Denbies to develop hotel on site
UK wine producer Denbies is to convert their current B&B into a 17 bed hotel ready for opening in Spring 2019.
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Wine News Archive
Wine harvest bounces back in 2018, with Italy taking the top spot
The Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has announced that 2018 was one of the bigger crops in the last 18 years with the three big producers Italy, France and Spain all with much larger crops than previous years.
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Aldi’s Wine Advent Calendar on sale
Aldi launched this weekend their wine advent calendar. The popular calendar has 24 samples of wine to enjoy on the run up to the big day.
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UK drinks exports booming, with wine exports to the USA up 177% over 4 years
The UK’s food and drinks top exports are dominated by spirits, salmon and yes, even wine!
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California harvest looks like a good one in 2018
California harvest looks like a good one with a slightly cooler and longer growing season, producing wines with better flavours.
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UK duty on wine is set to rise by 7p (estimate)
The UK Chancellor increases the duty on a bottle of wine by RPI in Monday’s Autumn budget but it won't take effect until February.
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Bio Bio research identifies 26 new grape varieties
Chilean winery Viñas Inéditas-Terroir Sonoro has been researching the hundreds of unidentified vines in the Southern Chilean region of Bío Bío since 2011.
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Wine podcasting a new trend
Podcasts about wine are on the increase, with a number of new shows popping up.
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Genii, the Champagne bubble protector, is launched
Genii is the first Fizz preserver that claims “Maximum bubbles, Zero Waste.”
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Bordeaux harvest is finished this week and high alcohols are a concern
Sunshine is usually considered a good thing but in 2018 too much sunshine and not enough water may result in wines with alcohols at 14% or higher!
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Low and No Alcohol wines and drinks are the number 1 trend for 2019
Multinational drinks company Diageo this week predicted that low and no alcohol alternatives would continue to grow, attracting younger consumers.
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Apprentice star selling ice wine, but has it been sweetened by Lord Sugar?
Jackie Fast, currently competing on BBC’s Apprentice, has launched a Canadian Ice Wine this week in London.
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Napa Winery cancels Oregon contracts over smoke taint
Oregon wines from the Rogue Valley have been refused by a Californian grower over smoke taint concerns.
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Naked Wines pulls out of Australian Northern Territory due to minimum pricing
Australia’s Northern Territory has instigated a minimum pricing on alcohol, with Naked Wines claiming it is too difficult to calculate the new minimum prices and says it will pull out of the region.
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Court of Master Sommeliers rocked by scandal in their American Exams
The American chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers has annulled its recent exams and revoked the title of Master Sommelier to 23 people who sat the September exam in St Louis.
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New classification for Crus Bourgeois du Medoc to launch for 2018
The new classification system will take effect from 2018 and will see 3 quality levels including Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur and Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel.
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Treasury Wine Estates has updated the Living label Augmented Reality App
The Living Label App now includes Lindeman’s Bin, Wolf Blass Yellow Label and Matua wines.
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2018 vintage underway in the Northern Hemisphere.
The 2018 vintage is looking much better than 2017.
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The Somm 3 wine documentary coming out soon
The latest documentary about wine from the team who brought you Somm, is to be released in October, this time taking a fresh look at the Judgement of Paris.
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The UK is to launch its own Geographical Indicators
The UK is to launch its own Geographical Indicators, as it prepares for Brexit.
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Nyetimber launches super premium Prestige Cuvées
Nyetimber has launched a new super premium wine range, called 1086 retailing at £175 and £150 per bottle.
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Wine too cold? Microwave it!
If your wine is too cold, Bob Campbell MW advises stick it in the microwave.
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Cannabis the new craft drink to threaten wine
A relaxing, intoxicating drink, with a huge range of different flavours and cultivars receiving billions in investment. Is cannabis the next drink to rival wine?
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America trade war with China has some lessons for Brexit
US wine exports to China grew by 14% from January to June despite a trade war, this gives us an insight into what might happen with Brexit.
