Les Grands Chais de France to launch wine based and sparkling wine over ice brands to the UK

French wine giant, Les Grands Chais de France, is looking to release a number of wine-based drinks, including a Merlot mixed with cola, as it looks to capitalise on the growing interest in fruit based and innovative sparkling wine products both in France and overseas.

I Heart Wine close to hitting 1 million case sales around the world

Copestick Murray's I Heart brand is closing to hitting 1 million 9 litre case sales around the world.

NZ wineries import Sauvignon Blanc to cope with demand

Shortages of New Zealand's signature grape have led to imports of Sauvignon Blanc from Chile and South Africa to satisfy demand.

'Sinful' wine and beer RTD launches

Mosel-based German wine producer ZGM has come up with the unthinkable: an RTD mixing beer and wine, being sold as an 'aromatised wine-cocktail' in a small, crown-capped beer bottle.

ProWein visitors up 7% to 48,000

Visitors to Dusseldorf's international wine fair ProWein have jumped 7% on last year to 48,000, with twice as many Chinese and Hong Kong visitors compared to last year.

Prosecco cocktails could be next big UK drinking trend, says Robin Copestick

Prosecco cocktails which have become popular across Italy and Germany could be the next big drinking trend in the UK, according to Robin Copestick of wine agency, Copestick Murray.

Global wine industry gambles on North America and China

The USA, Canada and China are to remain top investment targets for importers for the next 20 years according to a report by Wine Intelligence.

South African brands must invest more to bolster premium wines, says WOSA chief

In order to boost growth of South Africa's more premium wines, producers and brands need to be prepared to invest, says WoSA chief.

Australian harvest smaller than 2013, with quality "mixed bag"

The Australian harvest looks to be smaller than 2013, with quality a "mixed bag", say experts.

?Stevens Garnier appointed UK distributor of Mouton Cadet

Steven Garnier signed a deal today, which has been in the works for months, to be the UK's exclusive off-trade distributor of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, S.A. Mouton Cadet range.

Treasury Wine Estates looks to double the size of its travel retail business

Treasury Wine Estates wants to double the size of it travel retail business within five years as it steps its distribution with exclusive and premium wines to airports, cruise ships, ferries and other key travel wine sectors.

Accolade Wines' no longer 'slow to react', says UK chief

Accolade Wines' UK general manager says cultural changes at the company and a smaller team have made it more responsive to customers.

ProWein gets off to strong start, says fair director

Dusseldorf's international wine trade fair ProWein has got off to a strong start, with visitor numbers for day one slightly up on last year.

?Michael Degen of Messe Düsseldorf on what makes ProWein so relevant for global wine trade

Anand Virmani talks to Michael Degen, the executive director Messe Düsseldorf, and the man responsible for ProWein about what makes it successful after 20 years.

Matthew Dickinson: Who really benefits from wine fairs?

Having attended my fair share of wine fairs (geddit?) over the years, both as buyer, producer, agent and now general dogsbody (sorry, highly regarded entrepreneur), I find myself getting cynical - a dangerous place to be during your mid-life crisis.

ProWein ups Champagne focus

ProWein is ramping up its Champagne focus in 2014, with double the focus on the sparkling wine compared to last year.

Argentina, Chile and South Africa team up again at ProWein

Following their tasting tie up last September in London the generic bodies of Argentina, Chile and South Africa are teaming up again to present their wines under the banner of Wines of the Beautiful South at this year's Prowein trade fair in Dusseldorf in March.

Prowein and Vinitaly battle it out on the international stage

Pre-orders for Naked Wines' ProWein discovery sold in 24 hours

Online wine retailer Naked Wines pre-sold over £37,000 worth of Italian wine in just 24 hours after its maker was discovered by its customer buying team at ProWein.

English sparkling wines get rave reviews at ProWein

English sparkling wine was seen as one of the big successes at last week's ProWein with wines from the five participating wineries receiving rave reviews, writes Miguel Cruz Liljegren