England leaves lockdown on Wednesday, with tighter restrictions
England left lockdown on Wednesday, but tighter restrictions for half the country is no festive cheer.
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Study credits falling alcohol consumption and higher prices for drop in serious violence
A recent study by Cardiff University reports that the rising price of alcohol and a decline in binge drinking may be factors in the significant drop in serious violence throughout England and Wales.
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North and South drinking divide
Drinkers who live in the North of England are more likely to binge on alcohol and die younger than their southern counterparts.
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Free beer for England football fans
Iceland to give free beer to England football fans.
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England and Northern Ireland's deposit return systems reject glass
England and Northern Ireland's deposit return system scheme will not include glass bottles.
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England becoming test bed for rule changes in Champagne
England is starting to become a test bed for rule changes in the Champagne region.
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Sparkling partnerships put F1 and England Rugby in the spotlight
Formula 1 and England Rugby have each struck major new sparkling wine deals, showcasing both French innovation and English excellence.
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Global warming a bonus for the UK winemakers
Global warming a bonus for the UK winemakers according to climatologist Gregory Jones from Southern Oregon University. The growing seasons in the northern part of France and southern England are projected to warm 1.3 – 1.6 degrees Centigrade by 2050
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English sparkling wine venture planned with Duval-Leroy
Decanter magazine’s consultant editor Steven Spurrier and his wife Bella are hoping to team up with Champagne house Duval-Leroy to start a vineyard in the south of England.
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Waitrose to plant English vineyard
Waitrose is going to plant its own vineyard in England, so that it can start to make sparkling wine in a few year’s time.
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Early harvest for France and England
Winemakers in Bordeaux, Burgundy and England are expecting an early harvest this year, due to driest May on record.
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37 new English wine producers in 2015
37 new wine producers were registered in England last year, according to new research.
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Sales results from this week show the impact on the three tier covid control plan
How badly are restaurants, pubs and bars in England being affected by the new three tier lockdown? A report compares last weeks sales with a year ago.
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UK lockdown restrictions are easing on the 17th May
The UK, Scotland and Welsh governments all confirmed that restrictions on Hospitality were to ease on Monday the 17th May as planned.
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England is leaving lockdown this Monday 19th July
As England comes out of enforced restrictions next week, the change of rules will mean that pubs and bars will be able to freely operate without any restrictions.
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Jeroboams is Decanter's Outstanding Retailer of the Year 2022
Wine magazine Decanter announced its wine retailer awards with the overall winner Jeroboams, with 8 shops in London. While North West England's Booths won best Supermarket of the Year.
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Chapel Down to list on AIM
England's largest wine producer Chapel Down is targeting listing on the AIM stock market.
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Church of England rejects non-alcoholic communion wine
The Church of England has firmly rejected calls for alcohol-free wine and gluten-free bread.
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Nyetimber Sold to Eric Heerema
Nyetimber, the Sussex-based leading sparkling-wine producer has been sold to wine enthusiast Eric Heerema
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Production of English wine set to soar
England as grape growing is set to increase enormously. This year alone well over 120 hectares of vines have gone into the ground and this is just the start of a big expansion plan by the major UK players.
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English fizz is top of the world
English sparkling wine scooped a sensational 10 awards at the International Wine & Spirit Competition.
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Top chef opts for English wine list
Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens is to have an all-English wine list at the fish-and-chip restaurant he is opening next month.
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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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Review says drinks industry not regulating itself
The alcohol industry is not following its own code of conduct, according to research done by KPMG.
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English sparkling wine triumphs in Italy
Camel Valley White Pinot 2005 triumphs in new competition held in Italy
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New book on English & Welsh wine
A Guide to the Wines of England & Wales has just been published.
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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.
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2009 hailed as vintage of the decade
As 2010 begins, the 2009 vintage in England is being hailed as one of the best ever by a number of winemakers and possibly the best of the decade.
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The Home Office now in charge of drinks
The government has confirmed that the Home Office will take over responsibility for the Licensing Act 2003, which regulates the sale of alcohol in England and Wales.
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The Government announces minimum pricing plans
The Government has unvielled plans to set a minimum price for alcohol in England and Wales - the first time a base price has been set.
