Michel Bataille, president of Foncalieu, on its new export strategy and plans for the UK

Michel Bataille tells Richard Siddle how he hopes Foncalieu's new export strategy will help promote wines from all price points from the Languedoc-Roussillon to the UK on- and off-trades.

Q&A: Virgin Wines' Jay Wright talks independence, technology and customer loyalty

Virgin Wines chief executive Jay Wright opens up on what's happened since it separated from Direct Wines last year, as well as plans around personalisation and customer loyalty.

Bordeaux 2013: the Right Bank

Panos Kakaviatos tasted his way around Bordeaux's top chateaux last week, finding out how winemakers had fared in the troubled 2013 vintage. In the final part of a three-part series, he describes Right Bank wines and how well some of the more affordable chateaux have performed. 

Bordeaux 2013: the Left Bank

Panos Kakaviatos tasted his way around Bordeaux's top chateaux last week, finding out how winemakers had fared in the troubled 2013 vintage. In part two of a three-part series, he describes how the red wines are "scaled down versions of better vintages".

Bordeaux 2013: Choose whites over reds

Panos Kakaviatos tasted his way around Bordeaux's top chateaux last week, finding out how winemakers had fared in the troubled 2013 vintage. In part one of a three-part series, he describes why his money is on the white wines.

Jerry Lockspeiser: do wine buyers get the suppliers they deserve?

Jerry Lockspeiser, chairman of Off-Piste Wines, discusses the challenges wine buyers may encounter with suppliers and a five point plan on how to get the most out of a supplier relationship.

Moët Hennessy's Jean-Guillaume Prats, estates and wine president, talks sparkling wine, UK trends and top global markets

Moët Hennessy is about to launch its latest sparkling wine brand, Chandon, in the UK. Harpers.co.uk caught up with the chief executive of the wine division, Jean-Guillaume Prats, on one of his recent whistle-stop tours of London.

Wine Buyers' Forum to return in March 2015

Last month's Wine Buyers' Forum offered something very different for the UK wine trade: a two-day opportunity for back-to-back business meetings between suppliers and buyers.

Q&A with ?Paul Schaafsma, general manager UK, Ireland and AMESCA for Accolade Wines

Paul Schaafsma the general manager for UK, Ireland and AMESCA at Accolade Wines about a new working culture for the group and his UK wine strategy moving forward.

Interview: John Osborne's sets out his vision for PLB

It may only have been three months since John Osborne became PLB's managing director, but it's a role he has been working towards his entire career. He talks about the challenges and opportunities facing him, PLB and the industry.

Guy Woodward: Why en primeur is a "con" and a "sham"

Guy Woodward, former editor of Decanter magazine, explains why he thinks the en primeur system is, in parts, a "con" and a "sham" and in need of a radical overhal. 

Richard Siddle: ?We've milliseconds to make a difference

Richard Siddle reflects on encouraging signs he saw for the UK wine trade at ProWein.

Gareth Morgan discusses the drawbacks of older vintages being absent in wine classes

Gareth Morgan, a wine educator, is concerned over the obvious absence of older vintages in wine classes for the public.

Laura Clay impressed by 'frank' Ribera del Duero judging

Laura Clay is impressed by the straightforward way the Ribera de Duero evaluates its wines. If only en primeur could be this easy...

Geoffrey Dean discovers the hidden wonders of Swiss wine

One of the impediments to drinking Swiss wine is that you struggle to find it outside Switzerland, even in London. Swiss people not only love consuming their national wines, but are also happy to pay what are often high prices for them, and who, therefore, can blame Swiss winemakers for sticking to their domestic market? A paltry 5% or so of Swiss wine is exported, leaving very little for foreign consumers to get their hands on.

Geoffrey Dean reveals his 12 wine discoveries at "best ever" ProWein

"It was the best Prowein ever...we had four people working on our stand and we were swamped. A lot of new countries and companies wanted to do business, and we hardly had time to go to the bathroom." Those were the words of Raimund Prum, owner/winemaker of leading Mosel producer, S.A. Prum, following another hugely successful three days of Prowein in Dusseldorf. Move over Vinexpo, he could have added, for Prowein has now displaced it as the premier global wine fair.

Katie Jones of Domaine Jones on the adventure of making her own wines in the Languedoc

Katie Jones, owner of Domaine Jones, tells Heather Dougherty about her journey from Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Fitou in Languedoc and from marketing other people's wines to making her own.

Q&A with James Marvin, winner of BBC's Michel Roux's Service programme, three years on

The BBC programme Michel Roux's Service focused on recruiting young people to consider the hospitality industry and in particular front-of-house as a career. It first screened in 2011, and has just been repeated on BBC Two. 

Beltrán Domecq, president of the Consejo Regulador, on sherry's changing image in the UK

Mike Matthews on the wine wonders to be found in Eastern and Central Europe

When I first started my career in wine, some 19 years ago, the realisation that a Central or Eastern European wines could potentially become a respectable, premium commodity would almost seem a joke! Apart from the classic Hungarian Tokai or Bulls Blood, if you could find them, there really wasn't a great deal to shout about.