Pent up demand delivers bigger post-lockdown bounce than 2020

Pubs, bars and restaurants able to operate outdoor space have seen a significant wave of customers returning, according to new data from CGA.

First wine produced outside Chile for Casillero del Diablo

Concha y Tora has expanded its Casillero del Diablo brand with a Spanish Tempranillo from Cariñena.

Long Read: Orange wine leads the pack at the newly organic Cramele Recas

Cramele Recas, Romania’s largest winery, has reached a major landmark in its march towards organic winemaking, with its first certificated organic wines now reaching the UK.

Additional grants for Welsh SMEs

Additional grants that will benefit small and medium-size hospitality businesses in Wales have been announced by the Welsh government’s First Minister Mark Drakeford. 

Grüner goes global

Austria’s star player continues to advance its international appeal, as David Kermode discovers.

Penfolds’ first Cali wine twenty years in the making alongside TWE restructure

Penfolds has released its first ever Californian wine – a move that forms part of a major restructure of parent company Treasury Wine Estates’ (TWE) operating model which aims to rebalance its US operations and focus on new Penfolds launches outside of Australia.

Sample registration opens for the b.f.t’s first virtual event

First roll out of Absolut’s paper bottle launches in the UK

Pernod Ricard’s flagship vodka brand, Absolut, will be rolling out its prototype “paper” bottle from today (25 January), initially in both the UK and Sweden.

Nicholls marks one year Covid ‘anniversary’ – “We didn’t know it would be a tsunami”

UK Hospitality chief Kate Nicholls has renewed calls for additional government support a year on from her first strategy meetings with ministers at the beginning of the pandemic.

Wine Drinkers UK calls for first tax cut in 40 years

Wine Drinkers UK (WDUK) have renewed their calls for the government to recognise wine as the UK’s favourite drink by cutting increasingly burdensome taxes.

Flint Wines makes Greek debut

Santorini-based Vassaltis Vineyards will be joining the ranks at Flint Wines, marking the first time the distributor has listed wines from the country.

Balfour and Majestic launch English wine follow-up

Majestic Wine and Balfour Wines at Hush Heath Estate are following up the debut of their English wine partnership, with a sophomore release of limited edition labels.

United Wine Growers launches first brand

United Wine Growers has taken the plunge with the launch of its first brand.

Shopping boost for England falls short of 2019 figures

Lockdown fatigue has led to a boost in retail numbers as shoppers flocked back to the high street, though footfall has failed to deliver pre-pandemic levels.

First Saint-Émilion Chardonnay releaesd

The first official vintage of Chardonnay wines produced in Saint-Émilion has been released.

Banrock Station launches first flat-bottled wines

Banrock Station, the Accolade Wines brand, is to release two of its wines in flat bottles made from 100% recycled plastic for the first time.

Second national lockdown a "calamity" for hospitality without more govt support

There are deep concerns across the hospitality sector about the impact of the government’s latest lockdown measures for England which were announced on Saturday evening by the prime minister.

UK retail lifts moribund global sales at Pernod Ricard

Drinks giant Pernod Ricard has seen its sales drop 6% in the first quarter of the financial year, though UK retail sales remain dynamic.

Araex brings on first sherry

Araex, Spain’s premiere fine wine group, has added a three-tiered range of sherries to its pan-Spanish portfolio alongside a number of new Spanish wines.

Te Pā gains first major UK listing

Māori-run family estate te Pā has won its first major multiple listing with its Pā Signature Series Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, which are bound for Tesco.