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Sparkling wine dominates 2010 UK production
The 2010 vintage in England looks set to be one of the highest on record as new vineyards come into production, mainly to produce sparkling wine.
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Chapel Down introduce two new wines
English winery launches Malbec and Royal Wedding sparkling wine.
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IWC winners announced
Gold Medal winners announced only Gold Rose in the world is from England
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England riots affect the drinks trade
The riots this week affected the drinks trade with off licences, bars and restaurants directly under attack from looters
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World Cup wine
Sales of wine drop during World Cup tournament.
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England's 1st Orange wine
Chapel Down launch first Orange Bacchus.
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Bah Humbug to UK Health Body
Call for minimum pricing on alcohol in the UK
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Frost wraps its ugly fingers around Northern Europe
Many parts of Northern Europe have been hit by frost, with the devastation as far south as Bordeaux.
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Scotland has implemented minimum alcohol pricing
As of 1st May 2018, Scotland has introduced minimum pricing. Minimum prices are based on 50p per unit of alcohol.
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The new world is getting old, while the old world is new
In 2019, New Zealand one of the darlings of the New World, will celebrate 200 years of making wine. Is 200 still New?
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Decanter Wine Awards see the UK striding forwards
Decanter launched the results of its 2020 Wine Awards, with the UK starting to become a serious contender in the medal haul.
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UK enters four-week lockdown
The pubs and restaurants shut their doors on Wednesday as England went into lockdown lite for four weeks.
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UK Government announces Deposit Return Scheme
Returning bottles for cash will be launched in 2024 in England, Wales & northern Ireland. Scotland scheme is due to launch in July 2022.
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English vineyards face a wet decade ahead
England's vineyards need to prepare for a very wet decade, as moulds, mildew and flooding will become more widespread.
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Dom Perignon auction 1966 Champagne
A bottle of 1966 Dom Perignon is up for auction this month at Sotheby’s in London signed by all the surviving members of the winning 1966 team. The bottle is estimated at £5,000 to £8,000
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What a racket!
It was game, set up and snatch during the Wimbledon tennis championships when 300 crates of Champagne Lanson worth more than £90,000 were stolen.
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Wollaston, the oldest UK vineyard?
The first proven Roman vineyard has been discovered in Britain at Wollaston in Northamptonshire. The site dates from the 2nd century AD.
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Washed-up barrels a worry for South Africa's wine harvest
The shipwreck of the Napoli container vessel could cause problems for the South African wine industry.
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English sparklers are top medal winners
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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UK consumers ignorant about English wine
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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Wine is winner since Scottish smoking ban
Since the smoking ban in Scotland, more people are drinking wine when they go out.
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Camel Valley scoops top trophy in UK national competition
Camel Valley has cause to be popping a few bottles of its sparkling wine in celebration.
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Scotland to ban buy one get one free
Three-for-two and other multi-buy discounts on alcohol are to be outlawed in Scotland as part of the country’s crackdown on binge drinking.
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Trinity Hill Syrah scoops top Air NZ wine award
Trinity Hill Homage Syrah 2006 won the top prize at this year’s Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
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Enthusiasm for English vineyards puts Bride Valley Brut on hold
A vineyard venture in Dorset by Decanter magazine’s consultant editor Steven Spurrier and his wife Bella looks unlikely to happen
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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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New book details all the UK's vineyards
Another of this year’s handful of books on English wine has just been published.
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Chapel Down opens new restaurant
Chapel Down has joined forces with Celebrity TV Chef, Richard Phillips, to launch a restaurant at the vineyard in Tenterden, Kent.
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Stay at homes spend more on wine
Consumers spending more on wine to drink at home.
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Pub closures at 5 a day
Pubs in the UK are closing at a rate of 5 a day
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Harpers issue open later to MPs
Trade magazine Harpers and the Wine & Spirit Trade Association have issued an open letter to British MPs as plans for a mandatory code of conduct for the drinks trade are leaked.
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Campo Viejo gets £1m ad spend
Campo Viejo supported by a £1 million ad campaign in London and the South East.
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Red wine could increase Omega-3s
Study show moderate red wine consumption could increase the level of Omega-3 fats in your blood.
