Roussillon producer Domaine Lafage has announced the acquisition of the Groupement Interproducteurs Collioure Banyuls (GICB) winegrowers’ organisaition, after the Perpignan court upheld the takeover earlier this week.
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The 2026 harvest has begun in Sicily with the picking of the earliest white grape varieties in the west of the island.
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Brand development agency GHF has announced that is has struck an agreement with Leith, Edinburgh-based Woven Whisky.
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Champagne House Louis Roederer has acquired Burgundy’s Domaine Pierre Damoy which will now form part of the ‘Roederer Collection’.
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Rathfinny Wine Estate has unveiled plans for a significant expansion of its on-site guest accommodation, following unanimous approval from the South Downs National Park Authority.
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This year’s marketable yield for champagne has been set at 8,800 kg/ha – the equivalent of about 252 million bottles* of wine.
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Spanish wine group Vintae has announced its formal acquisition of Bodegas Riojanas, following a court-approved business restructuring plan.
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Taylor's Port has introduced a redesigned bottle as part of a major sustainability drive - a vessel that is 24% lighter than its predecessor.
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Taylor’s Port has announced the release of its first ‘Very, Very Old White Port’ (VVOP White), which is crafted from white Ports that have been aged for more than 80 years in seasoned oak casks.
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Breaky Bottom Vineyard has been put on the market for £4,000,000 following founder Peter Hall’s death last October, in a move that looks to safeguard and continue his and his widow Christine’s pioneering work.
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Marsala native Gabriella Favara has been appointed as the president of Assovini Sicilia by the trade organisation’s newly elected board of directors.
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At one of Shoreditch’s newest culinary offerings, Tavern, Black Chalk winemakers Zoë Driver and Jacob Leadley showcased their latest creation – a magnum blanc de blancs from 2020 named 89.6.
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A lot of González Byass Matusalem sherries from 1908, 1909 and 1911 achieved £4,750 at a recent Fine and Rare Wines and Spirits auction at Christie’s – a price more typically associated with top Bordeaux and Burgundy.
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Hallgarten & Novum Wines has announced the addition of two Greek producers – Ktima Dio Ipsi and Mikro Ktima Titos – to its portfolio, further strengthening its broad Hellenic offering.
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Champagne de Lossy, a historic producer founded in 1862, has launched in the UK, marking the brand's first international foray since its revival by the Cattier family.
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CFO of Bordeaux’s Château Cheval Blanc Arnaud de Laforcade is set to join Chinon’s Domaine Beauséjour as estate director from 1 September onwards.
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Another fine vintage ending in a five to continue Bordeaux’s happy sequence since 1985 – or 1990 if we’re including years ending in a nought too. But this one has come at a cost, with the smallest crop since 1991 and low yields across the board.
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The quality of Chinese wines has massively improved in recent years, with premium wines from the People’s Republic now on a par with those from more traditional winemaking regions. Producers have been taking full advantage of the great diversity of climates that come naturally with China’s vast size – much of it “ideally suited” to making great wine, according to Michael Palij MW, senior advisor for specialist importer Vinum Eurus.
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Portuguese wine giant Sogrape’s two leading port houses – Sandeman and Porto Ferreira – have both declared 2024 vintage ports.
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Multinational Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has unveiled plans to streamline its portfolio from 76 brands to fewer than 30 over the coming years, with a renewed focus on luxury labels, lighter styles and no/low-alcohol categories.
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