The Champagne Academy appoints new chair
The Champagne Academy has appointed Alice Archer as its new chair for 2019 taking over from Marcus Little.
Read more...The Champagne Academy has appointed Alice Archer as its new chair for 2019 taking over from Marcus Little.
Read more...Bottles of wine labelled with foil stickers awarded by the International Wine Challenge (IWC) can sell seven times more than an identical bottle of wine with no sticker, a study by the IWC has revealed.
Read more...Counting Daphne’s, Scott’s, Sexy Fish, Caprice, the fast-growing Ivy Collection, J. Sheeky and Harry’s Bar among its swish restaurants and watering holes, Caprice Holdings can be seen as something of a barometer for trends sweeping through the premium on-trade. And the same can be said of the drinks offer, which morphs from cool cocktails to fine wines – and everything in between – across the various brands and estates.
Read more...At least 50 Italian organisations related to wine production, including vineyards and bottling companies, are reported to be under investigation for diluting expensive wines with mediocre grapes.
Read more...Barefoot has predicted double digit growth over the next twelve months, after Nielsen named it the biggest contributor to sales growth in the wine category.
Read more...Famille Helfrich is poised to unveil a new Calvet range exclusively created and designed for the on-trade and independents.
Read more...CA Grand Crus has put two of its Bordeaux estates up for sale - Château Blaignan (Médoc) and Château La Tour de Mons (Margaux).
Read more...Bancroft Wines is now the official agent for Château de Berne in the UK.
Read more...Oddbins has gone into administration, putting 550 jobs in jeopardy.
Read more...The gathering momentum of the English and Welsh wine industry was much in evidence on Thursday night at a packed gala dinner at London’s Vintners’ Hall.
Read more...The wine industry is being warned to prepare for today’s rise in duty, which will push up a bottle of still wine by 7p to £2.23 overnight.
Read more...Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Guillem Kerambrun to a newly created director of fine wine & private clients role.
Read more...Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has appointed Tony Watson as commercial director for the UK and Ireland. It follows the promotion of Michelle Brampton to managing director, Europe in November.
Read more...Woodwinters has appointed Sara Bachiorri as a key account manager in its London on and off-trade sales division as part of its UK expansion plans.
Read more...Several new wines will be on offer at the Kosher Food and Wine Experience London (KFWE) this year, including one named after the stones David used to slay Goliath.
Read more...The Conversion Group has added fine wine events specialists Gracie Events to its expanding portfolio of investments in luxury businesses.
Read more...A citrusy Sauvignon Blanc is the UK’s favourite, according to a new report.
Read more...For much of the winemaking world, it’s an inconvenient truth that climate change is changing how easily and successfully wine can be made.
Read more...Justerini & Brooks has added Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez to its portfolio.
Read more...Haere Mai, as they say in Marlborough, and welcome to Sauvignon 2019, the world’s biggest celebration of – arguably - the most popular and least well-understood grape variety around.
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