Sales of English wine up 13% at Waitrose

Sales at Waitrose show that UK consumers are continuing to invest in home-grown wines, with sales increasingly year-by-year.

Importer profile: Red Squirrel

Since 2012, London-based importer Red Squirrel has been focusing on "squirrelling" out new and rare wines to bring to the UK market.

Q&A: Julio Sáenz, La Rioja Alta, S.A.

La Rioja Alta, S.A., has been making wine since it was founded by five families back in 1890. We chatted to Julio Sáenz, winemaker at the premium vineyard since 1996 and technical director since 2005, about how their wines and the winemaking have evolved.

$100 million of counterfeit wine in circulation

The wine and drinks industry is under attack from fraudsters selling fake packaging and counterfeit alcohol - and thanks to new technology, the problem is only going to worsen.

Gilbert's Grape: One night in Rioja

As a wine journalist, I have been told I can expect to see hundreds of barrel rooms and vineyards in the course of my new career.

Sales are up at Nicolas Feuillatte but export volume down due to a "fiercely competitive" UK market

Top Champagne house Centre Vinicole - Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte (CV-CNF) has released its sales figures for last year which show growth of 2% from 2014 and 2015 - although exports are down.

Digby aims to drive link between wine, sport and entertainment

Digby Fine English is focusing on creating "experiential links" between their customers and their wines as they release their Digby Leander Pink NV into the off-trade for the first time.

Grandes Pagos de España pressures the Rioja DO to adapt

With the terroir debate raging in Spain, the tasting and master classes in London last week by the association Grandes Pagos de España (GPE) could hardly have come at a better time.

Kingscote taking a leaf out of Champagne's book for first fizz

A Sussex winery is gearing up to launch its first sparkling wine - drawing heavily from France's most famous sparkling wine region.

Alliance pushes the Prosecco ceiling with DOCG addition

Alliance Wine is expanding its Prosecco offering by adding Giavi Prosecco Superiore DOCG to its range.

Crush Wines invests in Portugal's resurgence

Crush Wines is vouching for the growing reputation of Portuguese wines as no longer just "after dinner digestifs" by adding a producer to its portfolio.

Britain overtaken in fine wine at auction by China and the US

Britain has been overtaken by China and the United States, as some of the top countries for buying and investing in fine wines at auction.

Moët & Chandon launches "pink partner" to its Blanc Ice Impérial NV

Moët & Chandon is launching its Moët Ice Impérial Rosé NV, believed to be the first ever Rosé Champagne to be served over ice.

Voters could follow wine-drinkers' lead in EU referendum, says Majestic

Britons' growing taste for New World wines over the Old could be the key to unlocking how consumers will vote in the EU referendum this summer.

Loire Valley Wines joins Nyetimber for London Wine Week

Loire Valley Wines have joined Nyetimber to be the two headline partners for this year's London Wine Week festival by DrinkUp.London.

Ancre Hill Estates to double its vineyard acreage

Leading Welsh wine producer Ancre Hill Estates has taken the first step towards tripling production at Newton Court Farm just north east of Monmouth.

IWC 2016: France awarded most IWC gold medals for 2016

France was awarded a total of 130 gold medals, with Champagne alone capturing 50 golds, making it the most awarded country at the 2016 International Wine Challenge.

The Champagne Academy celebrates 60 years and unveils its 2016 course programme

Masi launches "world's first" sparkling appassimento wine in to UK's booming sparkling category

Masi Agricola is looking to grab a slice of the pie in the UK's sparkling market - which is set to become the world's largest by 2020.

Off-Piste go after flavoured drinks market with alcoholic wine cocktail

Makers & Co., a new range of lightly sparkling 4% alcohol drinks, is taking centre at the Off-Piste stand at this year's London Wine Fair.