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Churches told to stop serving wine
Catholic churches in the Diocese of Plymouth have been advised to stop serving wine at communion in response to swine flu.
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Northern off licence chain goes into administration
Independent wine and convenience store chain, Wine Cellar, has gone into administration.
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Broadbent clears name over 'Jefferson Bottles'
Wine writer Michael Broadbent has won a libel case against Random House over allegations in the book The Billionaire's Vinegar over the notorious Jefferson bottles.
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Ridgeview fears new national park will stop expansion
South Downs national park could jeopardise expansion of a thriving wine industry in Sussex.
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Laithwaites opens flagship store
Laithwaites opens flagship store at Vinopolis with a focus on fine wine.
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Denbies to plant SB
Denbies in Dorking, Surrey is about to expand its portfolio by planting three hectares of Sauvignon Blanc.
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IWC reveals Trophy winners
111 of the world's best wines have been awarded trophies by the International Wine Challenge.
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English sparkling beats top Champagnes
Ridgeview's English sparkling wine beats top Champagnes at Decanter World Wine Awards
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New wine labelling for English and Welsh wines
New quality standards are being introduced for English and Welsh still wines.
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British wine rides on the coat tails of English wine!
Sales of British wine made from imported grape juice are booming according to a report in The Grocer and are now worth £23 million a year with sales up more than 50%.
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Camel Valley on top of the world at International wine competition
Camel Valley Pinot Rose awarded the International Sparkling Rose Trophy.
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Paper wine bottles set to launch in the UK
Paper wine bottles latest invention to bring down wine carbon footprint.
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Paul Symington is named Decanter wine man of the year
Paul Symington of Symington Family Estates accepts award on behalf of the whole family.
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The great English plant up is underway in southern England
New Sussex vineyard aims to produce 1 million bottles of sparkling wine a year.
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Methuselah Madness in England and Saudi Arabia
Camel Valley Vineyard is launching a six litre bottle of its 2010 Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee while Saudi millionaire splashes out on Cristal.
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Sparkling wine from across the world makes a splash in the UK
Sparkling wine sales are outperforming Champagne in the off trade.
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Scotland to set minimum alcohol price at 50p
New miniumum pricing set to reduce alcohol abuse in Scotland and save up to 60 lives in the first year.
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Decanter World Wine Awards results
France delights in multiple awards at DWWA.
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English wine volumes down 30% hit by weather and squirrels?
2012 vintage English Wine thwarted by forces of nature and theft.
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Alcohol Awareness Week - 19-25 November
Campaign highlights current guidelines on daily unit consumption of alcohol and issues related to drinking alcohol
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Government to drop minimum pricing on alcohol
Minimum pricing dropped while retailers move away from heavy discounting
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IWSC trophy winners announced
IWSC 2014 award winners announced
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Are the middle classes drinking themselves to death?
Liver Disease on the increase in UK affluent areas.
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Drinks Business Pinot Noir Master Released
The results of the Drinks Business Pinot Noir Global Masters have been released.
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First service at Wimbledon for English Wine
English Wine is to be served at Wimbledon
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Disagreement of the cost of alcohol abuse to the UK economy
A new study titled 'Alcohol and the Public Purse' claims the cost of alcohol abuse is significantly lower than the tax revenues.
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Italy now world's biggest wine producer
Italy becomes Europe's largest producer while England grows at 4.4%
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UK mens weekly alcohol limit now one of the lowest
New guidelines bring UK men's weekly alcohol limits in line with women
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Red wine helps you get it up
Erectile disfunction prevented by berries in red wine
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Sussex PDO comes a step closer
PDO status applied for by Sussex vineyards
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Why Gin makes you cry
Alcohol content in Gin causes depression
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Sussex vineyard to double production
Bolneys £2m investment to double wine production
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Sussex wines apply for PDO status but what about Brexit
Will Sussex wines get PDO status now we have Brexit
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Olly Smith launches a new podcast “A Glass with ...”
Olly Smith has teamed up with Richard Hemming MW to produce a short series of podcasts
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Camel Valley awarded a PDO
After 5 years of hard work, Camel Valley's Darnibole vineyard has been award PDO status.
