Port giant Symington Family Estates has announced that it will produce 2023 Quinta Vintage Ports from its top six Douro estates. The move will see the wines bottled in May and available from mid-June.
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Wiltshire spirits producer Witchmark has become part of the B Corp community, joining a growing list of British distillers which have earned the certification.
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World wine consumption and production have plummeted to their lowest levels in over 60 years as the wine industry grapples with the intersection of climate-related challenges and generational changes in drinking habits.
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In light of rum’s recent success, the subject of rhum agricole, the category’s quieter and less well-known cousin (at least outside La Francophonie), has swung back into the conversation at Harpers. Made minus the molasses, rhum agricole offers up a fresh, grassy and slightly green flavour from its sugarcane juice-only recipe. This in turn offers an undeniable point of difference to the traditional molasses-based rums which make up 98% of the world’s production, according to statistics from Markwide Research and its Global Rhum Agricole Market report.
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New Zealand Wine’s (NZW) Sustainability Report 2025 highlights the strides being made across the island nation’s vineyards and wineries. The progress is welcome in a year that marks 30 years of the trade organisation’s Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) certification programme.
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One of the more fascinating events of the year so far was the inaugural Mediterranean Wine Symposium, convened at the Perelada estate in Emporda, where an ambitious programme of presentations sought to define what it means to be a ‘Mediterranean’ wine producer and whether this could mean more than just being a ‘state of mind’.
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The Australian producer, Hill-Smith Family Estates, owner of 22 wine brands across its estates in Australia and New Zealand including Oxford Landing and Jansz Tasmania, has announced a 38% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2011.
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Independent St Andrews distiller Eden Mill has announced the commencement of production at its new distillery, based astride the Eden Estuary a short journey north of the famed university town.
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Stéphane Séjourné, European commissioner for industrial strategy, has announced that tariffs against bourbon could be removed from the EU list of retaliatory tariffs against the US.
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Total volumes for alcohol declined by 1% in 2024 according to data from the IWSR data, as markets including the US, China, India and Europe failed to live up to forecast expectations. However, pockets of growth persist, including agave, Indian whisky and Prosecco.
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Scotch whisky will be impacted by the latest round of tariff announcements from the US, which will see UK products heading stateside whacked with an additional 10% levy.
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The winners of the Old Vine Hero Awards 2025 have been announced, with five champions being recognised across categories including ‘Next Generation’, ‘Best Viticultural Team’ and ‘Communication & Education’. The awards are organised by the Old Vine Conference, a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the work being done to nurture old vines around the world.
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Californian specialist E&J Gallo is continuing to invest significantly in its luxury portfolio despite moderation headwinds coming thick and fast and the on-trade suffering in mature markets.
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Leading Rioja winery Torre de Oña has released the inaugural vintage (2021) of its new flagship cuvée: El Camino.
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UK viticulturalists are being asked to sign up to and use a UK frost forecasting and management research tool which helps capture data from across the country by grape variety. The project is backed by Defra, WineGB and Plumtpon College.
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Barbara Palcios López-Montenegro of the acclaimed winemaking Palacios family has taken up the position of head winemaker at Bodegas Casa La Rad, Rioja’s largest wine estate.
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Following the recent announcement of Neil Everitt to the role of chairman, Scotch whisky maker Compass Box has announced the appointment of Nishat Gupte as the company’s new CEO.
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Boutinot, the Greater Manchester importer-producer, has announced the launch of its new Tuttavia low alcohol canned wines brand. The project has been developed in collaboration with Piemontese co-operative, Araldica Vini.
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Chivas Brothers has announced that over 120 of their contracted farmers have achieved the UK’s first FSA Gold verification for distilling wheat, as part of their ongoing sustainability efforts and long-standing partnership with Simpsons Malt.
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International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), in collaboration with a number of leading Chilean and Argentinian wineries, has announced the launch of the first greenhouse gas (GHG) calculator for the Latin America wine industry.
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