How do we maintain quality as English sparkling grows?

The biggest recent headline for English sparkling wine (ESW) so far in 2017 has been the prediction that one million vines are going to be planted between the start and the end of the year.

The LWF: A UK-focused event

Jo Gilbert looks ahead to the most important event in the trade calendar, now in its fourth year of consolidation since becoming a UK-focused fair

Urban Bar gives classic wine measurer ‘much needed’ redesign

Barware design company Urban Bar has given the classic wine measure a ‘much-needed’ makeover.

Be At One secures Bournemouth site

Cocktail bar group Be At One is set to open its second bar on the South Coast, in Bournemouth, as part of its national expansion strategy.

The Wine Society 'click & collect' to improve flexibility

The Wine Society has introduced a ‘click & collect’ service that allows members to have their wine delivered straight to a local store.

Simpsons Wine Estate launches first wine

A Kent vineyard has launched its first wine after planting its first vines in 2014.

Guy Woodward: A love letter to Bordeaux. No, really…

“Ahh, so you’re the one who hates Bordeaux…” said the late, great Denis Dubourdieu when we were introduced. Bordeaux’s pre-eminent authority on white wines, Dubourdieu was a man used to having his reputation precede him. Me? Less so. As I told the master winemaker, though, I don’t hate Bordeaux. We were drinking white Haut-Brion at the time, after all. But, as I also told him – and put into print as often as I could get away with at Decanter – I do hate its arrogance, its prices, and the nauseating esteem in which it is held by those old enough to know better.

Vertical ambition

Effective range hierarchy is crucial in a world where shelf space is in short supply, meaning the justification of premium listings is paramount for suppliers. Angela Mount reports

Santa Rita creates new UK business role

South American wine company Santa Rita Estates has created a new role to reinforce its “commitment” to the UK market.

Bellwether to tap ‘less but better’ trend

Bellwether Wines is hoping to tap the trend for drinking ‘less but better’ with a focus wines sitting in the ‘mid-price’ bracket in its 2017/18 portfolio.

Amber Beverage acquires stake in Cellar Trends

Amber Beverage Group has acquired a stake in Cellar Trends – a move that marks the Baltic company’s first entrance into the UK.

Ecommerce: What’s the potential for wine?

Jo Gilbert looks at how big the online proposition really is and why the UK is at the forefront of wine online

New head honcho for the LWF

Carmen appoints new winemaker

Chilean winery Viña Carmen has appointed a new winemaker – Emily Faulconer - as part of a strategy to ‘reinstate’ the value of the terroir.

Côtes du Rhône unveils ‘sophisticated’ UK push

Rhône Valley Vineyards has unveiled its 2017 Côtes du Rhône campaign

Berry Bros & Rudd reveals ‘accessible' own-label wine collection

Berry Bros & Rudd has launched a range of wines priced from £7.95 in a bid to provide greater accessibility.

Q&A: Julián Chivite, winemaker and owner, Bodegas Chivite

Champagne Castelnau reveals contemporary look

Castelnau has received a contemporary makeover as part of e new strategy to widen its appeal.

LWF event director to step down as new venue rumours circulate

Ooberstock secures on-trade I Heart Wines distribution deal

Online drinks distributor Ooberstock has signed a deal to become the official UK on-trade distributor of Copestick Murray’s I Heart Wines collection.