Bibendum announces price hikes in response to ongoing fall in the pound

Bibendum has issued a statement saying it has had to increase prices on certain products due to the unprecedented times caused by fall in the value of the pound

Independent merchants feel pressure as supplier price hikes start to feed through

The Bank of England warned of inflation rising beyond 2% on 14 October adding further concern to independent wine merchants who have already been forced to pass on price increases from suppliers to customers

Rioja Consejo's Daroca says new proposals will cover breakaway Alava group's demands

Rioja's wine board has hit back at plans to establish the new breakaway appellation, Vineyards of Alava, by saying new proposals for single estate vineyards and labels would aim to satisfy demands from producers

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Promising Rioja proposals could draw a line between industrial and artisanal production, say producers

Two leading Rioja producers based in Alava have welcomed fresh details of plans tabled by the breakaway Vineyards of Alava appellation proposal including a move to distinguish itself by discarding Rioja's ageing categories of Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.

BBR to extend 'gravitational pull' with new focus on less expensive wines

Berry Bros & Rudd hopes a new commercial focus on less expensive quality wines could deliver greater reach and boost off-trade sales

French microalgae may be the answer to key vine diseases

A microalgae found in the sea off Brittany's coastline can wipe-out key vine diseases with new scientific tests in France showing 100% efficiency in destroying Downey Mildew. The major scientific breakthrough could provide natural alternatives to the use of pesticides on vineyards.

Southern France city streets flood with wine following vandalism

French police have confirmed the criminal nature of an attack on a wine storage business in the port city of Sète, in southern France.

Loire: a new opportunity?

While the Loire was among the highest climbers of France's wine regions in terms of UK exports in 2015, frost this year has forced several independent Loire producers to redistribute and raise their prices of existing allocations.

Breakaway Rioja group demand single estate appellation

Forty Rioja wine producers in Alava have launched a bid to create a new appellation for single estate vineyards. 

Top wine consultant and professor Denis Dubourdieu dies aged 67

Top claret from Bordeaux may have always cast a shadow over local white wines, but that was until the work of Denis Dubourdieu.

Vega Sicilia moves to London

Spain's Vega Sicilia aiming to capitalise on London's vibrant global wine market

Muscadet Revolution: New Rules, New Grapes

The rules of Muscadet's three generic appellations have been torn up: under new locally approved plans, Colombard, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Gris grape varieties will now be permitted to make up to 20% of blends of entry-level Muscadet wines.

Sulphur debate boils over

With the emergence of a counterculture in wine styles, the President of the OIV, the International Vine and Wine Organisation, has issued a controversial warning over the push to reduce sulphur (SO2) levels in wine.

ICCWS: Cool climate wine gaining ground

Speaking at the Cool Climate Symposium (ICCWS) in Brighton last week, Oz Clarke said cool climate wines such as English and Welsh wines, could be the perfect antidote to the big, overripe wines.

Grandes Pagos de España pressures the Rioja DO to adapt

With the terroir debate raging in Spain, the tasting and master classes in London last week by the association Grandes Pagos de España (GPE) could hardly have come at a better time.

WSET launches redesigned Level 1 Award in Spirits

As part of a major shake-up of its courses, which includes the separation of wine from spirits in its advanced qualification, the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has unveiled a redesigned Level 1 (L1) Award in Spirits.

Hattingley's Simon Robinson steps up to the helm of English Wine Producers

Simon Robinson, owner of Hattingley Vineyards in Hampshire, has been appointed Chairman of marketing organisation the English Wine Producers (EWP).

Value of Côtes du Rhône exports to UK jump 12%

Côtes du Rhône (CDR) wine exports to Britain increased by more than 2% last year, but their value jumped by more than 12% to €82m (£63.5m) suggesting a commercial shift toward the mid-to high-end market is paying off.

Louis Latour 1932-2016: Burgundy's maverick negociant and wine producer

Louis Latour, Burgundy's maverick negociant and wine producer, is remembered as a man with a passion and a history