St-Emilion classification back in business
A week after the St-Emilion classification was declared invalid, it’s back!
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Wine News Archive
UK government supports SA carbon study
The UK government is to help fund research into the carbon footprint of the South African wine and fruit industry.
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Italian government guarantees Brunello
The Italian government is to guarantee that all exported Brunello is 100% Sangiovese.
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Still white wine sparkles in UK competition
A still white wine has taken the top prize in this year’s English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition.
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Asda selling French wine by the vin-load
French wine is back in fashion with consumers at Asda
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Court’s ruling leaves St-Emilion’s chateaux without classification
St-Emilion classification St-Emilion’s chateaux have been left in labelling disarray
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NZ wine bounty grows by 39%
New Zealand’s grape harvest has come in 39% bigger than last year.
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Online tool helps wine industry track carbon footprint
A carbon calculator has been developed for the wine industry to help producers assess the environmental impact of their activities.
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English Bacchus served at dinner for Bush
Denbies’ Bacchus 2004 was served at a dinner held for President Bush by the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street recently.
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Wine seizure in San Gimignano
San Gimignano has become the latest Tuscan appellation to hit the headlines
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Bordeaux 2007 - a poor vintage?
The Bordeaux 2007 en primeur campaign drew to a close last week
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DIAM gets Tesco's seal of approval
Tesco has approved DIAM as a preferred closure for its own-label wines.
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Three wines shine with four IWC trophies
A Burgundy, a Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and a Central Otago Pinot Noir have all excelled in this year’s International Wine Challenge
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Oz harvest bigger and better than expected
Australia’s 2008 grape harvest has come in above expectations in both size and quality, according to the WFA.
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British set to be biggest wine spenders in Europe
UK drinkers are predicted to become the biggest European spenders on wine within the next three years.
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Tuscan wine goes through a testing time
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano has become the second Tuscan wine to come under investigation
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Carbon neutral is aim for more grape growers
More wineries are setting their sights on becoming carbon neutral in order to avoid contributing to climate change.
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Research shows wine can cut the risk of developing arthritis
Drinking five or more glasses of wine a week can cut the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%.
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Wine's not expensive - unless it's over £5 a bottle, say UK drinkers
Two-thirds of UK wine drinkers don’t consider wine to be relatively expensive, though we still don’t want to spend over £5
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Sovio sources from US to get round EU anomaly
Sovio has relaunched by sourcing the grapes from California rather than Spain.
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British think Austria is land of Sound of Music rather than wine!
In spite of the fact that exports of Austrian bottled wines soared 30% last year, growth in the UK is being limited.
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Nyetimber sparkles in International Wine & Spirit Competition
An amazing 96% of English wines were awarded medals in this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition
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Consumers still confused and unconfident about wine
Recent research by Australian brand Hardys has shown that consumers are still confused about wine.
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English doubling wine ready for the Olympics
English wine production will more than double by 2012 – in time for the Olympics.
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Bulk wine importing and lighter bottles benefiting the environment
CO2 emissions have been cut by over 28,000 tonnes a year as a result of WRAP’s GlassRite Wine initiative.
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First of new crop of English wine books
A new book that takes a tour around the UK’s vineyards will be available from Saturday
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France takes away most medals in IWC competition
France has come top of the medal table at this year’s International Wine Challenge
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Booze ban by Boris
Boris Johnson has announced plans to ban alcohol on the capital’s public transport network.
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English Wine Week gathers interest
English Wine Week, the countrywide campaign to promote English wines and vineyards, kicks off on Saturday 24th May.
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Morrisons to sell Chinese wine
Morrisons has started to sell Chinese wine
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2005 Bordeaux soaring in value since release, says Berry Bros & Rudd
Berry Bros & Rudd is finding cases of Bordeaux 2005 that it sold ‘en primeur’ have increased in value more than any other vintage between harvest and being shipped to the UK
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Riverina beats drought to produce bumper crop
Riverina, the largest wine-producing region in New South Wales, has harvested a record-breaking crop of grapes
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Wetherspoon attempts wine-tasting record
J D Wetherspoon is inviting customers to take part in the world’s largest wine tasting
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Nyetimber plans leap from boutique to brand
English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber hopes to go from ‘boutique to brand’ now that Stephen Clark has joined the company
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World Atlas of Wine makes Hall of Fame
The World Atlas of Wine has won a Hall of Fame award
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Three Chapel Down wines go exclusively into M&S
English producer Chapel Down has created three wines exclusively for Marks & Spencer.
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Marlborough's harvest is a 'savalanche'
Marlborough has had a huge grape harvest, so big that is locally being referred to as a ‘savalanche’
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WHO aiming for a global strategy to reduce alcohol harm
World Health Organisation (WHO) has agreed a plan to develop a global strategy to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
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Sainsbury's to help shoppers with Top 10 wines
Sainsbury’s is introducing a Top 10 display to its wine aisles to help customers shop for the right bottle.
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Valpolicella producer favours screwcaps over Classico
Italian producer Allegrini has chosen screwcaps over its Valpolicella Classico denomination.
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Sparkling wine sales soaring more than Champagne
Sparkling wine is bursting Champagne’s bubble here in the UK
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£12 million being spent on getting us to drink Hardys
Hardys is hitting us with a £12 million marketing campaign this year – the most ever to be spent on a wine brand in the UK.
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Aussie wine producers are on the increase
The number of Australian wine producers is on the increase despite all the recent concerns over drought and water restrictions.
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Gearoid Devaney takes UK's top sommelier trophy
Gearoid Devaney from Tom Aikens’ Michelin-starred restaurant in London has won UK Sommelier of the Year 2008.
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US TV wine series host is Communicator of the Year
Karen MacNeil has been named International Wine & Spirit Competition’s 2008 Communicator of the Year.
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Research shows more wine labels feature animals for a reason
Look around the wine shelves and you’ll find that animals on wine labels are becoming pretty common.
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M & S and Waitrose top first own-label awards
Marks & Spencer and Waitrose trumped other supermarkets to take the trophies for the best red and white wines in the Own Label Awards
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C02 emissions similar for lightweight glass and PET bottles, shows study
Putting bulk-imported wine into lightweight glass wine bottles in the UK is broadly no less environmentally friendly than putting it into PET
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French wine brand hopes to compete with New World
A new French national wine label – Vins de Pays Vignobles de France - is finding its way onto shop shelves.
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Yeast find lifts fruity zing of NZ Sauvignon Blanc
Researchers in New Zealand have discovered a wild yeast that increases the fruity qualities of Sauvignon Blanc.
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