The new generation of winemakers in South Africa is helping to increase the prestige and sophistication of wines coming out of the country, according to leading wine critics at last week's ProWein in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Read more...Six out of the 10 competing producers at the inaugural Winestars World competition held at last week's Prowein walked away with significant interest from at least one of the wine buyer judges, writes Erin Smith.
Read more...Luxury Norfolk hotel Congham Hall has replaced its paper wine list with an interactive iPad menu.
Read more...The world's most expensive bottle of wine - Domaine of the Bee 'Reductio ad Absurdam' 2010 - goes on sale today with a price tag of €1 million.
Read more...English sparkling wine was seen as one of the big successes at last week's ProWein with wines from the five participating wineries receiving rave reviews, writes Miguel Cruz Liljegren
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The sixth Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification released this week by wine critics Matthew Jukes and Tyson Stelzer has seen 23 new wineries join the list.
Portuguese producer, Sogrape, has announced its 2011 Port vintage could have the "greatest potential for ageing" than any vintage in the history of its Ferreira, Offley and Sandeman ports.
Read more...Kingsland Wines & Spirits has installed solar panels on its roof which will provide up to 70% of the factory's energy.
Read more...Champagne sales in the on-trade surged by a robust 7.2% last year, bucking the widely reported decline in retail sales.
Read more...More international visitors than ever before visited the largest ever ProWein this week. The three-day fair hosted 4,783 exhibitors from 48 countries and more than 44,000 trade visitors, up from 40,667 last year.
Read more...The Academy of Food & Wine Service has announced the 10 semi-finalists of this year's Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013.
Read more...The drinks trade charity The Benevolent has announced the appointment of David Cox as its new chief executive.
Read more...International wine business Boutinot has been bought out by its management team, led by Dennis Whiteley, Michael Moriarty and Tony Brown MW.
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The balance of power between the main wine-producing countries is there to see at this week's ProWein, with all facing their own difficulties while trying to exploit new opportunities.
UK wine companies looking to expand their business internationally need to be careful they do their homework first and choose the right countries to operate in.
Read more...Lidio Carraro has been named the producer of the official licensed wines for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
Read more...ProWein 2013 opened today in Düsseldorf looking to cement its increasingly respected position as the...
Read more...Accolade Wines is bringing the Geyser Peak range of commercial and premium Californian wines to the UK this summer...
Read more...Pernod Ricard is adding a Garnacha varietal to its Campo Viejo brand adding as it looks to increase the number of its well-recognised yellow labels on shelf.
Read more...A recent Alcohol Health Alliance UK report has found an increase in cases of alcohol-related cancer, despite the link between the two having been established for several decades.
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