Alcohol data and insights company IWSR has forecasted a -2.4% decline in global wine volume sales for 2025. This plays out against the background of a predicted -0.4% fall in global beverage alcohol volume sales for the year.
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London-based fine wine business Coterie Group has announced its acquisition of Links Concept Family Wine Merchants, a family-owned fine wine importer and distributor from Hong Kong.
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Port house Kopke has unveiled its first ever 80-Year-Old Tawny. The 1638-founded producer follows Graham’s and Taylor’s, who both introduced the category to their respective ranges this year.
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Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has urged the government to take action at the upcoming Budget to protect jobs and restore confidence in the hospitality sector.
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One of the UK’s largest family-run wine distributors, Berkmann Wine Cellars, has announced the appointment of Vincenzo Arnese (pictured) to its London Prestige team.
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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has released its 2025 Burgundy harvest report, detailing low yields but healthy grapes.
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The Spring iteration of the Specialist Importers Trade Tasting (SITT) 2026 is set to take place on Monday 23 February at etc.venues, Manchester and Wednesday 25 February at Lindley Hall, London.
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On 8 November 2025, the winners of the 2025 Golden Vines Awards were announced in a ceremony at the Faena Forum in Miami.
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Drinks giant Diageo has unveiled its new chief executive with Sir Dave Lewis taking the helm at the company. The new hire will commence his role from 1 January 2026.
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October marked the beginning of fees coming into play for the notorious Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme – the UK government’s latest attempt at minimising waste packaging in our supply chains. Now, this new scheme’s effects are far reaching, it spans industries and channels but I would argue there are few worse affected than spirits.
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Trade body UKHospitality has called for action ahead of the upcoming Budget in an open letter backed by 345 hospitality businesses.
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Dubbed ‘The Meeting of the Minds’, the recent Old Vine Conference in California brought together an unrivalled number of speakers, delegates and stakeholders for a celebration and exploration of one of the wine world’s most important assets.
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The Heretics was founded by long-time friends Gareth Maxwell (pictured, right) and Jimmy Hunter (pictured, left) with two goals – to make great English still wine and use the brand as a vehicle to share with consumers what inspires them – everything from music to design. On Monday (3 November) at Covent Garden’s thirty7 the pair shared their journey alongside their excellent wines.
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The Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) has introduced the ‘Emergency Guarantee System for Sharp Rice Price Increases’ which guarantees breweries’ debts when they borrow production funds from financial institutions.
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Fresh data from IWSR can reveal that global total beverage alcohol (TBA) consumption volume was in decline during the first half of the financial year, with a drop of -1% reported.
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The London Wine Fair (LWF) has been acquired by current event director Hannah Tovey in an unprecedented buyout, marking a new chapter for the UK's longest-running drinks exhibition.
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The wine investment platform WineCap has released its Q3 2025 Fine Wine Report, highlighting a strengthening market background.
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Equal Measures UK, a non-profit organisation dedicated to driving intersectional inclusion across the drinks and hospitality industries, has announced its expansion into the wine trade.
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Multinational wine producer Viña Concha y Toro has reported a strong third quarter, unveiling a sales increase of 10% - its eighth consecutive quarter of growth.
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Leading distributor Armit Wines has announced the appointment of Svet Manolov MS as its new portfolio director.
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