Georgian wines up 60% in UK

The National Wine Agency of Georgia has announced a big push on its country’s wines for 2020 after exports rocketed 60% last year.

Furmint February puts climate change in the crosshairs as only three out of ten vintages are good enough for Aszú

The extent to which climate change is impacting the production of styles of Furmint was highlighted at recent Wine of Hungary masterclass, where participants were told that making sweet wines will be the “challenge” for Tokaj over the next decade or even century. 

Spotlight on 2020: Zsuzsa Toronyi, Wines of Hungary UK

As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.

Q&A: Philip Cox, founder, Cramele Recas

An innovative Romanian winery has put the country on the vinous map. Andrew Catchpole talks to the iconoclast at the helm

Q&A: Hemant Kotecha, founder/managing director, Myliko Wines

Widely credited as establishing Hungarian wine in the UK, Myliko Wines’ founder and managing director Hemant Kotecha caught up with Jo Gilbert to explain how importing ski jackets from Romania evolved into a pioneering wine business

Jascots adds Loire producer Château Pierre-Bise

Jascots has signed a deal as distributor of Savennières and Anjou producer Château Pierre-Bise.

Romanian group pulls out of LWF as Brexit hits funding

English and Welsh sparkling wine sales hit new record

Sales of English and Welsh sparkling wine rose 6% across the on and off-trade in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to WSTA data released today to coincide with St George’s Day.

Malux to launch Vida at Hungarian tasting

Hungarian food-and-wine wine specialists Malux are gearing up to launch four wines from Szekszard estate Vida at their upcoming trade tasting – including a Kadarka from rare 100-year-old vines.

Polish polish

Poland is setting its sights to become an internationally recognised producer of quality wine, with the number of vineyards doubling over the past four years.

Greek whites having their time to shine

Malagousia, Vidiano, Kidonitsa, Savatiano and Moscofilero may yet be unfamiliar names to some, but arguably they represent the emerging chorus of indigenous Greek white wines ready to take centre stage with Assyrtiko.

Romanian wine sales soar at Waitrose

Waitrose has reported a surge in the popularity of Romanian wine.

Record breaking year for bottles of English and Welsh wine

A record number of bottles of English and Welsh wines were released onto the market last year, according to new HMRC data.

Transformed Slovakia targets UK

UK wine importers have sealed new distribution deals to import their first cool climate wines from Slovakia, in moves that highlight the transformation of viticulture in the eastern EU country.

Plotting the indigenous jewels on Hungary’s wine map

Hungary has come a long way since the heyday of Bull’s Blood in the 1970s. Now it’s rich tapestry of indigenous styles are finding their feet

Further investment and NPD for Cramele Recas on the back of booming exports

Cramele Recas has revealed plans to expand its winery to produce an additional four million litres, taking its total capacity to 30 million, on the back of soaring exports.

Boutinot makes first foray into Hungarian wine

Boutinot has made its first foray into Hungarian wine with two of the country’s producers joining its portfolio.

Price-savvy Brits look to eastern Europe as Majestic sales soar 400%

Eastern European wine sales are up 400% at Majestic as Brits look to avoid price hikes due to the impact of Brexit.

Romanian producer set to double volumes with £5 million investment

New Aldi addition Cramele Recas has announced a £5 million investment into the expansion of its vineyards and bottling plant.

Lidl backs Hungary as sales grow across Europe

Lidl is adding 15 new Hungarian wines to its UK range, in response to the growing popularly of the region.