Sotheby’s annual sales in the Wine & Spirits category for 2025 totalled $127.5m – a rise of almost 12% on last year – the fourth-highest annual total since the department was founded in 1970.
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As part of its international growth strategy, Wines of Portugal – the interprofessional Portugese wine association – has said that it intends to make the UK Portugal’s number one export market over the next decade.
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New consumer research from Zonal in partnership with NIQ has revealed that 69% of consumers believe that pubs, bars and restaurants play an important role in their communities.
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Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to back the Indie Beer campaign, with planned promotions in-store and a new ‘Indie Beer’ section on its website.
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UK glass bottle manufacturer Croxsons has announced a new British sparkling wine bottle designed for English and Welsh producers.
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The WSTA has called on the government to end the “doom loop” caused by its decision to continue to increase alcohol duty at the last Budget (as Harpers reported).
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The South African wine industry is mourning the loss of André Morgenthal, a much-respected and familiar face globally to advocates and champions of the wines of The Cape.
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Fine wine investment platform Cult Wines has released its Top Wines of 2025 report, which offers a “cautiously optimistic” look forwards to 2026.
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Specialist wine importer Hallgarten & Novum Wines has partnered with Freemark Abbey (pictured) – a Napa Valley producer, and La Crema – based in the Russian River Valley, expanding its Californian range.
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As reported by the BBC, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that him and Chinese President Xi Jinping have made “really good progress on tariffs for whisky” after a meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
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Anthony George Pigé Leschallas – MD at Mentzendorff between 1972 and 1990 – has passed away aged 92.
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Alliance Wine has announced that Sarah Benson MW has joined its buying team.
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The hospitality industry has reacted to yesterday’s announcement by the government that pubs and music venues would receive a rates relief package costing £80m next year alone (as Harpers reported).
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The Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) has welcomed five new members to its Bottle Weight Accord (BWA), meaning that it now covers 2.5bn bottles of wine produced annually (9% of all wine consumed globally).
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The government has revealed a support package aimed at helping pubs and music venues in England, worth £80m.
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Online wine retailer Virgin Wines has released its Christmas trading update, which shows a strong performance across the seven weeks to 26 December.
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As reported by the BBC and elsewhere, Revel Collective – the parent company of the Revolution bar chain, Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs – has filed to enter administration.
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The organisation responsible for promoting Japanese food and drinks globally, JFOODO, has launched a campaign that will see some of the top restaurants in London celebrate the “food-pairing versatility of Sake” this February.
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According to industry body Wines of South Africa (WoSA), South African wine exports this year have demonstrated resilience against a challenging global market.
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The annual release of Fentimans market report appears to confirm that the well documented consumer shift to ‘less but better’ is also entrenched in the market for soft drinks and mixers.
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