Ruinart offers once in a lifetime trip to top UK sommelier

Time is running out to sign up for the Ruinart Sommelier Challenge 2019, which will result in one young UK-based sommelier heading on an all-expenses paid trip to Champagne.

Champagne Castelnau appoints marketing and communications director

Champagne Castelnau has strengthened its marketing team with the appointment Olivier Legrand.

Liberty takes on Piper-Heidsieck

Liberty Wines is bolstering its Champagne portfolio by taking on distribution for Piper-Heidsieck.

KFWE puts sparkling in the spotlight

Kosher Food and Wine Experience London (KFWE) has announced that all things sparkling will be a key element of this year’s show for the first time.

Q&A: Meritxell Juvé, chief executive, Juvé & Camps

Prosecco on the way out says Naked Wines

Sauvignon Blanc still reigns supreme as Britain’s favourite grape, while Prosecco is on the wane according to the latest from Naked Wines.

Moët & Chandon gears up for Christmas with pop-up in The Blind Pig

Moët & Chandon has extended its partnership with brand ambassador Jason Atherton with the launch of a pop-up in his The Blind Pig bar.

England sparkles in latest IWC round

Two English sparkling wines were awarded gold in the latest round of the International Wine Challenge (IWC).

Henkell & Co to be renamed Henkell Freixenet

Henkell & Co Sektkellerei and Freixenet SA will be known as Henkell Freixenet in the New Year to reflect the companies merging.

Champagnes and Chateaux launches online sales

Champagnes and Châteaux has revamped its website so it can sell bottles direct to consumers.

Simpsons releases its first sparkler

Kent estate Simpsons has released its first sparkling wine, six years after its founders branched out from the Languedoc in France to launch their first UK venture.

Research unveils UK winemaking areas that could rival Champagne

New research has unveiled winemaking areas in the UK that could rival Champagne – and they’re not necessarily what you might expect.

Freixenet-Copestick merger to create sparkling super supplier

UK-based wine supplier and brand owner Copestick Murray and Cava giant Freixenet have revealed plans to merge as of January 1.

Freixenet renews Christmas at Kew sponsorship

Freixenet has signed up as sponsor of Christmas at Kew for the second year running.

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.