In many ways London’s first significant regional wine event of 2021 bore all the familiar, pre-pandemic hallmarks of a regular Spring tasting. Heading to the India Room at The Oval, transport ran predictably late and the weather was so awful that wind and rain stopped play between Middlesex and Surrey just as Harpers entered the glass-sided cricket viewing gallery-come-tasting room.
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A new online marketplace for drinks has been launched with the promise of a “fair deal” for every producer on the list.
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The Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP) has given Port producers the green light for the commercialisation of Port & Tonic RTDs, dubbed as 'Portonic' by the trade.
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Published: 18 March, 2021
Campaigning wine importer Daniel Lambert and the WSTA’s Miles Beale added further momentum to the wine trade’s calls to abolish the much-derided VI-1 forms during an appearance on the BBC’s flagship news programme on Wednesday eve.
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Published: 18 March, 2021
When Jamie Wynne-Griffiths, founder and MD, Propeller and Wild Ferment, sought to pivot lost business to connect the producers he represented with the indies, Propeller was born, facilitating direct supply in partnership with EWGA bond.
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Published: 11 February, 2021
New Zealand has just missed its self-imposed 2020 organics target, though a groundswell of producers switching up their practices means the country could be on track to reach the milestone within the next couple of years.
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Published: 02 February, 2021
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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Published: 25 January, 2021
Richard Bampfield MW has issued a call to the UK trade to support the beleaguered South African wine industry as producers continue to suffer crippling government restriction and oversupply issues.
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Published: 23 November, 2020
Producers of Beaujolais Nouveau have been left with no choice but to turn part of their crop into pure alcohol, it has been reported, after exports of wine from the region fell during the first nine months of the year.
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Published: 15 October, 2020
Wine GB has announced its first ever collective campaign for producers in England and Wales, including a hallmark to help to differentiate English and Welsh PDO sparkling wines made using the “time and craft-intensive classic method”.
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Published: 06 October, 2020
Wine importer Delibo has added three new producers to its portfolio.
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Published: 20 August, 2020
Wine is an odd consumable. It’s a drug, it isn’t legally required to list ingredients, and it’s often described with vague, ambiguous terms. In the wake of the natural wine movement and the age of ‘wellness’, it was just a matter of time until a brand tried to hoodwink us. Quickest to the mark were Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power with ‘clean wine’, Avaline.
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Hilary Gibbs, founder and owner of Domaine Direct, has died.
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Does glass have a place in the world of tomorrow as the main container of wine – and do consumers even want a glass bottle anyway?
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Published: 08 April, 2020
South Africa’s wine industry breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday as permission was granted for wine to be included in allowable fresh produce products for export.
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Published: 05 April, 2020
Wine Cellar Door, the website set up to help people find visitor-friendly vineyards in the UK, has launched an online wine shop.
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Published: 03 March, 2020
Californian producer Matthiasson Family Vineyards has appointed Nekter Wine Importers as its UK agency.
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Published: 03 March, 2020
London fine-wine club 67 Pall Mall is partnering with wine-event and education provider Scala Wine to launch The Champagne Top 100.
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Published: 19 February, 2020
Our second entry in a series of topical viewpoints from the trade finds Graft Wines co-owner Nik Darlington cautioning British producers against talking up the alleged benefits of exiting the EU
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Published: 28 January, 2020
Bountiful crops and idyllic weather was the talk of Europe in 2018, following on from the dismal vintage shortfalls of 2017 where producers suffered bouts of frost, hail and a late spell of searing heat.
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