South African wine exported to China is set to benefit from zero-tariff access to the Chinese market. The agreement commences on 1 May 2026 and will last for an initial period of two years.
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Importer Fells has announced the addition of two South African producers to its portfolio: Kaapzicht from Stellenbosch and Elgin’s Paul Clüver.
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International holding company Terold Invest – which controls Grupo Peñaflor and WX Wines – has announced the acquisition of Cheltenham-based brand developer and distributor Off-Piste Wines.
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Quinta do Noval has declared three 2024 vintages – Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2024; Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port 2024; and Quinta do Passadouro Vintage Port 2024.
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The accidental passing of MD of Loire estates Langlois and Hubert Brochard François-Régis de Fougeroux has been announced.
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Over 100 workers at bottle manufacturer and filler Encirc's Elton plant are planning to stage further strikes (from 3-15 May and 1-15 June), after previous action finished yesterday (28 April).
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Online supermarket Ocado has released research which shows that demand for mid-strength drinks is “booming”.
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Enotria has added its first Chinese wine to its premium portfolio with producer Chateau Changyu-Moser XV.
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The trade is facing renewed scrutiny over workplace culture, harassment, and discrimination, as new research published by Drinks United highlights significant shortcomings in employee treatment and reporting practices across the sector.
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The Kingsland Drinks Group has finalised a £65m funding package from Barclays, with support from consultancy firm RSM UK, as it looks to accelerate growth under new leadership.
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Leading charity The Drinks Trust is hosting a special fundraiser at Denham Golf Club on 21 May - an opportunity for trade professionals to channel their inner Tiger Woods.
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The trophy-winning wines from the third edition of the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards have been announced.
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Northern Italy’s Garda DOC is best known as an ‘umbrella’ appellation, overlapping territories such as Lugana, Bardolino, Valpolicella, Soave and six others besides, offering up a medley of varieties and styles from the surrounding Veneto vineyards. Created in 1996, it offers greater flexibility to producers than the historic regional DOCs and, as such, it is on the march, pushing two new styles of wine that the Consorzio believes will be an asset to the collective region.
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Those of us in the spirits world are well aware of the ‘booms’ that catapult a category to popularity. Gin enjoyed a mammoth one in the noughties; rum has been enjoying a similar (but steadier) one for the last decade. And I thoroughly hope that brandy will experience the same sort of cultural redemption arc – we just might have to work a little harder to get it.
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Loch Lomond Brewery-owned Levenbank Distillery has unveiled that its first ever scotch bottling is now up for pre-sale. The Dumbarton-based business’s inaugural single grain whisky will hit the market in 2029.
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St Andrews spirits producer Eden Mill Distillery has unveiled its new CEO, Steven Kersley (pictured). The appointment follows the October 2025 acquisition of the business by Ruby Capital, a Dundee-based private investment firm.
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The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), due to be introduced in October next year, has been set at 20p.
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The wine and spirits sector has hit back against what the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) called “the UK's uniquely punitive excise duty regime”.
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Premium port company Fladgate Family Wines has declared 2024 vintages from three of its houses: Taylor’s, Fonseca, and Croft.
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Auction house Sotheby’s and The Distillers’ Charity have announced the extension of their partnership for the Distillers One of One Auction which is held biennially.
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