Nick Waterman has become the first non-family member to hold the position of managing director at Yalumba in 165 years. He talks about how it feels to fill such big shoes.
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Next month sees the final piece of the jigsaw slot into place for mega-supplier Bibendum PLB Group, as it launches its independent and wholesale division, Walker & Wodehouse. Arabella Mileham catches up with managing director Gareth Groves
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Being one step removed from the wine industry these days - and a little slow on the uptake generally - it took me a while to work out why my diary was suddenly so full last month.
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Gusbourne Estate is looking to boost its growth in the UK after added sommelier Laura Rhys to its team.
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Australian Vintage has recruited Karen Humphrey's from Bibendum PLB as its new business manager for Sainsbury's.
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You wouldn't be surprised to hear that most (over three-quarters) of what the Languedoc produces and sells is red wine.
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There is no doubt that ratings works.
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The release of a new vintage from the Gaja family can be pretty much guaranteed to cause a stir, given how highly regarded are their Nebbiolo and Sangioveses in the wine world. However the launch of the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino from Pieve Santa Restituta has generated particular excitement, as the general consensus is that the wines are outstanding.
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Italian sparkling wine-on-tap brand Frizzenti is building a national sales team with the addition of two sales executives.
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Richard Mark James picks his favourites from the annual Millésimes en Languedoc tasting in Montpelier this month.
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Bruichladdich's production director and master distiller is stepping down after 15 years at the Hebridean distillery.
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The end of March saw over 6,000 people and 200 wineries attend Taste Washington in the event's eighteenth year. Held at the Seattle Seahawks' CenturyLink Field stadium, it featured local wineries, beer and cider producers, restaurants, sommeliers, and chefs to celebrate the growing drink and food culture in the state.
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David Dearie, the former CEO of Treasury Wine Estate, has joined the board of a new digital TV channel dedicated to wine.
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Jonathan James, the convenience store expert who has taken on the franchise of 36 stores acquired by Conviviality Retail from GT News, talks to Harpers.co.uk about his ambitious plans for the business.
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Jonathan James, the convenience store expert who has taken on the franchise of 36 Conviviality Retail's stores, is rolling out a customer consultation process to get customers' input on the refit of its new stores.
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The former head of Bibendum's beer and spirits division is launching his own spirits distribution business in May.
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A few years ago, I enjoyed a horizontal of the 2000 vintage of white Graves at Domaine de Chevalier and was struck at how some estates with higher acidities did better than others. 2000 was not a particularly successful vintage for whites. In contrast to 2014, the summer was too hot to produce vibrant wines and most were better enjoyed in their youth. So wines made from earlier picked grapes suited the vintage better - but that did not mean that the wines were necessarily very good. They conveyed freshness - but also under-ripe fruit.
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Based on barrel tastings, 2014 is a welcome vintage after two terribly average years (2011, a slightly better 2012) and one downright ugly (2013, except for the whites).It may remind old timers of 1975. After three mediocre vintages, finally something good came.
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The Harrow at Little Bedwyn after 16 years has hired Marcin Oziebly to be the dedicated sommelier as well as the general manager for the Michelin Star restaurant.
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Different grape varieties create distinctively different styles and flavours of wine, but can the same be said for different rice varieties with sake? Anna Greenhous investigates.
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