Earliest harvest start on record for Galicia

The usually cool and wet climate of Galicia in the Atlantic reaches of Spain has been turned on its head this year, leaving wine producers to handle one of the earliest, but longest and most peculiar harvests ever recorded.

Roberson boost California range with natural Vinca Minor wines

London merchant Roberson Wine has added the natural wines of Vinca Minor to its extensive California portfolio

Wine labels of the future

Wine labels of the future will increasingly have a link to a website or QR bar code which could be scanned with phones to reveal the ingredients, calories and nutritional value of wine, but far less likely is any further legal obligation to fully disclose ingredients.

'South West' now fastest growing French region for red wine exports to the UK

France's 'South West' wine region has become the country's fastest-growing exporter of red wines to the UK, new official figures from French customs have revealed.

Rioja wine export volumes to UK fell in 2016, also dipping globally

For the first time in 20 years, Rioja wine export volumes to the UK have slumped, according to the most recent export figures for 2016

Judgement of Nyetimber finds against leading English fizz producer

Nyetimber's former head of sales, James Mason, wins his legal case against the English sparkling wine producer

Bordeaux and Champagne double-digit drop in UK delivers global dip for French exports

Loire, Burgundy and Rhone exports rose, but Champagne and Bordeaux slump fueled a 10% value drop in French wine exports to the UK in 2016

Change of subsidiary ownership consolidates Hallgarten's B2B wine focus

Hallgarten (HDN) wines has announced a structural change of ownership with the company now owned directly by the Pieroth family of Burg Layen in Germany. The wine wholesaler based in Luton, was until December, a subsidiary of the Pieroth's family's holding company WIV Wein International.

'Sussex Fizz' latest in regional approach shaping English and Welsh wine industry

The emergence of the Sussex PDO and the forthcoming 'Vineyards of Hampshire' tasting in London in February, highlight a growing regional focus in the English and Wine Industry, as it continues the search for collective national names for both sparkling and still wines.

UKVA and EWP urge government to crack down on "large quantities of wine" being smuggled into the UK

The UK wine industry has urged the government to crack down on excise duty tax evasion carried out via the smuggling onto the UK commercial drinks market of duty-free wine.

Major tourism centre given green-light by Burgundy's wine board

Burgundy's wine board, the BIVB, has approved its ambitious Cité des Vins de Bourgogne, a new wine tourism, culture and education centre that will be built on three sites in Beaune, Chablis and in the Mâcon.

Record harvest puts fizz in Bordeaux

Cremant de Bordeaux sparkling wine is one of the clear winners of record new highs in overall Bordeaux wine production

Ars Collecta Cava breaks price ceiling

Barcelona wine producer Codorniu has launched a new high-end range of Cavas, including the most expensive Cava ever made

UK growth central to Vega Sicilia's expansion plans

Vega Sicilia is to increase its presence in Britain in a bid to capitalise on swelling demand for Spain and high end wines

Brexit: UK wine producers to lobby UK government over EU customs union and seasonal worker scheme

UK wine producers have urged the British government to maintain zero tariffs on wine and to establish a seasonal worker scheme ahead of Britain's departure from the European Union.

Bibendum announces price hikes in response to ongoing fall in the pound

Bibendum has issued a statement saying it has had to increase prices on certain products due to the unprecedented times caused by fall in the value of the pound

Independent merchants feel pressure as supplier price hikes start to feed through

The Bank of England warned of inflation rising beyond 2% on 14 October adding further concern to independent wine merchants who have already been forced to pass on price increases from suppliers to customers

Rioja Consejo's Daroca says new proposals will cover breakaway Alava group's demands

Rioja's wine board has hit back at plans to establish the new breakaway appellation, Vineyards of Alava, by saying new proposals for single estate vineyards and labels would aim to satisfy demands from producers

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Promising Rioja proposals could draw a line between industrial and artisanal production, say producers

Two leading Rioja producers based in Alava have welcomed fresh details of plans tabled by the breakaway Vineyards of Alava appellation proposal including a move to distinguish itself by discarding Rioja's ageing categories of Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.