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Chapel Down appoints ex BrewDog head as ‘beer MD’

Published: 04 October, 2017

Chapel Down has appointed Gareth Bath, previous managing director for craft brewer BrewDog, to the newly created position of ‘managing director of beer’.

Majestic to base wine range on consumer feedback

Published: 04 October, 2017

Majestic has relaunched its website with a feature that gives consumers the option to rate the wines they buy, in turn helping to shape the retailer’s wine portfolio.

Hattingley and MWs Susie Barrie and Peter Richards launch English wine initiative

Published: 02 October, 2017

Hattingley Valley has joined forces with TV presenters Susie Barrie MW and Peter Richards MW to launch a charity-focused English wine initiative.

John Worontschak, Mike Florence and Matthieu Elzinga, co-owners of Litmus Wines

Litmus wines to be distributed by Bibendum

Published: 19 September, 2017

Litmus Wines has teamed up with Bibendum to distribute its English wines to the on-trade.

Lyme Bay expands seasonal range with dessert-inspired release

Published: 13 September, 2017

Lyme Bay winery in Devon has added to its range of seasonal wines with a new Christmas Pudding-inspired lauch.

Langham Wine Estate appoints first head of sales & marketing

Published: 11 September, 2017

Langham Wine Estate has appointed Caroline Gitsham as head of sales & marketing – a new role created as the Dorset sparkling wine producer expands its production and tourism potential.

Rathfinny first to gain ‘Sussex’ wine approval as it seals distribution deal with Gonzalez Byass

Published: 11 September, 2017

A still white wine has become the first ‘Sussex’ wine to win approval under the new Sussex Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) scheme.

Earliest ever harvest for Denbies

Published: 08 September, 2017

This week we reported that an earlier than expected harvest arrived in the Loire at the end of August.

Alcohol dominates list of top seven UK food and drink exports

Published: 18 August, 2017

Four out of the top seven performing export categories in the UK’s food and drink market are alcoholic, new figures have revealed.

Naked Wines reveals £1m investment into English wine as sales surge

Published: 09 August, 2017

Naked Wines has reported a 16% volume increase in annual sales of its English wines (to July 2017), driven by the seemingly unquenchably thirst for home-grown bubbles.

New appointment ups ante at Lyme Bay following BRC approval

Published: 01 August, 2017

Devon-based winery, Lyme Bay Winery, has appointed a new quality manager to continue its work into best practice.

Hambledon becomes WSET approved

Published: 24 July, 2017

English vineyard Hambledon is upping its tourism and education offering by becoming an official programme provider for the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET).

Bolney scoops top prize at inaugural UK Wine Awards

Published: 20 July, 2017

The first UK Wine Awards set a new tone for the English and Welsh wine industry at Wimbledon’s Hotel du Vin yesterday.

The Midcounties Co-operative ramps up focus on regional wine

Published: 18 July, 2017

A trio of English wine producers has secured listings with The Midcounties Co-operative Food as the retailer ramps up its regional products and staff training.

English wine sales boom at Jascots

Published: 13 July, 2017

Jascots Wine Merchants has reported a 171% volume hike in its English wine sales.

Merger to unite corners of English wine

Published: 11 July, 2017

It’s still early days for the new merger between the two main bodies representing the interests of UK wine producers.

WSTA presents “unequivocal argument” for free trade, but will ministers listen?

Published: 10 July, 2017

An industry meeting with Defra has re-ignited some of the biggest questions around Brexit and what threats our departure from Europe poses to the wine and spirits industry.

Bolney becomes first English magnum to be sold in John Lewis

Published: 06 July, 2017

Bolney Wine Estate has secured a listing with John Lewis for its Blanc de Blancs 2011 (75cl), Blanc de Blancs 2010 (150cl) and the Cuvée Rosé 2014, making it the first English magnum available from the department store.

EWP and UKVA to merge to form one unified UK wine body

Published: 04 July, 2017

The two organisations responsible for representing the needs and interests of the UK wine industry are pooling their resources, it has been announced.