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The Zork closure, which seals a bottle like a screwcap but pops like a cork, is now being made in the US. The move gives more American wineries the option to use Zork as these closures are being manufactured for US bottle specifications rather than Europe
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Australia is searching for names to replace ‘tokay’, ‘sherry’, and ‘port’ on its fortified wines.
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Australia’s bag-in-box wine container has been shortlisted in a poll to find the country’s most iconic design.
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The Germans are really going all out to make their wines as consumer friendly as possible.
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Women are turning their backs on lager in favour of rosé wines, which they see as more ‘sophisticated’ and better for their figures!
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Three quarters of UK wine drinkers don’t know how many units of alcohol there are in a bottle of wine, says a new survey.
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Australian scientists have identified the single aroma compound that produces the spicy ‘black pepper’ smell so popular with many Shiraz drinkers, so paving the way for winemakers to design wines to better suit the tastes of drinkers in the future.
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A spinning cone sounds more like a ride at an adventure park than something involved with winemaking, but its recent arrival in Europe could be almost as exciting for those wanting to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine without being on the floor. This is b
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Screwcaps create over four times more greenhouse gases than cork, according to the world’s first carbon-footprint study into the impact of wine closures on the environment.
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Tesco is hoping to satisfy UK consumers’ growing desire for New Zealand wine by more than doubling its range of Kiwi bottles.
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Recyclability and environmentally friendly seem to be the wine industry’s current buzzwords, as companies search for ways to make their products greener.
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While the government is busy promoting responsible drinking, Selfridges has fallen foul of the law by allowing customers to buy wine in measures that are legally considered to be too small.
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Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, Californian Zinfandel and Italian Pinot Grigio might sound like a pretty standard selection of wines, but not when you hear that they are all being made by a company in the West Midlands, using grape juice and concentrate from
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English wine producer RidgeView has collected the Best International Sparkling Rosé prize in the French Le Mondial du Rosé competition.
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Lager lords Carlsberg have launched a range of wines, so one has to ask the question, are they probably the best wines in the world?
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Spain may have just lost its place to Chile over imports to the UK, but consumers here are still discovering new Spanish wines.
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The EU wine reform’s proposed extension to the planting restrictions along with the chaptalisation ban are causing concern for the UK wine industry.
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A wine priced just $1.99 has been voted best Chardonnay in California.
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Germany is starting to relabel its wines with grape names that UK consumers recognise.
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Alcohol levels are a source of confusion when consumers are trying to decide what wine to drink.
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Europe is proposing to simplify the labelling of its wines to make them easier for the consumer to understand.
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Liberty Wines’ managing director David Gleave MW is taking a leaf out of ‘Siralan’ Sugar’s work book by launching a search for The Apprentice.
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Camel Valley has cause to be popping a few bottles of its sparkling wine in celebration.
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Tesco is considering offering its customers Bordeaux en primeur next year.
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Winegrowers in Alsace and the Cote Rotie in the Rhone are now able to assess the damage wreaked on their vineyards by the violent hailstorms a couple of weeks ago.
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Since the smoking ban in Scotland, more people are drinking wine when they go out.
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Women are often the decision-makers when it comes to buying wine and now an Australian wine show has created an award that reflects that - the Wine Women Want Trophy.
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A new insect pest has arrived in California, which is being seen as a serious threat to the grape crop.
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English wine clocked up 12 Silver and 14 Bronze awards in this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition.
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The popular rosé styles currently called White Zinfandel and White Grenache are having to change their names.
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Canada has got a new official wine region: Prince Edward County.
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English wine is winning medals and our vineyards are growing by leaps and bounds, yet it seems UK consumers still haven’t got much of a clue about the wine we are producing in this country.
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Kodak’s printing technology is helping the wine industry in its fight against counterfeiting, which is thought to affect as much as five per cent of wine sold in secondary markets.
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Australia’s red grapes have been the hardest hit by the problem weather during the 2007 vintage.
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The EU is proposing to spend more of its budget on promoting its wines abroad and less on grubbing-up vines come the adoption of its wine-reform legislation on 4 July.
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New Zealand has hit back at The Times newspaper, which encouraged readers to buy French rather than Kiwi wine in an article on how to ‘shrink your carbon footprint’.
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The vast majority of UK consumers aren’t bothered about whether their wine is organic or Fairtrade, according to new market research.
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Australian sparkling wine producer Chandon has just expanded its Green Point range released under crown seal.
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The UK has produced one of its highest volumes on record for the 2006 vintage, according to figures just released.
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One alcoholic drink a day may slow the onset of dementia in older people suffering mild memory loss, a study has shown.
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English wines scooped a record number of medals in this year’s International Wine Challenge, with sparkling wines taking all the highest awards.
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At the same time that the Government is encouraging us to drink responsibly, a range of reduced-alcohol wines has been prevented from going on sale in the UK.
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English Wine Week kicks off on Saturday.
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UK wine drinkers are getting a taste for premium German Rieslings.
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Bollinger has broken with tradition to release a ‘unique’ vintage Champagne from 2003.
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Excessive drinking can shrink the brain, according to a new study.
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Australian wine is going upmarket.
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Bordeaux’s mixed 2006 vintage has turned out ‘better than expected’, according to wine critic Robert Parker.
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UK wine drinkers are not only getting their noses into a glass, but also stuck into wine books, it seems.
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Wine labels could soon be required to include information on calorie intake.
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