From Georgia to Greece, to China and Uruguay, the 2023 London Wine Fair (LWF) has showcased many esoteric regions across its vast trade floor. As its home event, it may seem odd to place UK wines in this ‘emerging’ bracket. However, with little penetration beyond a simmering domestic market, the wines of Great Britain are hardly a global phenomenon… yet.
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With another scorching summer on the horizon, James Bayley assesses the damage caused by drought to affected regions across the globe.
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Published: 25 April, 2023
Held between 15-17 May at the London Olympia, the London Wine Fair (LWF) has revealed a preview of what attendees might expect from the UK’s largest drinks industry exhibition.
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Published: 03 April, 2023
It is all change for WineGB as the trade organisation announces it is looking for a new CEO.
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Published: 09 September, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died yesterday (September 8) at Balmoral Castle, aged 96, bringing her 70-year reign to a close.
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Published: 07 September, 2022
Much has been made of the growth of the UK wine sector and how climate change is slowly emerging as a net benefit for vineyards across the country.
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Published: 15 August, 2022
WineGB will be returning to London this September for a celebration of all things English wine – including another year of rising sales.
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Jonica Fox has been appointed Group A director (grower/producers below 15ha) at WineGB.
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English and Welsh wine appears to have entered a new era of maturity, as ‘newcomers’ to the scene continue to rake in accolades alongside more established names.
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Published: 04 November, 2021
Wines of Great Britain (WineGB), the national association for the English and Welsh wine industry, has made new appointments to its board of directors.
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Published: 13 October, 2021
WineGB Wessex has appointed Black Chalk winemaker and CEO Jacob Leadley as its new chair from 9 November.
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Published: 16 August, 2021
The first wines carrying the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain (SWGB) Trade Mark are now ready to reach the shelves, marking a major step forward for the UK’s commitment to making wines within an environment-friendly framework.
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Published: 10 August, 2021
Chapel Down has launched a collection of limited edition wines, including the latest vintages of what the English winemaker claimed to be England’s first Orange wine and England’s first Albariño.
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Wine GB has announced that its annual Trade & Press Tasting is to take place on 7 September at RHS Lindley Hall in central London.
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Wine GB has unveiled the the winners of this year’s awards for which there was a record number of entries and first-time entrants from all over England and Wales.
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Hattingley Valley has announced the release of two new small batch wines in celebration of English Wine Week (EWW) – just one of many celebrations and promotional activities which are due to begin this Saturday.
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Sam Linter, MD and head winemaker at Bolney Wine Estate, is to become Wine GB chairman replacing Simon Robinson.
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Published: 31 March, 2021
Wine GB deputy chairman Peter Gladwin is to retire from the board at the next Annual General Meeting, currently planned for 27 May 2021.
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Published: 24 February, 2021
Wine GB is gearing up to stage its wine tourism conference next week, the first event from the trade body to focus solely on this part of the UK wine industry.
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Published: 08 February, 2021
Wine GB has released its 2021 calendar of activities, revealing a strong focus on wine tourism and the retail sector.
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