Ian Burrell parts company with Equiano Rum
Published: 03 September, 2025
Ian Burrell, co-founder of Equiano Rum and the ‘Global Rum Ambassador’, is no longer involved with the Equiano brand.
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Vidal-Fleury joins González Byass UK portfolio
Published: 02 September, 2025
Rhône Valley based producer Vidal-Fleury has partnered with distributor González Byass UK.
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South Africa lands two 100 pointers in Atkin’s latest Special Report
Published: 02 September, 2025
In the 13th edition of his annual South Africa Special Report, Tim Atkin MW has scored two wines 100 points (full marks).
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Austria’s 25% organic milestone
Published: 01 September, 2025
A quarter of all of Austria’s Vineyards have been certified organic for the first time.
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Gillian Murray: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’
Published: 01 September, 2025
With one of the final installments of our Summer Q&A series, Gillian Murray, director of commercial procurement wholesale at C&C Group, reflects on the Irish business' performance so far this year as well as anticipating a busy Christmas period for the company.
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Nyetimber sponsors England Rugby
Published: 01 September, 2025
The English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber is now the official sparkling wine of England Rugby.
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V d’Or Awards 2026 applications now open
Published: 01 September, 2025
Applications for the 2026 V d’Or Awards, Vinexposium’s Business Awards, are now open.
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Promising Pinot Grigio harvest begins in DOC Delle Venezie
Published: 29 August, 2025
The 2025 Pinot Grigio harvest has begun in Italy's largest DOC, Delle Venezie, and is being hailed as promising for quality, with increased yields.
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Call for hospitality support in the Autumn Budget
Published: 29 August, 2025
Audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg has called on the government to provide financial support to the UK’s hospitality and retail sector to help businesses survive higher running costs.
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Tom Platt: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’
Published: 29 August, 2025
Liberty Wines CEO Tom Platt continues our summer Q&A series with a measured take on the challenges to the trade.
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Rhône harvest commences early with 'high-quality vintage' anticipated
Published: 28 August, 2025
The 2025 harvest in the Rhône has commenced, starting 10 days earlier than last year’s grape gathering.
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Pernod Ricard: Sales fall amid tariff and travel retail woes
Published: 28 August, 2025
French drinks giant Pernod Ricard has announced its results for the 2025 financial year. Amid a suite of macroeconomic challenges, the multinational saw an overall -3% drop in organic global sales.
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Nick Gillett: Independent distributors – the need, the importance and the magic
Published: 27 August, 2025
For many spirits producers, getting their products listed on the portfolio of a distributor is the golden goal for growth – and rightly so. The impact of working with a distributor, for many brands, is very real.
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Santa Tresa spearheads revival of indigenous Orisi grape
Published: 27 August, 2025
In July of this year the Sicilian red variety Orisi was recognised by the Gazetta Ufficiale Regione Siciliana as an indigenous grape variety that can be included on a bottle’s label. This status was gained in strong part thanks to the work of Stefano Girelli who has cultivated the grape at his Santa Tresa vineyard in Vittoria in an experimental vineyard (pictured) for the last decade.
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Symington predicts lower yield but good quality harvest
Published: 27 August, 2025
Symington Family Estates has announced its expectations for the 2025 harvest across its estates in the Douro, Alentejo and Vinho Verde regions.
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Portugal's Tejo to allow PGI wines at 0.5% alcohol
Published: 27 August, 2025
Tejo Wines has announced updated regulations for the region’s lower-alcohol and dealcoholised wines. The move follows approval by the Tejo General Council (CVR), as well as official recognition by the Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (IVV).
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BIH Spotlight Awards finalists announced
Published: 27 August, 2025
Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) has revealed the finalists for its annual Spotlight Awards, drawn from a talent pool of over 300 nominations across the UK.
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Over half of all job losses since Budget in hospitality
Published: 26 August, 2025
Fresh analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) jobs data by UK Hospitality can reveal that more than half of all job losses since the Autumn Budget have been in the hospitality sector.
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Klearhos Kanellakis: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’
Published: 26 August, 2025
Ekstedt at The Yard’s head sommelier and wine buyer Klearhos Kanellakis adds to our summer series with an honest appraisal of how tough the on-trade has become.
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Tariffs: Joint statement confirms 15% US levy on EU producers
Published: 22 August, 2025
The United States-European Union Joint Statement announced by EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has confirmed a 15% tariff on European goods exported across the pond.
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