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Cabrach celebrates first distillation in 170 years

Published:  20 December, 2024

A community-owned, government-supported distillery has revived the tradition of whisky making at The Cabrach estate in Speyside, a sparsely populated Highland area that hasn't produced single malt for 170 years.

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King Charles reissues Royal Warrants

Published:  20 December, 2024

An eclectic list of importers, sparkling wine producers and distillers have been granted Royal Warrants by King Charles III.

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Friday read: A new frontier between the vines of Cyprus

Published:  20 December, 2024

As Cyprus celebrates 800 years of its iconic sweet wine, Commandaria, a younger generation of winemakers is proving the island’s indigenous grape varieties can produce some serious dry wines too. Rebecca Pitcairn dives in.

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British wine producers celebrate ‘small but good quality crop’ after difficult vintage

Published:  19 December, 2024

Following a challenging growing season, beset with “recurrent rainfall and higher disease pressure”, UK wineries are nonetheless relatively optimistic that 2024 will deliver wines with “a high level of phenolic ripeness” – a concomitant of longer hang times due to the late harvest period.

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Vranken-Pommery Monopole announces major shakeup of governance board

Published:  18 December, 2024

Champagne producer Vranken-Pommery Monopole has made a number of key changes to its corporate governance, promoting Nathalie Vranken, currently deputy CEO, to the position of CEO as of today (18 December).

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Enotria&Coe adds Marqués de Cáceres to its Spanish portfolio

Published:  16 December, 2024

Enotria&Coe has entered into an exclusive partnership with Rioja stalwart Marqués de Cáceres, distributing its wines to the UK off-trade.

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Museum Wines expands portfolio

Published:  09 December, 2024

A leading importer of premium Cape wine has agreed to represent Hazendal, a Stellenbosch farm seeking distribution in the UK.

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‘Actually Made In’ campaign hits new milestone

Published:  09 December, 2024

A campaign to promote “a collective message of transparency, community, and education” has united over 140 different craft distilleries in the UK, after being founded with just four members in April 2024.

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Silverhand Estate achieves carbon-negative status

Published:  06 December, 2024

The UK’s largest single organic vineyard has been certified as ‘carbon-negative’, a milestone achievement that requires the reduction of CO2 emissions at source.

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Moët & Chandon reaches halfway point in 100km Champagne hedgerow project

Published:  05 December, 2024

One of Champagne’s most iconic houses has reached the halfway point of a project to plant 100km of hedgerow in Champagne as part of a plan to boost biodiversity in the region.

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Two Burgundy appellations follow in Pouilly-Fuissé’s Premier Cru footsteps

Published:  03 December, 2024

Burgundy’s Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles ODG (Organisme de Gestion et Défense) have been now recognised as Premier Cru wines, joining their neighbours in Pouilly-Fuissé which achieved its Premier Cru status in 2020.

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DO Rueda celebrates export bounce

Published:  02 December, 2024

New figures released by the Rueda Designation of Origin (DO) suggest that the dry white is stealing a march abroad, with exports to the UK rising by 11.5% between 2020 and 2024.

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Leading Stellenbosch producer acquires Overhex Wines’ portfolio

Published:  02 December, 2024

Origin Wine has purchased the entire brand portfolio of Overhex Wines, a Worcester-based outfit that was set up 18 years ago by Gerhard van der Wath.

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California set for ‘memorable vintage’ following fast-paced growing season and harvest

Published:  28 November, 2024

The 2024 California harvest got off to an early start in many regions following a rainy winter, a cool spring and a warm summer during a year which has left a lasting impression on vintners, the California Wine Institute said.

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Is soil over-hyped? Debunking myths with Ventisquero and Tim Atkin

Published:  25 November, 2024

‘Can you taste Chilean terroir?’ – or indeed any terroir? That was the question posed by Tim Atkin MW at a Ventisquero-led masterclass which put Chilean wines side by side with other entries from the Old and New Worlds.

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Bodega Argento unveils new partnership with Fulham FC

Published:  25 November, 2024

Bodega Argento has become an Official Argentinian Wine Partner of the Premier League football club, in addition to supplying the new Fulham Pier venue.

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WineGB launches definitive guide to award-winning British wines

Published:  22 November, 2024

WineGB has collaborated with the Vineyard & Winery Show to create the Golden 50 Wines List – a database of award-winning British wines that have received gold medals across 10 national and international competitions in 2024.

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Gusbourne unveils hybrid distribution partnership with Enotria&Coe

Published:  20 November, 2024

Leading sparkling wine producer Gusbourne has joined forces with Enotria&Coe to expand the brand's presence in the UK on-trade.

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Loire Valley producers reeling from 'unprecedented climatic conditions' in 2024

Published:  20 November, 2024

Vintage 2024 in the Loire Valley has been described as "one of the most trying years in recent decades” for growers in north-western France.

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Rhône Valley producers optimistic despite 'Homeric vintage' in 2024

Published:  18 November, 2024

As the dust settles on another roller coaster vintage, winemakers across the Rhône Valley are nonetheless confident that their wines will showcase “fruit, tension and balance” - as much for white wines as for reds and rosés.

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