Interviews and News for UK |
UK Wine Show 8 James Ellis from Ellis of Richmond |
 | We talk to James Ellis of Ellis of Richmond, supplier of wine to the independent restaurant trade, and pick up tips on what to look out for on wine lists. |
UK Wine Show 9 Wine buyer Mathew Cooper from Ellis of Richmond |
 | This week is the second in a three part series looking behind the scenes at restaurant wines. Matthew Cooper, wine buyer at Ellis of Richmond, reveals some of the differences between restaurant and supermarket wines. |
UK Wine Show 17 The UK Wine Consumer, Richard Halstead of Wine Intelligence |
 | Richard Halstead of Wine Intelligence provides an insight into how UK consumers approach wine, revealing our attitudes and behaviour when it comes to buying and drinking the stuff. |
UK Wine Show 118 Stephen Skelton on the UK Vineyards Guide 2008 |
 | Stephen Skelton MW is an expert on English wine and author of the UK Vineyards Guide 2008. We find out about the book and what's changed on the UK wine scene since the last edition was published in 2001. |
UK Wine Show 168 Ian Edwards of the UKVA |
 | Ian Edwards of the United Kingdom Vintners Association talks to us about the EU wine reforms and how the changes will affect UK vineyards. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
NZ wine bounty grows by 39% |
New Zealand’s grape harvest has come in 39% bigger than last year. |
Asda selling French wine by the vin-load |
French wine is back in fashion with consumers at Asda |
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. |
New book details all the UK's vineyards |
Another of this year’s handful of books on English wine has just been published. |
Prestige fizz getting pricier |
Prices of top Champagnes are shooting up despite the economy heading the other way.
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Drinkers set world record sip |
Wetherspoon has broken the record for the world’s largest wine tasting. |
ThirtyFifty launches tastings in Oz |
UK tasting company ThirtyFifty is launching down under.
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Drink drive fatalities down as motorists face random breath tests |
Fatalities resulting from drink-drive accidents fall by 18% as survey could prompt random breath testing |
Oz and James drink to Britain |
Oz Clarke and James May will be back on our screens in January with a new BBC TV series 'Oz and James Drink to Britain'. |
American wine overtakes France |
American wine sales have overtaken French wine sales in the UK for the first time ever. |
British Government rejects minimum pricing |
A recommendation by UK chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson to impose a minimum price on alcoholic drinks of 50p per unit in England and Wales has been rejected by prime minister Gordon Brown. |
English Wine Week 23-31 May |
English Wine Week will begin on 23rd May, a countrywide campaign to promote English wines. |
London gets new vineyard |
London's first commercial vineyard has been planted at Forty Hall Organic Farm in the London Borough of Enfiel |
Low alcohol wine ban is lifted |
British consumers will soon be able to purchase a low alcohol wine 2 years after it was banned by the French government. |
Wine sales show signs of recovery |
The still light wine market may be showing the first signs of recovery with volumes up 2%. |
English wine harvest in full swing |
The harvest is well underway in English vineyards with producers reporting healthy yields, high sugars and balanced acidity in the grapes. |
Majestic sales are up |
Majestic's half-year trading figures show its change in strategy to reduce minimum purchases to 6 bottles seems to be paying off. Like-for-like sales increased by 5.4% and pre-tax profits were up 9% to £6.1 million over the period. |
Majestic sued by wine writer |
Wine writer Martin Isark has issued a writ against Majestic Wine, claiming damages believed to be in the region of £50,000. |
Sub £10 Champagne |
Lidl cuts the price of Champagne to under £10 a bottle and other supermarkets discount heavily. |
Wickham Vineyard buys 14 First Quench stores |
Hampshire based Wickham Vineyard has stepped in to save 14 off-licences from closure following the collapse of the First Quench group. |
Majestic sales surge |
Majestic Wine saw a surge in sales of 11.7% over the Christmas period after the collapse of First Quench in November. |
Prosecco laws leave M&S without fizz |
A new EU law that came into force in August last year has caught out Marks and Spencer with their Rosecco brand. |
Laithwaites opens flagship store |
Laithwaites opens flagship store at Vinopolis with a focus on fine wine. |
English wine more than doubles |
Production of English and Welsh wine more than doubled in 2009 to 2.5 million litres. |
UK drinking habits changing |
Reports shows changes in the habits of UK wine drinkers and alcohol consumption across the UK. |
English & Welsh Wine Competition results |
More medals than ever before were handed out this week at the English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition. |