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London Wine Week sees launch of new urban winery
Renegade Urban Winery launched this week in London.
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Mini heatwave in June saves English harvest
After the terrible frost in May that many thought would decimate the 2017 harvest, the mini heatwave in June may have saved the vintage.
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English Wine Producers and UK Vintners Association combine
English Wine Producers and UK Vintners Association combine to form UK Wine Producers will represent wineries and vineyards of all sizes.
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Number of UK wine producers reaches a new high, with the Welsh growing strongly
The number of UK wine producers reaches a new high at 397, with the Welsh growing strongly to reach 25 producers.
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Champagne house Pommery first to release English Fizz!
Vranken Pommery Monopole launches English Fizz grown and made for them by Hampshire wine producer Hattingley Valley.
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Wines of GB trade tasting takes place
The annual trade tasting organised by trade body Wines of GB took place on Thursday, showcasing over 120 wines from 46 producers.
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Bottle Deposit Scheme for glass resisted by WSTA
The UK government is exploring a proposed Deposit Return Scheme aimed at reducing plastic packaging.
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What is the strategic direction of the UK Wine Industry?
Concern has been raised about the lack of data, coordination and planning for vineyards.
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Oddbins shrank by a third while in administration
Oddbins continues it long desperate demise with 13 store closures since going into administration.
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First report on Scotland's Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol is far from convincing
Scotland introduced Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) on the 1st May 2018, and the latest NHS Scotland report shows alcohol purchased in Scotland fell by 3%.
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Heatwave risks vines in Europe, but England’s vines enjoy the sunshine
Record temperatures were recorded in Paris, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands as the current heatwave continues to damage vines in France.
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Scotland shuts bars and restaurants in response to rising COVID-19 cases
On Wednesday the Scottish government shut down bars and restaurants in a desperate bid to curb the rise in Covid 1-9 cases and deaths.
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UK plays whack-a-mole with Covid lockdown
The UK government's plan to avoid a second national lockdown by creating a three-tier system is lambasted as not enough by the government's own scientific advisors, while some in the hospitality industry say it goes too far.
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London enters Tier 3 as restaurants and bars close
London's new Tier 3 scheme will see bars and restaurants closed and schools closing for an extended period over the Christmas break.
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Vaccine passports for the hospitality sector in Scotland are live while Wales will follow soon.
Scotland’s Vaccine passport started off with a rocky start on the 1st October with problems downloading the app, while Wales announced it will require vaccine passports from the 11th October.
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Chapel Down to sponsor English Cricket
Chapel Down hopes to add some fizz to the English Cricket team.
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UK producer Simpsons doubling down on still Chardonnay
The Kent based wine estate is planting 40ha of Chardonnay destined for still white wine production.
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A glass of Scilly anyone?
Michel Chapoutier suggests that if he was to make wine in the UK he would not follow the sparkling crowd. He has suggested he would go for Chasselas in the Isle of Scilly.
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Ireland to launch Deposit Return Scheme
Ireland has announced a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) that will go live on February 2024 and include glass, aluminium and plastic bottles.
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Thieves and fraudsters have a bad start to the year
Fraudsters have a bad January with the discovery in China of 40,000 bottles of fake Lafite and Penfolds in a police raid.
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Scotland's DRS glass inclusion blocked by the UK Government
Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme's glass inclusion blocked by the UK Government
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Summer is here is it the right temperature for a free rosé?
Aldi has been offering consumers free glasses of rosé, but only when the temperature hits at least 19.2 ºC
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Spate of English vineyard sales
There has been a spate of English vineyards being sold or up for sale.
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How long does it take to choose a bottle of wine?
Choosing the right wine can take a while, but the time taken in different parts of the UK varies.
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Deliveroo backers invest in canned wine company
English canned wine company The Uncommon receives investment from Deliveroo backers
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UK climate change suits grapes but frost more likely
UK grape growing climate will get warmer with greater frost risk but similar rainfall.
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London Wine Fair 2025: Battle of the Bubbles
English fizz shines at London Wine Fair’s battle of the bubbles
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UK wine industry thriving
English and Welsh vineyards thrive as plantings and sales grow.
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