Hambledon Vineyard has announced plans to to increase the estates's production facilities in response to growing demand of its award-winning English sparkling wine.
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Looking at the recent history of the sake trade - the boom in sake, and sudden falling out of fashion in Japan which has resulted in the closure of 100s of sake breweries. Which types of sake Brewery survived? How have sake producers changed to meet different market conditions? Anna Greenhaus reports
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Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de caves at Champagne Ruinart, explores the history of how Champagne Ruinart's famous house style came to be and the decades it took to develop it.
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In an ultra-competitive market within the buoyant category of sparkling wine, the world's most established and classic fizz tenaciously holds on to its market share. Anne Krebiehl MW reports
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James Lawrence takes a look at Cava producers who are bucking the trend, even leaving the regional Cava designation, in an effort to produce a more premium product. But how much traction are these Cava producers getting?
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Geoffery Dean gets the inside scoop on this year's harvest from some of the iconic Champagne houses
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While the 2006 vintage of Veuve Clicquot's La Grande Dame does not sing quite like its much lauded 2002 counterpart, which had better structure and more depth, the latest release is another very impressive offering from the celebrated Champagne house
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As sales of sparkling wine go from strength to strength, Jane Parkinson takes a look at the other sparklers attempting to challenge the might of Champagne, Cava and Prosecco.
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Spanish white wines are emerging from the shadow of the reds with a number of varieties and styles that are making headway in the UK on-trade.
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Champagne Lanson's 'The Perfect Start' programme of sponsorship throughout the British summer is already bearing fruit.
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Nyetimber, one of England's leading sparkling wine producer, has announced a three-year partnership with Goodwood Racecourse.
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You know that feeling. For years you have been doing something that seems slightly illicit, almost shameful, then out of the blue someone knowledgeable tells you it's OK. You don't have to hide it any more. And you discover you are not alone. Lots of other people are doing it too. In fact it might even be a good thing!
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Sake's popularity is growing apace. Anna Greenhous take a look at how understanding of the category is changing with the help of international competitions
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Nearly 900 sakes battled it out for medals at this year's International Wine Challenge 2015. Congratulations to all the winners for a fantastic year in a category that continues to expand.
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Oddbins has begun its search to find its amateur wine taster of 2015.
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The Prosecco DOC Consortium has responded to recent reports of the potential shortage of Prosecco saying "that there will not be a shortage of Prosecco in the coming months."
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Champagne Lanson is set to release what has become a bit of a tradition - it's annual limited edition Wimbledon bottle.
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Welsh-based tapas restaurant and sherry bar, Bar 44 is launching an own label Spanish-style pale ale, as it opens it third restaurant in Cardiff.
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Port family Symingtons has opened a visitor center in the Douro, which it is aiming to become a destination for tourists to Portugal.
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According to a new Wine Intelligence report released today, 95% of consumers that drink Prosecco see it as 'very good or good value for money.'
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