Louis Latour 1932-2016: Burgundy's maverick negociant and wine producer

Louis Latour, Burgundy's maverick negociant and wine producer, is remembered as a man with a passion and a history

The London Wine Fair 2016 to showcase most content in 36-year history

This year's London Wine Fair will play host to the largest ever schedule of debates, tastings and seminars, with more than 100 sessions planned across the three days. 

French winegrowers draining Spanish tankers is "in breach of EU trade laws" says largest Spanish producer

On Monday, the world watched as footage emerged of furious French winegrowers draining Spanish tankers onto the motorway as tensions arose over the volume of cheap wine being imported into the country.

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Chapel Down's Curious Drinks gains hundreds of new stakeholders and £1.7m investment

Curious Drinks, Chapel Down's wholly owned subsidiary beer and cider business Curious Drinks, has welcomed nearly 900 new stakeholders after raising over £1.7m in a crowdfunding initiative.

Curious Drinks gains hundreds of stakeholders and £1.7m investment

A growing beer and cider business has welcomed nearly 900 new stakeholders after raising over £1.7m in a crowd funding initiative

González Byass' Tio Pepe En Rama shipped to 19 countries this month

Tio Pepe En Rama is due to ship more of its unfiltered and unclarified fino sherry to more countries than ever before.

Litmus Wines creates subsidary agency Litmus Wine Agency

Insights: South Africa's bigger players need to drive the quality message

After a flush of niche successes, it's now up to South Africa's bigger players to drive the quality message home.

Anti-fraud squad raids Burgundy producer Bejot Vins et Terroirs

A judicial investigation into suspected fraudulent wine production in France is underway following a major customs police swoop in the heart of Burgundy.

Profile: Denis O'Flynn, Pernod Ricard

intDenis O'Flynn, managing director of Pernod Ricard, brings with him a clear strategy, an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for the industry - what could be better?

Chilean wine styles are shifting away from oak

Chile is still relatively young to the global wine scene, but the country as a whole is in the middle of a style evolution, where winemakers are now looking to produce wines that reflect what is so unique about the country.

Q&A: Leanne De Bortoli and her husband Steve Webber, De Bortoli Wines

Leanne De Bortoli and her husband Steve Webber, the chief winemaker, of the De Bortoli Wines talk about Yarra Valley wines, the 2015 vintage, anticipating consumer tastes and the UK market.

Q&A: Paul Schaafsma, chief executive, Accolade Wines

The recently appointed head of Accolade Wines talks about life in the top job, Chilean wine brand Anakena launching in the UK and how he plans to make Accolade a global one-stop shop for New World wines

Insights: Is UK bottling the way forward for bulk wine?

As more and more top-selling wine brands in the UK move their bottling over here, Angela Mount looks at the benefits: does it make more sense to ship in bulk?

Tim Atkin MW: Debating the merits of terroir

"Soil is dirt." I'm sure the Californian producer Bill Jekel was being deliberately provocative when he entered into a well-publicised debate about terroir with Bruno Prats of Château Cos d'Estournel at the end of the 1980s, but he was also articulating a position that was widely held in the New World at the time.

Analysis: A critical part of Aldi's startegy for success - supplier relationships

Ahead of this month's profile piece in an exclusive interview with Harpers, Mike James, wine buying director of Aldi UK, talks with Angela Mount about his buying strategy and what he looks for in potential partners that has helped him succeed.

2015 year in review and hopes and fears for 2016: Clare Griffiths, Concho y Toro

Our final look back at 2015 is from Clare Griffiths, commercial director for Concho y Toro UK which saw an impressive performance for 2015- which may be tough to beat.  But looking ahead Griffiths is most excited about continuing the work her team has been doing in 2016 by focusing on building strong brands that deliver value in the UK market.

2015 year in review and hopes and fears for 2016: Bernard Fontannaz, Origin Wine

Bernard Fontannaz, founder of Origin Wine, looks back at an overall positive 2015 and is excited about the sustainable future he is building for his company. He had a year full of expansion and is looking forward to more innovation in 2016.

2015 year in review and hopes and fears for 2016: Dan Townsend, Treasury Wine Estates

Dan Townsend, general manager of Europe for Treasury Wine Estates, saw 2015 as very strong year at TWE and thinks that the reverse takeover of Matthew Clark by Conviviality "has the potential to be a real game changer in terms of the UK trading landscape." Townsend is most excited about the opportunities that lay ahead in 2016, but sees Duty as one of the toughest challenges that trade faces next year.