Portuguese wine importers' body disbands with 'job done'

Still wines score big in UKVA's annual awards for English wines

Still wines have picked up nine of the 13 trophies in this year's English & Welsh Wine of the Year competition, organised by the UK Vineyards Association.

Naked accounts show 2014 profit for UK operation as number of angels soars

Documents lodged at Companies House show that the UK operation of Naked Wines turned a profit for the first time in 2014.

£4 million Hardys cricket campaign will be 'possibly' biggest ever for a wine in the UK market

Australian wine brand Hardys has launched a £4 million advertising campaign ahead of this summer's Ashes cricket series to support its sponsorship of the England team.

Bancroft sets out expansion strategy as it chalks up 25 years in the wine business

Agency company Bancroft Wines is aiming to build its business in on-trade national accounts and expand its footprint in independent wine merchants as it enters its second quarter of a century.

Romanian producer Cramele Recas doubles bottling capacity to meet surge in demand

Romania's largest wine producer is spending €2 million on an upgrade to its packaging facilities to double its capacity.

Sherry goes to the cinema with UK premiere at Edinburgh film festival

Sherry producers are hoping for an unexpected boost in profile with the release of a feature film documentary about the fortified wine.

Off-trade brings growth for BWS, but wine and on-trade both decline as market stays 'fragile' - WSTA

A strong off-trade performance has dragged the UK alcohol market back into volume growth for the first time in five years, according to a report from the Wine & Spirit Trade Association.

AWC launches cellar curation service and displays wine box made from Versailles tree

AWC Fine Wines has launched a cellar curation service for clients.

Nyetimber signs up to be part of Sir Ben Ainslie's bid to win the America's Cup

Prestige English sparkling wine Nyetimber has signed a three-year partnership with sailing's Ben Ainslie Racing as the team embarks on a bid to win the America's Cup for Britain in 2017.

End of road for iconic green bottle as Mateus says the future is clear

The iconic green glass Mateus Rosé bottle is to be a thing of the past with a move for the Portuguese wine brand into a clear pack.

Men spend almost twice as much as women on alcohol in the on-trade - report

Research by the online offers site vouchercodes.co.uk shows man spend on average twice as much as women on on-trade drinking and clubbing.

Wong wins Wine Business degree accolades at Plumpton College

Some rising stars of the wine trade world have been honoured in the annual awards ceremony at Plumpton College.

Vinexpo 2017 show to drop to four days

Vinexpo closed its doors on 2015 yesterday and in the concluding press brief a new format for 2017 was announced taking the show from five days down to four.

MMD adds to Italian range with Tuscans from Mazzei-owned estates

Importer Maisons Marques & Domaines has strengthened its links with Italy's Mazzei family by taking on two of its Tuscan estates.

Port industry mourns loss of ex-Croft boss Robin Reid

The port industry is mourning the loss of former Croft managing director Robin Reid OBE.

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Italian producers sign up for UK distribution with Boutinot

Leading agency supplier Boutinot is beefing up its Italian wine portfolio with the addition of wineries from Sicily and Campania.

Car Boot heads to South Africa in producer link at Cape Wine

The Wine Car Boot event concept will be making its first foray overseas in a link with a South African producer group in the autumn.

Full recall for shattering Wine Society Prosecco

The Wine Society has recalled all remaining bottles of its house Prosecco after more bottles spontaneously shattered in members' wine racks.