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Beautiful wine maps on YouTube of top Bordeaux Chateaux
Pierre Le Hong has produced some beautiful videos and wine maps of Bordeaux estates via YouTube.
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Wine Shows for trade and consumers are all go in September and October
September and October are big months for wine lovers looking to attend wine shows.
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Chapel Down signs lease to become the UK's largest winery
English Winery Chapel Down has leased 388 acres of land and when fully planted will be the largest UK winery with 950 acres under its control producing 1 million bottles per year.
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Algae to fight mildew and grey rot
Algae may be the next tool in managing moulds and mildew in the vineyard, especially for organic and biodynamic growers.
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Hail netting finally approved for use in France
Hail netting ban has been lifted to the relief of many growers after it was found not to influence the climate below the netting.
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Wine Australia cracks down, banning Ozzy wine for export
For first time Dalefold wines has been banned from exporting its wines over concern its branding may be confused with Penfolds.
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The 6 week heatwave has been great for the UK wine industry, both in the vineyard and the pubs
The hot weather and the Fifa World Cup has encouraged drinkers, while in the vineyard the weather has given a cracking start to the growing season.
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UK Government Brexit Strategy could help larger wine companies
Brexit's 'trusted trader' proposal could make importing and exporting wine easier for larger UK wine companies.
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Top German producers introduce a new classification system for top end sparkling wines.
Germany's Verband Deutscher Prädikats (VDP) producers launch a new sparkling wine classification.
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The French prosecute wine producers who have been passing off Spanish rosé wine as French
Around 5 million of bottles of Spanish rosé wine imported into France, have been sold as French wine.
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Marlborough launches NZ's first wine appellation
The new certification was driven by producers and aims to help drinkers identify the top wines from Marlborough.
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English producers shine at the IWC Awards
Bob Lindo from Camel Valley and Cherie Spriggs from Nyetimber win top trophies at the IWC Awards.
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Penfolds target Napa and Champagne for overseas expansion
Penfolds is shifting the traditional marketing approach to wine with Champagne and Napa reds for the Australian brand.
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Hong Kong the new wine mecca
This week Hong Kong got two big pushes, one for the drinkers and one for business.
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2017 Bordeaux En Primeur - the market squeals
With the 2017 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign over, with mixed prices, 2015 vintage is looking good.
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New WineGame App
A new blind tasting app for Google and Apple launched this week, known as the WineGame.
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One glass to rule them all
Jancis Robinson MW, the UK’s top wine critic, has announced her new wine glass is all you need.
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Wales gets ready for minimum unit pricing for alcohol in 2019
Wales' minimum pricing for alcohol legislation is now in its third reading in the Welsh parliament and is expected to become law in 2019.
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New Magnetic treatment developed to remove green flavours in wine
Green, under-ripe flavours such as green pepper in Cabernet Sauvignon can now be corrected.
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Wetherspoons goes political by limiting choice to customers
Founder and Chairman Tim Martin, is dropping many European wines and beers at the company for UK and non EU wines and beers.
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Wine merchants are on the rise
Wine merchants are bucking the UK High Street closures with strong sales. Is the wine merchant back in favour?
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Amazon Prime commission new drinks show The Three Drinkers
Amazon Prime has commissioned a new drinks show called The Three Drinkers. Initially the group will look at spirits, but Colin Hampden-White claims they would love to do wine as well.
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Fine wine collector and con-artist Hardy Rodenstock dies
Fine wine collector and con-artist Hardy Rodenstock died this week. He became infamous for the sale of the fraudulent Thomas Jefferson bottles.
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The UK’s love of sparkling wine has seen a boost for Crémant de Loire
The UK’s love of sparkling wine has seen a boost for Crémant de Loire. Sales were up by 34% in 2017.
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Bordeaux hit by hailstorms
Around 7,000 hectares of vines where severely hit by a freak hail storm in Bordeaux this week.
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LWF visitor numbers were up by 17%
The London Wine Fair is the UK's largest and most important trade event and this year visitor numbers saw a 17% increase.
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