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Volumes up in "exceptional" South African harvest

Published: 05 May, 2020

South Africa’s 2020 harvest is up 8.2% on the previous year, according to the Vinpro harvest report released today.

WineGB welcomes MPs' support for UK wineries

Published: 07 October, 2019

WineGB has welcomed the move from a number of MPs for more support for the UK’s small vineyards.

2018 Burgundy: excellent reds and solid whites

Published: 19 November, 2018

Panos Kakaviatos reports from Hospices de Beaune on the ins and outs of the 2018 vintage.

Douro harvest delivers quality on back of “absurdly low” yields

Published: 17 October, 2018

Following a year of challenging weather extremes, the Douro’s 2018 harvest has given up some “excellent Ports and Douro wines” according to Symington Family Estate’s annual harvest report.

Big squeeze tipped for 2018 as lower volumes and tighter margins predicted

Published: 06 November, 2017

What is shaping up to be the smallest vintage in 50 years is predicted to cause a “dramatic decline in wine availability going into 2018”, with the lower-price tiers of the European industry expected to be the worst affected.