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Wolf Blass signs up England and Aussie cricket stars

Published: 28 July, 2013

Leading Australian wine brand, Wolf Blass, helped bring together some of cricket's Ashes heroes of yesteryear at a special...

Cru Bourgeois 2011 wines to be revealed at London tasting

Published: 27 July, 2013

Wines selected from the 2011 vintage for Cru Bourgeois Médoc status will be shown for the first time to the trade at a special tasting in London on September 19.

Symington named Douro Personality of the Year

Published: 26 July, 2013

The Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, presented Paul Symington the Douro Personality of the Year award at a ceremony earlier this week.

Cliff Roberson to open London's first urban winery

Published: 25 July, 2013

London Cru, set to be the first urban boutique winery in London, is busy preparing for harvest and getting ready to open its cellar doors to the public this November in central London.

Drinks writers run Ardbeg Half Marathon in memory of Alan Lodge

Published: 25 July, 2013

A team of over 20 drinks writers and representatives of Scottish whiksy distillery, Ardbeg, are to take part in the annual Islay Half Marathon on August 3 to help raise money for the National Brain Appeal in memory of Alan Lodge of The Spirits Business who died from a brain haemorrhage aged just 29 last year.

Syrian winery defies war to supply wine to European restaurants

Published: 24 July, 2013

Syrian winery, Domaine Bargylus, continues to go to extraordinary lengths to get its wines from a war zone to the elite wine lists of Europe.

Q&A: Diageo's Walter Celli Junior on its World Class competition

Published: 23 July, 2013

Diageo launched its World Class bartender competition in 2009. In its first year, the programme reached around 4,000 bartenders.

Buffalo Trace named National Historic Landmark

Published: 19 July, 2013

Kentucky distillery Buffalo Trace has been named a National Historic Landmark by the United States...

Q&A: Pernod Ricard's Patrick Venning on future trends

Published: 19 July, 2013

Patrick Venning, marketing director at Pernod Ricard UK, looks at the biggest breakthroughs in the wine category and the challenges and opportunties facing the industry in the years to come.

English winemakers welcome 'perfect' conditions

Published: 19 July, 2013

This year's record summer temperatures could produce a quality vintage on a par with 2009, according to English wine producers.

Chapel Down secures £4.3m equity funding

Published: 08 July, 2013

Chapel Down, the English wine and beer producer, has secured £4.3 million in new equity funding needed to increase...

First Sussex distillery set to open in 2014

Published: 05 July, 2013

The Lurgashall winery near Midhurst, West Sussex, which is known for its Silverbirch wine and mead, has...

Very Important Producer: Champagne Thiénot

Published: 06 June, 2013

Alain Thiénot founded Champagne Thiénot in 1985. His children, Stanislas and Garance, have now taken over the reins and are looking to continue their father's vision of a house built on quality, modernity and luxury. The house has been selected as exclusive provider of Champagne at the Oscars 2013.