Chapel Down sees sales and profits surge in first half of 2015

Sales at English wine producer Chapel Down were up 33% in the first half of 2015 to stand at £3.25 million.

Former B&Q executive to join Majestic as managing director

International Wine Challenge now has an app for iPhone and Android

The International Wine Challenge has launched an app to showcase more than 10,000 wines and sakés entered into the 2015 competition.

First there was Summertown, then Jericho for Oxford Wine Café

Oxford Wine Co is preparing to open its second café in the city.

Packaging update for Viñalba Argentine wines

Buckingham Schenk has unveiled new label designs for wines in its Viñalba Argentine range.

Budge Brands to invest £1m in Birmingham distribution centre

Midlands drinks firm Budge Brands is to open a 73,000 sq ft distribution centre near the centre of Birmingham after receiving £1 million in funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Almost half of shoppers using discounters as pressure builds on the big four says Nielsen

Nearly half of all British households are visiting Aldi or Lidl every month, heaping pressure on the big four supermarkets ahead of the busy Christmas trading period, according to latest data from Nielsen.

Médoc producers approve timetable for move to Crus Bourgeois classification system

Members of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the creation of a classification system for their wines.

GB's Beronia releases first wine from Spanish Rueda region

Rioja producer Bodegas Beronia has released its first white wine from outside the region.

Gallo gives Dark Horse a helping hand with supermarket sampling campaign

Gallo is taking its Dark Horse premium Californian wines on a tour of the UK in a bid to persuade Tesco and Sainsbury's shoppers to buy the wines.

Exton Park delivers first vintage English sparkling wines

Hampshire vineyard Exton Park has released its first vintage wines.

New Zealand's wine market offers potential for overseas producers says Wine Intelligence

Per capita consumption figures on a par with northern Europe make New Zealand a market ripe with potential for wine exporters, a new report claims.

Veeno wine café concept sets sights on 80 venues with rapid expansion programme

Italian wine café chain Veeno is aiming to open 80 sites across the UK by 2019.

Badét Clement buys Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in Languedoc

French wine producer Badet Clément has acquired its own vineyards in the Languedoc region with the purchase of Domaine de la Métairie d'Alon.

Latour '61 by the glass at new London private members' club for wine buffs

A new private members' club for wine connoisseurs will have a list of 5,000 wines and 500 of them served by the glass.

Jerry Lockspeiser: The question every wine veteran gets asked- what is the BEST wine?

It happened again last week. I was on a flight from Mallorca to London City airport. It was one of those small planes with just two seats either side of the gangway. She was in an aisle seat and I was bolted in next to the window. I was trapped and I wanted to lie.

TWE team's walk for The Benevolent raises £25,000

A team from Treasury Wine Estates raised more than £25,000 for trade charity The Benevolent.

Crus Bourgeois du Médoc to reveal Official Selection at London event

The UK trade will have its first opportunity to taste the Official Selection of the Crus Bourgeois du Médoc's 2013 vintage next week.

Turkish wine producers prepare to descend on London for 'biggest' trade tasting

Wines of Turkey will be hosting the largest ever number of producers brought together for its trade and press tasting in London in October.

Bottle-shaped tins to encase Cockburn's Special Reserve in run-up to Christmas

Cockburn's Special Reserve port is to be available in three brightly-coloured tins in selected retail accounts from November.