As part of its Global Reference Framework (GRF) for wine sustainability certification schemes, the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) has issued a second round of benchmarking.
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Talented winemaker Dermot Sugrue of Sugrue South Downs continues our summer Q&A series, musing on the importance of the English wine sector, the success of Bonkers and ‘the elephant in the room’.
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Jeroboams Trade has taken on Hayward Bros. Wines with the aim of integrating the family-run wholesaler into the similarly family-owned Jeroboams Group.
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The Consorzio Tutela del Vino Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco has become an official supporter of the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW).
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LWC Drinks has revealed how Brexit preparations primed the company for the growth of its wine portfolio through and beyond the pandemic, which among other commercial successes also helped land the company a number two slot in last year’s Harpers Top 50 Drinks Wholesalers 2024 listing.
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Soho House has released its second quarter results, showing total revenue up 8.9% to $329.8m (£244.9m) on the same period last year, and membership revenues up 15.9% to $118.6 million (£88m).
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The Specialist Importers Trade Tasting (SITT) is back in September with events in London and Manchester providing independent buyers across the trade the chance to discover fresh wines and classics from the New and Old Worlds.
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Bence Karpatfalvi, head sommelier at the recently awarded three Michelin-starred Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms, talks challenges and triumphs for our summer series of Q&As.
Research from Zest, the employee benefits technology provider, and Opinium has highlighted that almost one-in-five hospitality businesses (18%) are planning redundancies this year due to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) rises.
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For the next edition of our Summer Q&A series Doug Wregg, director of sales and marketing at Les Caves de Pyrene, contemplates what has been a challenging year for the wine trade.
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A recent visit to Black Chalk vineyard and winery in Hampshire’s Test Valley highlighted that a bumper harvest could be on the way for the English wine sector.
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The Drinks Trust has announced that its WSET bursary is to be offered for a third year running.
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On-trade heavyweight JKS Restaurants has announced a stateside expansion with two new launches set to open.
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Importer Mentzendorff has added Hampshire winery Exton Park to its portfolio.
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Cambridge Wine Merchants' Hal Wilson steps up to provide the next contribution to our Summer Q&A series.
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US drinks group Foley Family Wines & Spirits (FFWS) has announced the onboarding of Jay Gifford to its team in the newly created role of international MD.
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Fresh data from the Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners can reveal that the UK hospitality sector saw 62 net closures per month in the first half of 2025. This figure equates to approximately two closure per day.
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CEO of Amber Beverage UK, Sam Thackeray is next up in our Summer Q&A series, reflecting on business so far this year and the state of play in the drinks trade.
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Six new members have joined list of partners of the Foundation for Wine Culture & Civilisations, which manages the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, to further broaden the activities of the wine museum.
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Argentina’s Alto Agrelo has become the fifth wine region in Mendoza’s Luján de Cuyo to receive protected Geographical Indication status from The National Institute of Viticulture (INV).
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