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Published: 11 April, 2014
PaperBoy Wine bottles, which were supplied by GreenBottle who helped manufacture the first paper wine bottles, have entered into a three year agreement with Ecologic Brands, Inc., an American company, to supply the bottles.
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Published: 07 April, 2014
Supermarket wine price wars are threatening to'dumb down British consumers' attitudes to wine, exclusive research from Harpers Data & Insight team reveals.
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Published: 07 April, 2014
Erin Smith looks at how deflation could have an impact on the wine and spirit world.
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Published: 04 April, 2014
A new logo has been produced to help English Wine Producers promote and celebrate English Wine Week which takes place between May 24 and June 1 across the UK.
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Published: 04 April, 2014
It may only have been three months since John Osborne became PLB's managing director, but it's a role he has been working towards his entire career. He talks about the challenges and opportunities facing him, PLB and the industry.
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Published: 03 April, 2014
Stevens Garnier is on the look-out for major old world brands, and plans to boost its portfolio by adding one every six months.
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Published: 01 April, 2014
For the first time in its 34 year history, the London Wine Fair will have a dedicated beer section called the Brewhouse, which will focus on small batch, specialist and craft beers.
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Published: 28 March, 2014
Leading UK wine trade figures, Jancis Robinson MW and Justin Howard-Sneyd, are two of the speakers that have been announced for the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium which takes place in the UK for the first time between May 26 and May 28, 2016.
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Published: 28 March, 2014
Wines of Argentina's Cambalache Nights event, which went on sale through "London's underground events" website The Nudge yesterday, sold 600 tickets in just three and half hours.
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Published: 26 March, 2014
Wines of Argentina's award-winning Cambalache Nights event is returning to London on April 30th and May 1st, with tickets going on sale tomorrow for £40 per person.
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Published: 24 March, 2014
The official launch of the 2016 International Cool Climate Wine Symposium is set to place today at ProWein in Dusseldorf where details of the event, to be hosted in the UK for the first time, will be revealed.
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Published: 21 March, 2014
Majestic Wine's shares have fallen by as much as 20% over the last two days after it issued a profit warning saying its overall profit before tax would be flat for the financial year.
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Published: 19 March, 2014
Scotland's most southerly distillery Bladnoch is up for sale as a going concern following news that its parent company has entered administration.
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Published: 24 February, 2014
Chilean winery, Vina Cono Sur, has signed a deal with the Tour de France 2014 to be the solo wine sponsor for the first three stages of the race that are all taking place in the UK.
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Published: 13 February, 2014
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Published: 13 February, 2014
The wettest weather in over 100 years has had little effect on English vineyards.
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Published: 07 February, 2014
Ahead of this month's SITT tastings, Erin Smith talks to key suppliers about how they hope to help independents give their range a boost
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Published: 07 February, 2014
Erin Smith assesses the currency map as the pound continues to gain ground
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Published: 29 January, 2014
At the recent International Sparkling Wine Symposium held at Denbies I was facilitating a session on the way forward for English fizz and made a throwaway comment that for all its success producers should be wary of seeing Prosecco as a role model. I noted that, while it has certainly captured the imagination of a large swathe of the wine market, I doubted that many consumers could name individual brands or are aware of the difference between DOC and DOCG Prosecco. This implies that they will tend to be drawn to the cheapest Prosecco that they find acceptable. It would be fair to say that my comment was not universally popular with Prosecco producers in the room.
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Published: 28 January, 2014
The UK remains the sixth biggest wine consuming country in the world despite another year of falling wine sales, according to the latest figures released by Vinexpo, but there are signs drinking levels could be on the up again from 2015.
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