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Yellow Tail to launch a 12-week marketing campaign in the UK

Published: 30 April, 2015

Australian-based Yellow Tail is set to launch a 12-week marketing campaign with the goal of reaching 11m UK consumers.

Waitrose sees sales of English wine soar

Published: 30 April, 2015

Sales of English wine at Waitrose nearly doubled in 2014, and the retailer has reported an increase of 177% in the last week.

Gusbourne Plc sales surge 56% in 2014, but posted a £1m loss for the year

Published: 29 April, 2015

English wine company Gusbourne Plc sales surged 56% for the financial year 2014, but because of expansion investments the company also reported a net loss of over £1m for the same period.

UK GDP slumps to a 3 year low, signalling potential trouble ahead for retailers

Published: 28 April, 2015

The UK's economy grew at its slowest pace in three years, expanding just 0.3% in for the first quarter of the year.

LWF 2015 to host record-breaking 150 UK businesses and offer over 100 programme seminars

Published: 28 April, 2015

London Wine Fair 2015 is set to to host over 150 UK wine businesses and offer more than 100 presentations across the three day fair.

Plumpton College launches first UK wine business degree

Published: 24 April, 2015

Plumpton College is launching the first wine business honours degree in the UK.

Kent winery Chapel Down hails "excellent" year as sales rise 21%

Published: 23 April, 2015

English wine producer Chapel Down hailed an "excellent year" after seeing year-on-year sales rise 21% during 2014 to £6.1m.

Portobello Road Gin launches new limited edition

Published: 23 April, 2015

Artisan gin brand Portobello Road gin is to launch a new limited edition gin, after seeing strong growth and growing international demand.

English Wine Project set to open a new bottling plant in the Midlands

Published: 22 April, 2015

The English Wine Project, a winemaking consultancy firm and producer of its own range of wines, is set to open a beer and wine bottling plant in Derby in mid-June.

Entrepreneur sets up cycling tours around English vineyards

Published: 22 April, 2015

An entrepreneur has set a up a travel company offering cycling tours of English vineyards.

English Wine Week heads north as Birmingham unveils series of events

Published: 21 April, 2015

English Wine Week is set to extend outside its South East heartland this year with a series of events in Birmingham celebrating English wine.

WSET to receive The Queen's Award for 2015

Published: 21 April, 2015

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust today announced it is set to receive The Queen's Award for Enterprise 2015 in international trade at a reception on the 14 July, 2015 held at the Buckingham Palace.

CyT sales top over $1 billion for the first time

Published: 15 April, 2015

Concha y Toro announced sales grew 22.6% overall and increased 16.9% in the UK for its financial year-end 2014.

UK remains largest export market for Côtes du Rhône wine

Published: 14 April, 2015

Côtes du Rhône figures for 2014 confirmed the UK remained the Rhône Valley's largest export market, accounting for 18% of its exports.

London Wine Fair 2015: Why LWF 2015 will the most diverse show in its history

Published: 10 April, 2015

After last year's make-or-break return to central London, London Wine Fair organisers Ross Carter and Will Broadfoot talk about what they claim is going to make London Wine Fair 2015 the most diverse show in its 35-year history.

Bacardi grows its American and Scotch whisky portfolio through acquisition

Published: 01 April, 2015

Bacardi Limited has made two major moves into the whisky category this week with the acquisition of American bourbon brand Angel's Envy and the purchase of a stake in the Compass Box Whisky Co.

Naked Wines research finds consumers preferring higher alcohol wine

Published: 30 March, 2015

Naked Wines, the online wine retailer which crowdfunds independent winemakers through its customer base of over 250,000 'angels', has found that its consumers are favouring higher alcohol wines.

France Under One Roof host over 40 importers and producers at today's tasting

Published: 25 March, 2015

France Under One Roof is hosting its 14^th annual tasting today at the Lindley Hall, Royal Horticulture Halls in London.

Hambledon looks to raise £3m through 'English fizz' crowdfunding

Published: 24 March, 2015

Hambledon Vineyard has launched a £3m crowdfunding exercise to expand the business on the back of strong demand for English sparkling wine.

Why English wine's Litmus Wines is on board with Branson's South African hotel venture

Published: 23 March, 2015

English winemaking consultants Litmus Wines recently teamed up with Richard Branson's private hotel collection Virgin Limited Edition to launch a new joint-venture wine business in South Africa's Franschhoek region. Litmus' founder and director John Worontschak, and VLE's managing director, Jon Brown, talked to Harpers.co.uk about the venture and what it will mean for the Surrey-based business.