Italian liqueur group Campari has revealed its third quarter like-for-like sales rose 4.4%, below analyst expectations, due to a very tough comparison base (Q3 2022: +18.6%) and unfavourable weather conditions in Europe.
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Effective immediately, Lulie Halstead, founder of Wine Intelligence, has been appointed interim CEO of The Gérard Basset Foundation.
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BrewDog Distilling Co. will release its first-ever rum casks for sale as part of an annual online auction with specialist spirits auctioneer, Whisky Hammer. The annual auction will allow bidders to own the first casks to be filled by BrewDog each calendar year.
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Harpers can reveal that glass manufacturer and bottler, Encirc, has begun to make use of the railhead at Elton, Cheshire, as part of a major step towards creating an ‘ultra-sustainable’ intermodal transport network for glass in the UK.
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Virgin Wines, one of the UK’s largest direct-to-consumer online wine retailers, has today (25 October) revealed its audited Annual Results for the period ended 30 June 2023 (FY23), are ‘in line with expectations’.
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Following an application from a mining company to mine for gold, silver and tin on farms in South Africa's Agulhas Wine Triangle (AWT), a non-profit of the same name made up of wineries in the area has outlined its concerns.
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Family-owned Champagne House Billecart-Salmon has partnered with Jérôme Bretaudeau, a renowned winemaker in the western part of the Loire Region.
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Enoteca Turi, the Italian restaurant that has been a staple of the London dining scene for over three decades, has announced its acquisition by restaurateurs Dominic Ford and Krishan Katyal, in partnership with David Gleave of Liberty Wines.
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English sparkling and fine wine producer, Gusbourne, has followed in the footsteps of several other domestic wineries in 2023, by announcing a record-breaking harvest.
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New research from the IWSR reveals that the RTD category is expected to grow by 12% in volume between 2022 and 2027, generating $40bn in revenue across 10 key markets, including the UK.
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Historic French company Badet Clément will once again be known by its Delaunay name, after a ‘lucky twist’ enabled the family to buy back the name which was lost three decades ago.
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Co-op, the UK’s leading convenience chain, has made major changes to its wine aisle layouts in over 2,000 stores, following research and feedback from its members. It has also introduced five new wines, under the retailer’s Irresistible premium range.
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English sparkling wine producer Ridgeview has marked one year of B Corp status by launching its first impact report.
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Stellenbosch-based Pinotage Youth Development Academy (PYDA) has announced its best-ever results in the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines exams, recently undertaken by 50 of its wine programme students.
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French vignerons yesterday (19 October) looted Spanish wine trucks during a road blockade, smashing cases of Freixenet Cava and spilling red wine onto the A9 motorway, south of Perpignan.
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Lanchester Group founder Tony Cleary has won The ESG Award as part of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2023.
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South African producer Bruce Jack Wines fears ‘irreversible environmental damage’, following the application of a mining company to mine for gold, silver and tin on farms outside Napier.
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In what the government describes as a Brexit benefit, imported wine will soon have the option to be blended, carbonated, sweetened, and de-alcoholised in-market.
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The latest research from Zonal and CGA by NIQ, reveals the number of consumers not showing up for reservations in pubs, bars and restaurants has doubled since September last year.
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Registration is now open for the Sud de France 2023 Top 100 tasting – an opportunity to taste all 100 wines from 61 producers which have won their place in this year’s league.
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