Q&A with Robert Nicholson of American M&A specialists International Wine Associates

In 2013, vineyard acquisitions and mergers on the US West Coast were a key talking point for industry insiders. As a key party to many of the major transactions that took place last year, Robert Nicholson, president of mergers and acquistion specialists, International Wine Associates, is ideally placed to share his expertise on the future of the West Coast property market. James Lawrence asks the questions:

Q&A with Concha y Toro's Simon Doyle and its plans for UK market

Simon Doyle, general manager for Concha y Toro UK, on what's new for Casillero, why the big UK push, and why there's a gap in the market for California.

Q&A with Justin Howard-Sneyd MW: selling wine by consumers' taste preferences

How to start a fine-wine Cult

Old-school City high-rollers may never have imagined a time when fine-wine investments would become a common investment vehicle and wines would be traded in the same fashion as high-yield stocks and bonds. But today, investment houses like Cult Wines, run by father-and-son team Philip and Tom Gearing, are making fine-wine investments more accessible to all types of investors as another way to simply round out a financially sound portfolio of assets and investments, with the opportunity to celebrate profits by drinking the very commodity traded - fine wine.

Tanners: a national treasure

As Tanners Wine Merchants celebrates 170 years, Bernadette Costello talks to fourth generation James Tanner about its growth from regional merchant to national treasure

Q&A with Sandro Saadé, one of Syria's leading winemakers

Jo Seymour-Taylor, Stir Public Relations

Jo Seymour-Taylor, board director Stir Public Relations, picks out her wine and drinking choices

A new way with Vinoteca

Dominic Midgley looks at how Charlie Young and Brett Woonton created a new way of eating and drinking out with Vinoteca.

Siobhan Irons, buyer, Matthew Clark

Here are Siobhan Irons' favourite wine and food choices:

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Q&A: Pernod Ricard's Patrick Venning on future trends

Patrick Venning, marketing director at Pernod Ricard UK, looks at the biggest breakthroughs in the wine category and the challenges and opportunties facing the industry in the years to come.

Q&A: Accolade's Paul Schaafsma on future trends

Paul Schaafsma, Accolade's general manager for the UK, Ireland and AMESCA, looks at the biggest...

My Choice: Julian Dyer, Australian Vintage UK and Europe

I'm a great fan of Hunter Valley Chardonnay and Shiraz. The better recognised wine regions of South Australia and Victoria (Barossa, McLaren Vale, Clare, Yarra, etc) quite rightly get a lot of accolades; however, I love the punchy Chardonnay and earthy Shiraz you get from the Hunter.

My Choice: Elinor Zuke, news editor, Harpers

My favourite wine is MontGras Carmenère Reserva from the Colchagua Valley (Enotria/Waitrose; £8.99). I used to buy it a lot before I started working at Harpers, at which point I thought that even knowing the name of that varietal was well sophisticated.

Catching up with the new wine team at Harrods

Anne Krebiehl catches up with the new wine team at Harrods and hears how the double act are looking to turn customers' heads in the wine aisles

My Choice: Alicia Mellish, director, Stir Public Relations

At the moment I'm loving Beringer's Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Its full-baked berry flavours and savoury finish make it perfect for that classic pairing with steak.

My Choice: Becca Reeves, former senior buyer, Laithwaite's

My current top wine is Domaine Jones Fitou. It's lovely, rich and warming at this time of year but not at all heavy so very easy to drink. Despite its "classic" match with meat, I'm vegetarian so I've been drinking it with loads of winter veggie dishes, and it goes brilliantly. I'm also a bit of a fan of opening a mid-week bottle of Crémant de Limoux.

My Choice: Beth Willard, Wine buyer, Laithwaite's

My current top wine from Laithwaite's is our new Peña Garnacha 2010 from the home of Garnacha, Calatayud. This is rich, full bodied and completely over-delivers at £8.99.

It's now or never for the wine trade

Gemma McKenna meets BWS chief Dan Jago as the trade's supposed day of reckoning approaches.

Wine Cellar - Maidenhead

Buying up the Maidenhead Wine Rack after it went into administration in 2009 was a spontaneous move for owner Susie Warner, but a natural addition to working in wholesale through her partner's business the Maidenhead Wine Company.