Gallo's NZ venture
E&J Gallo is hoping to cash in on the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc phenomenon with its first wine from New Zealand going on sale in the UK.
Read more...E&J Gallo is hoping to cash in on the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc phenomenon with its first wine from New Zealand going on sale in the UK.
Read more...Romanian wine producers have joined forces in the country's most concerted bid to crack the UK market.
Read more...Simon Woods gets his lips round eight new releases and suggests where they could fit into your wine line-up.
Read more...Rose wine producers in France and Italy are toasting a victory after the European Union made a U-turn over plans to allow the popular wine to be made from blends of red and white wine.
Read more...A new breed of wine expert has transformed the traditional role of sommelier, says Andrew Catchpole.
Read more...Hamish Anderson has what many in business strive for - respect - and has spent the past 11 years buying wine for the Tate.
Read more...On-trade operators who have held their wine prices or switched to cash margin have reported successful trading despite the recession.
Read more...Champagne Philipponnat is the latest fizz producer to go ultra-dry with the release of a non-dosage cuvée.
Read more...'A young couple came into the restaurant the other night and told me they were celebrating their first wedding anniversary. I felt that I should be doing something to make their evening that little bit more special, but I'm not quite sure what. Can you advise me on what I should do under such circumstances?'
Read more...Château La Conseillante, Pomerol, tasting, London, 15 May 2009
Read more...What makes the difference between an average sommelier and a good one? Former sommelier turned restaurant owner Thierry Tomasin shares the fruit of his experience.
Read more...Award-winning sommelier Alvaro Marcos Garcia thinks wine communicator Olly Smith is from another planet and thinks the customer is always right, even if they do want a Sauvignon Blanc with their steak.
Read more...Eastern Europe, Spain, Argentina and South Africa were the countries tipped for future wine success in the UK market by leading trade figures at the London International Wine Fair.
Speaking at the Harpers debate, Simon Baile, owner of Oddbins, Matthew Dickinson, commercial director of Thierry's and Neil Bruce, wine director at Waverly TBS, highlighted former Eastern Block countries in particular as offering good value.
Three of the trade's leading figures revealed which countries they were tipping for future success at last week's Harpers Wine & Spirit debate at the LIWF.
Read more...Leading restaurateurs are launching a raft of new innovations, including starting off-sales and slashing prices of their top wines. It comes as a new survey shows the rate of insolvencies has shot up since 2008.
Read more...Hallgarten Druitt has been named the best on-trade wine distributor in the UK in a comprehensive survey of thousands of outlets across the country.
Read more...Hakkasan's Christine Parkinson explains why sommelier competitions aren't just relevant to those who work in Michelin-starred restaurants
Read more...In these tight times, I'm looking for some wines that will give my wine list that something extra - at a reasonable price. What do you suggest?
Read more...Wines from the London International Wine Fair, 12-14 May 2009
Read more...Laura Rhys, a sommelier at Gerard Basset's Hotel TerraVina, has just won the Sommelier of the Year competition. Here she tells us just what it takes to be the best.
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