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Published: 25 September, 2026
Cava producers get fidgety if you suggest the past was less than glorious, but facts are facts: this sparkling behemoth entered the export market as a producer of cheap and cheerful fizz that undercut champagne. Meanwhile, a succession of high-profile bodegas have left the DO since 2019, citing long-running grievances over territorial identity and quality positioning. As a case study in category rehabilitation, few appellations command as much fascination today. Not least because, at first glance, the odds are not stacked in cava’s favour.
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Published: 25 September, 2026
Ewelme Hills estate, in the Chiltern Hills above Ewelme village in South Oxfordshire, is a farm and vineyard founded in 2014 by Lubov Chernukhin, a leading British businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor. And it's first release, an on-trade focused still rosé, bodes well for what is planned to follow – namely a range grounded, to use Chernukhin words, in "quality" and "luxury".
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Published: 24 September, 2026
Importer and wholesaler Liberty Wines has strengthened its Australian portfolio, adding four premium cool-climate and single-site wine producers to its range.
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Published: 23 September, 2026
Against a challenging backdrop for the country's wine industry, New Zealand wine exports climbed from 288.8 million to 306.2 million litres in the 12 months to June 2026, although value remained broadly flat at NZ$2.1bn.
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Published: 23 September, 2026
González Byass has promoted international business director Enrique Murillo (pictured) to the position of general manager (GM), replacing César Sánchez Moral.
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Published: 22 September, 2026
The Old Vine Conference (OVC) has named Tamlyn Currin, the senior editor of JancisRobinson.com, as its host for the 2026 event, which will be held at Piedmont’s Fontanafredda this December.
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Published: 21 September, 2026
Californian trade body Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has announced its plans to launch a new three-year marketing campaign. The initiative seeks to respond to shifting wine consumption habits.
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Published: 21 September, 2026
Leading Romanian wine producer Cramele Recaș has finished its earliest-ever harvest, with picking this year beginning a full month early.
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Published: 18 September, 2026
A recent study has found that the oldest-known cultivated grape seeds in the Iberian peninsula – found in southern Spain – date to roughly 1000 BCE, and carry the genetic signatures of Easten Mediterranean cultivars.
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Published: 18 September, 2026
West Sussex producer Wiston Estate is set to be served to Emirates customers in the airline’s premium economy section on its UK routes.
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Published: 17 September, 2026
Whisky and brewing specialist Lisa Matthews has been appointed assistant blender at Islay's Bruichladdich, also becoming its first woman distiller, marking what the Scotch producer called “the latest chapter” in its commitment to developing the next generation of whisky makers.
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Published: 16 September, 2026
Vagabond has begun the inaugural harvest at its Canada Water Urban Winery, taking in the first 16 tonnes of grapes from vineyards across the south of England.
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Published: 15 September, 2026
Burgundy- and Languedoc-based wine production group Delaunay Vins & Domaines has achieved B Corp certification, making the company one of only 24 such businesses in the French wine industry.
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Published: 14 September, 2026
English Whisky has been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status by the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), after more than six years of work by trade body the English Whisky Guild.
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Published: 11 September, 2026
Trade body Comité Champagne (or CIVC) has detailed its assessment of the grape harvest in the famous region.
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Published: 08 September, 2026
Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Languedoc (CIVL) – the trade body representing the region’s AOP and IGP wines – recently relaunched the Viti-Incendie programme which aims to help the region’s producers tackle the risk of smoke taint due to wildfires.
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Published: 04 September, 2026
MDCV UK, the company behind the Kent-based Silverhand Estate, has achieved B Corp certification, highlighting its sustainable commitments.
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Published: 02 September, 2026
Professionals from the wine and gastronomy sectors in the Sierra de Gredos have launched the Gredos Vivo Platform, which calls for viticulture to be recognised as a tool for protecting the land and preventing wildfires.
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Published: 02 September, 2026
Wine GB, the trade body for English and Welsh wine, has announced that bonded logistics provider London City Bond (LCB) is the organisation’s latest patron.
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Published: 01 September, 2026
The Oregon Wine Board (OWB) and the Washington State Wine Commission (WSWC) have joined forces in the UK to promote wines from the USA’s Pacific Northwest.
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