their toll.
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Oregon Wine Board and Washington State Wine has revealed a quartet of new wineries poised to exhibit at its London tasting next month, alongside a ‘guest table’ from New York.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis, opinions and features.
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The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) has announced six new MWs from six different countries.
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M Restaurants has introduced a new fixed £10 ‘starting wage’ and has called on the hospitality industry to follow suit.
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There has been a shift at the top of the UK’s hotly contested wine rankings, with the combined sales of South American heavyweights Chile and Argentina overtaking Italy, the UK’s second most quaffed region, in terms of value.
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Liberty Wines is swelling the ranks of its Sicilian portfolio with new producer, Mandrarossa.
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Education and tourism were the key factors behind Portugal’s double-digit value growth in the UK last year, according to Sonia Vieira, marketing director of ViniPortugal.
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