The House Wine has become the first UK stockist of the Domaine Jones "recovery range" after the producer's previous white vintage was affected by vandals earlier this year.
Read more...Scottish spirits producer and distributor Edrington has announced massive exansion plans into the US, South East Asia and the Middle East.
Read more...Online wine buyers will spend €14 more on a bottle of wine than traditional high street shoppers, according to research revealed at today's Vinexpo exhibition in Bordeaux.
Read more...The annual tasting of Saint Emilion Grands Crus Classés took place at the trendy and spacious Altitude 360 in Pimlico. This year, vintages on show were 2009 and 2010, so the growers had little to apologise for. That said, Château Faurie de Souchard was one of those hit by hail in May in 2009, Thibaud Sciard, presenting the wines, described to us the difficulty of losing 90% of his crop as a result.
Read more...Celebrity Cruises will be the first cruise line to show what's on offer in its modern luxury restaurants and bars at the Taste of London Festival next week.
Read more..."Chile has changed beyond all recognition," according to Hector Torres, director of luxury wines at Santa Rita Estates, at a tasting in London last week to showcase top wines from Santa Rita and Carmen in Chile, and Doña Paula in Argentina.
Read more...Vinopolis has announced it will be celebrating Bastille Day this year with a series of tastings and events.
Read more...The international global event Vinexpo 2013 opened its doors today, for the next five days, exhibiting over 2,400 wine and spirit producers, representing 45 different countries and attracting over 145 different nationalities to Bordeaux, France.
Read more...The Vintners' Company has raised £46,000 for the drinks trade charity The Benevolent with its March for Mobility through the vineyards of Burgundy.
Read more...Wines from Rioja is to host its first generic tasting in the UK on October 9 at London's OXO Tower.
Read more...Wines from Rioja is to hos its first generic tasting in the UK on October 9 at London's OXO Tower.
Floraine Eznack, winemaker at Jacquart Champagne, "hopes for a perfect 10" when overseeing vendange. She says "10 degrees potential alcohol at picking, with 10g/l total acidity give the optimum grapes for Champagne production". Another 10 in the equation is the dosage at dégorgement, which according to Eznack, is "a maximum of 10g/l residual sugar".
Read more...Redfold Vineyards in West Sussex has launched Ambriel, an English sparkling wine it hopes will rival others on the market.
Read more...E&J Gallo has announced the appointment of Louise Redknapp as the official brand ambassador for Gallo Family Vineyards Summer White.
Read more...Café-wine bars, premium spirits and cask ales are seen as the big winners in the on-trade in the year ahead, according to a new market report from trade insight specialists CGA.
Read more...After low yields in 2012, it has been predicted the New Zealand 2013 vintage will be "a vintage to remember".
Read more...Australia's Tahbilk Estate is hoping to become the world's first 'naturally' carbon-neutral winery after achieving a net zero balance of carbon emissions in 2012.
Read more...Château des Sarrins, the Provence estate which is owned by Champagne Bruno Paillard, has released its first wine since being granted organic status.
Read more...Those Sauvignon Blanc drinkers that have had their fill of New Zealand examples of the varietal, should know how good the 2012 vintage was in the Centre-Loire.
Read more...A group of hardy leading drinks figures are currently mid way through a five day 600 km charity bike organised by Mentzendorff that ends later this week in the Douro Valley.
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