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Published: 31 October, 2013
"England has quite a lot of quite good wines, but few have thought through what their mojo is," says Trevor Clough, co-founder with husband, business partner, and "breadwinner" (a computer speech recognition specialist), Jason Humphries, of Digby Fine English sparkling wines. A former corporate strategist advising Fortune 500 firms, the American/Englishman, born north of Boston and raised in Germany, cites California as inspiration to quit his job to invest time in wine. "I want a tiny part of Napa's fairy dust to rub-off on England," he says.
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Published: 17 October, 2013
Cornish winery Knightor has announced the release of its first sparkling wine, Knightor Brut NV.
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Published: 15 October, 2013
Today will see the first ever English sparkling wine tasting take place in Italy.
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Published: 08 October, 2013
English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber is "excited" to have begun grape picking alongside other English producers after it wrote off last year's because of poor-quality grapes.
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Published: 03 October, 2013
London Cru, the first central London winery, has had to turn away seven tonnes of grapes due to arrive from Bordeaux and the Loire Valley as the quality was not deemed to be up to scratch.
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Published: 10 September, 2013
Less than three years after launching the UK's first accredited biodynamic wine, Sedlescombe has brought out two more.
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Published: 04 September, 2013
Newspaper executive, Lord Black of Brentwood, will deliver the keynote address at this month's annual Wine & Spirit Trade Association Conference looking at how the media industry has responded to the threat of government intervention and regulation.
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Published: 04 September, 2013
On the heels of securing an additional £6.4 million from one of its major shareholders, Naked Wines hasannounced it will be issuing Naked Fine Wine Bonds in an effort to raise a further £3m.
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Published: 03 September, 2013
Gusbourne Estate is to join the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange, following a £7 million takeover.
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Published: 28 August, 2013
Nyetimber continues to expand overseas with a new contract to supply its English wines to Denmark.
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Published: 22 August, 2013
London Cru, the first urban winery to set up shop in central London, has announced its first vintage grapes will be supplied by top French producers including Jeff Coutelou of Mas Coutelou, from Languedoc-Roussillon, William Jonquères d'Oriola of Château in Roussillon and Jacques Lurton, the renowned French Flying Winemaker.
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Published: 19 August, 2013
English wine producer Nyetimber has announced the release of a single vineyard sparkling wine.
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Published: 07 August, 2013
English winery Chapel Down is offering new and existing shareholders a range of benefits to hopefully build loyalty and strengthen its shareholder base.
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Published: 02 August, 2013
Denbies Wine Estate is looking forward to harvesting its first Sauvignon Blanc vines. Planted four years ago, they should be ready to harvest mid-October, said the Surrey vineyard's general manager, Chris White.
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Published: 01 August, 2013
Denbies Wine Estate has revealed it is looking forward to harvesting its first Sauvignon Blanc vines.
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Published: 01 August, 2013
The International Sparkling Wine Symposium to be held at English winery Denbies in December, continues to attract high-profile speakers.
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Digby Fine English, a new English sparkling wine, launched yesterday in London with grand ambitions to become a global sparkling wine brand.
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Furleigh Estate in Dorset has scooped three trophies for its sparkling wines at the UK Vineyards Association annual awards ceremony.
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London Cru, set to be the first urban boutique winery in London, is busy preparing for harvest and getting ready to open its cellar doors to the public this November in central London.
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The UK drinks industry is fast becoming one of the hottest areas of investment, with wineries and brewers finding increasingly innovative ways to raise money.
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