The Basque government has authorised the Vineyards of Alava appellation (PDO) for wine producers in Rioja Alavesa, the Rioja sub-region which forms part of the Basque Country in Northern Spain.
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WineGB has criticised the set up of the government’s duty relief scheme which effectively denies small wine producers support.
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In case anyone missed it, Jeremy Clarkson has recently launched his own beer brand, Hawkstone. The lager is made with barley grown on his Cotswolds farm. Exposed to the workings of the supply chain, Clarkson was reportedly aghast at the difference between the £205 per tonne he received for his barley and the £580 paid by the brewers to the middleman.
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The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has teamed up with leading wine companies for R&D purposes.
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How have Covid-19 and Brexit affected the bulk wine business? Lucy Britner talks to producers around the world about the benefits of bulk and the challenges the past 12 months have brought
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What can wine learn from other sectors of the economy? How do they add value to their products, communicate with consumers, achieve profitability?
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Plumpton College is set to launch a new re-training programme in response to Covid-19 and Brexit.
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Hallgarten & Novum Wines has this week launched the first of a 12 part series of weekly virtual wine tastings.
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WineGB has welcomed the move from a number of MPs for more support for the UK’s small vineyards.
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Wine producers have applauded the news that the INAO has officially approved the use of anti-hail netting in French vineyards describing it as a ‘positive development’.
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