Broadlands boost on-trade offering with new agencies

Broadlands Wineries has added three new agencies to boost its on-trade offering as part on its ongoing development as a dedicated wine supplier. 

EU publishes new vine planting rules to boost EU flexibility

The EU Commission has published new vine planting rules aimed at giving the EU greater flexibility to increase wine production to meet global demand.

London Wine Fair 2015: Why LWF 2015 will the most diverse show in its history

After last year's make-or-break return to central London, London Wine Fair organisers Ross Carter and Will Broadfoot talk about what they claim is going to make London Wine Fair 2015 the most diverse show in its 35-year history.

Wines of Germany | The New Face of Germany

supplThe upshot can be seen - or rather tasted - in the fantastic selection of Top 50 wines on these pages, wines that represent the whole panoply of German winemaking, from the traditional to the modern, representing a superb snapshot of all that is going on.

Les Grands Chais de France acquires negociant in north of Burgundy

French wine producer Les Grands Chais de France has bought a negociant in the north of Burgundy to boost its presence in the area.

Jean-Claude Mas adds new cremant to his portfolio

Domaines Paul Mas is extending its portfolio of sparkling French wines from the Languedoc.

Newly redesigned Vinexpo 2015 sells out of exhibitor space

The newly redesigned space at Vinexpo has now been fully book and all 2,400 exhibitor stalls have sold.

En primeur: great quality, but don't hold your breath on price

First impressions on this year's en primeur seem to be that the quality is there - but don't hold your breath about prices coming down.

French winery fits mini cameras to bees to pioneer new viticiulture breakthrough

Burgundy's Domaine Chanzy 'postpones' Seedrs crowdfunding campaign

Burgundy winery Domaine Chanzy has postponed its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign, which was aiming to

Vinitaly 2015 sees increase in foreign buyers on back of government support

Vinitaly saw a 16% increase in foreign buyers, following support from government agencies keen to support the wider Italian economy.

Concha y Toro's new research centre set to benefit wine industry throughout Chile

Concha y Toro hopes its new multi million pound research and innovation centre it has built in the heart of Chile's wine growing country will help the whole Chilean wine industry better understand what is possible from the country's wine producers.

Has the bubble burst on sparkling wine?

Online sales of sparkling wines have fallen for the first time, prompting concern that the bubble on sparkling wine may be in danger of bursting.

France Under One Roof host over 40 importers and producers at today's tasting

France Under One Roof is hosting its 14^th annual tasting today at the Lindley Hall, Royal Horticulture Halls in London.

Hambledon looks to raise £3m through 'English fizz' crowdfunding

Hambledon Vineyard has launched a £3m crowdfunding exercise to expand the business on the back of strong demand for English sparkling wine.

Argentine wine entering a "new era", says legend of the industry Jose Zuccardi

A new generation of winemakers is helping Argentina enter a phase of "premiumisation" that concentrates of terroir-specific wines, a leading Mendoza winery has said.

Why English wine's Litmus Wines is on board with Branson's South African hotel venture

English winemaking consultants Litmus Wines recently teamed up with Richard Branson's private hotel collection Virgin Limited Edition to launch a new joint-venture wine business in South Africa's Franschhoek region. Litmus' founder and director John Worontschak, and VLE's managing director, Jon Brown, talked to Harpers.co.uk about the venture and what it will mean for the Surrey-based business. 

Dedicated Wines looks to kick back against range cuts with new Les Incroyables wine range

Dedicated Wines is kicking back against wine range cutbacks in the major multiples by launching a new wine range, Les Incroyables, that it hopes will bring genuine interest to consumers and offer something different at a time of new product stagnation.

Ridgeview to double production of its award winning English wine by 2020

Ridgeview, the award winning English winery, plans to double its production in the next five years as as an ambitious project of planting over 80 hectares of extra vines take effect.

Port company Sogevinus to launch comms push in UK

Port company The Sogevinus Group is set to ramp up its focus on the UK trade after appointing Sopexa UK to head up a new two-year comms strategy.