Scotland propose under 21 ban
Scotland propose ban on purchase of alcohol by under 21s
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Wine News Archive
Pub closures at 5 a day
Pubs in the UK are closing at a rate of 5 a day
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ThirtyFifty wins Wine Education Award
ThirtyFifty wins International Wine Challenge Educator of the Year 2008.
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South Africa & Germany scoop awards
South Africa & Germany scoop top trophies at Decanter World Wine Awards.
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Awards show price means quality
Decanter World Wine Awards show price means quality.
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Wine courier Amtrak in administration
Wine deliveries disrupted as courier firm Amtrak goes in administration
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Stay at homes spend more on wine
Consumers spending more on wine to drink at home.
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Australia top New Zealand exports
Australia has become New Zealand’s largest export market for wine.
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Fosters wine makes loss
Fosters wine business posts a loss.
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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
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Penfolds achieves record price
A bottle of 1951 Penfolds Bin 1 Grange has sold for a record price of AUS $54000.
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Constellation to reduce presence in Australia
Constellation Brands is looking to sell three of its ten wineries in Australia
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E-tongue could rival human wine-tasters
An electronic tongue that can identify different wines has just been unveiled by scientists
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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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Hardys does it by half
Hardys has brought out two of its Nottage Hill wines in half bottles.
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Bottle Shock, the latest wine movie, opens
We’ve had Sideways and A Good Year - now it’s time for another wine movie.
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China wine merchant relocates to Hong Kong
China's largest wine merchant Jointek Fine Wines is planning to relocate its headquarters to Hong Kong.
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ThirtyFifty launches tastings in Oz
UK tasting company ThirtyFifty is launching down under.
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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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Drinkers set world record sip
Wetherspoon has broken the record for the world’s largest wine tasting.
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Prestige fizz getting pricier
Prices of top Champagnes are shooting up despite the economy heading the other way.
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Tesco plans wines for the credit crunch
Tesco is looking to introduce a Value range of wines by the end of the year.
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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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St-Emilion classification back in business
A week after the St-Emilion classification was declared invalid, it’s back!
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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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