Billecart-Salmon appoints Mathieu Roland-Billecart CEO

Champagne Billecart-Salmon has appointed Mathieu Roland-Billecart to the position of chief executive officer.

Insights: Focus on fizz

Drawing on sparkling wine research carried out with Wines Direct, Harpers assesses the state of play

Accolade sparkling head and wine icon Ed Carr on launching Tasmanian fizz onto the world stage

Fresh from his win at the Lifetime Achievement Awards at last week’s Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships in London, Ed Carr, group head sparkling winemaker at Accolade Wines talked to Harpers about putting Tasmania on the map.

Missed opportunity: What a rise with inflation means for the UK wine trade

Pub landlords and spirits importers will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning, but not the nation’s wine trade – which is looking at an extra £90 million bill in duty next year.

Low disease pressure and minimal intervention casts warm glow over UK wine industry

Official launch of ‘maximum bubbles, zero waste’ fizz preserver

A Champagne and sparkling wine preserver that promises to keep fizz in optimum condition for up to four weeks has been officially launched to the on-trade following a trial in a selection of high end restaurants.

Juvé & Camps receives organic certification

Juvé & Camps has received organic certification following a three-year process of converting the vineyards to organic viticulture.

The Whisky Exchange launches Champagne event

The Whisky Exchange has launched a Champagne event to ‘revive’ the category in the UK.

Guy Woodward: Nyetimber’s gift to the industry

Guy Woodward, Louis Roederer International Wine Columnist of the Year 2018

Prosecco DOC reports ‘exceptional’ harvest

The Tutelary Consortium for Prosecco DOC has announced an “exceptional” vintage for this year’s harvest.

Champagne sees increase in trade share

Champagne’s trade share has risen from 1% to 8% by value in the past eight years, with the number of unique Champagnes trading having multiplied in the same time frame, according to a new report.

Accolade Wines launches first Echo Falls Prosecco - ProsEcho Falls

Accolade Wines has taken its Echo Falls brand into the Prosecco sector for the first time with the launch of ProsEcho Falls.

Piper Heidsieck appoints new Chef de Cave

Piper Heidsieck has appointed Émilien Boutillat as its new Chef de Cave.

Brexit blamed for fall in prosecco sales

Exports to the UK of Prosecco have fallen for the first time in 10 years, Coldiretti has revealed.

Prosecco continues to lead sparkling wine category

Sparkling wine continues to grow with Prosecco leading the category and English fizz remaining on the rise, according to The Wine Intelligence Sparkling Wine in the UK Market 2018 Report.

Copestick Murray adds first Champagne to I Heart portfolio

Copestick Murray, owned by German group Henkell which recently purchased Freixenet to form the world’s largest sparkling wine supplier, has added the first Champagne to its I Heart range to replicate the success of the brand’s Prosecco.

FMV bolsters Champagne menu with Leclerc Briant

Fields, Morris & Verdin (FMV) has expanded its Champagne portfolio with the addition of Leclerc Briant.

Nicolas Feuillatte appoints Castelnau as part of on-trade UK strategy

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte has appointed Castelnau Wine Agencies (CWA) as part of its strategy to secure its on-trade presence throughout the UK.

‘Dream’ growing season for UK producers

UK wine producers have experienced a ‘dream growing season’ on the back of the hot summer weather.

Jascots adds Sekt producer Schloss Vaux to tap fizz trend

Jascots has added Sekt Estate producer Schloss Vaux to its portfolio to tap Brits’ continued thirst for bubbles.