Draycott to head Gonzalez Byass sales
Former First Quench buyer Melissa Draycott has been named sales director of Gonzalez Byass UK.
Read more...Former First Quench buyer Melissa Draycott has been named sales director of Gonzalez Byass UK.
Read more...It's only been a week since I arrived in Marlborough to work part of the 2010 vintage but I'm already in need of a rest!
Read more...Carol Emmas takes part in a blind tasting that pits the big brand Champagnes against the small growers.
Read more...A snapshot of wines from New Zealand's Wairarapa region.
Read more...Winery dogs are so last year. The ultimate winery accessory this season is...a hen.
Read more...Harvest time is all about the weather. And in true British style, the weather's one of my favourite subjects. It continues to turn out nice every day in Marlborough and, for those producers with grapes still to come in, that's great news. But for the crew at Jackson Estate, a nice bit of rain would be ideal.
Read more...I have never seen 3000 cartons of milk in a vineyard but I had to believe my eyes this morning at Jackson Estate's newly-planted Pinot Noir site.
Read more...Yields in Marlborough will be down significantly in 2010, if things at Jackson Estate are anything to go by. The crop here is down 25-30% on initial estimates. Ask around the region and the story seems to be the same.
Angela Mount is to be announced as the new head of Gondola Wine, the new online wine retail site from Dragon's Den entrepreneur Peter Jones.
Read more...I swore I would never work in a cellar again after a terrible vintage experience in Australia in '06. Rose-tinted glasses firmly on, I've agreed to do a week's work at Jackson Estate in Marlborough.
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A United Kingdom Vineyards Association (UKVA) industry-wide policy on sustainable viticulture and winemaking is expected to be announced by the end of 2010.
A record-breaking number of entries in the Argentina Wine Awards has resulted in 30 gold medal and 18 trophies which have been selected by an international panel of wine experts at the judging session in Mendoza last week.
Read more...Liberty Wines is to be the exclusive UK importer for three Laroche estates: Domaine Laroche (Chablis), Mas La Chevalière (Languedoc) and Viña Punto Alto (Casablanca Valley, Chile).
Read more...More producers and importers of Chilean wines have been outlining the impact the earthquake has had on their business.
Read more...D&D Wines International has been appointed as the principal off-trade agent for Jeanjean Languedoc and RIGAL.
It's been an interesting month so far with the weather causing havoc. Nevertheless this has not dampened our spirits at Sam's Brasserie + Bar or over in Balham at Harrison's
Read more...If you're visiting Terroirs for the first time, the thing to do when you turn into the road it's on is to look out for a blackboard with an eccentric slogan.
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New Zealand must not miss its opportunity to strengthen its position as the world's leading producer of affordable Pinot Noir, members of the UK wine trade have claimed.
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