Whisky industry bodies on both sides of the Atlantic have issued a joint call for their respective governments to stop using tariffs on whisky as a proxy battle in unrelated trade disputes.
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The Burgundy 150 was the worst performing Liv-ex index in 2019, falling 8.8%, according to Liv-ex’s annual Burgundy report.
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Climate change researchers have pegged Essex and Norfolk as the next major areas to plant as warmer summers extend the area where grapes can be grown productively in the UK.
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Inter Beaujolais has revealed plans to focus on rosé wine at this year’s Wine Paris as part of its overall strategy to diversify further into this market.
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Huyshe Bower, senior family member and former director of The Fladgate Partnership, has passed away.
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Hattingley Valley has secured a £7.5m finance facility from PNC Business Credit to support its continued growth plans.
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Berkmann Wine Cellars has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributors of Château Ksara.
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Hallgarten & Novum Wines has extended its partnership with Ascot Racecourse for a further two years.
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Bountiful crops and idyllic weather was the talk of Europe in 2018, following on from the dismal vintage shortfalls of 2017 where producers suffered bouts of frost, hail and a late spell of searing heat.
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Bibendum Wine has launched a fine wine course - Fine Wine: Decanted.
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Nicolas Feuillatte has pinpointed the burgeoning no/low category as a key rival for the Champagne market going forward.
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Lanchester Wines has expanded its range of ‘boutique bulk’ wines with the exclusive UK launch of High Side - a high altitude single vineyard Malbec.
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WineGB has announced it will exhibit at this year’s London Wine Fair (LWF) as a major generic body for the first time.
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Chateau de Pommard, the Burgundy estate owned by American businessman Michael Baum, is undergoing a major winery upgrade in order to help launch the seven terroirs and soil-types of its walled vineyard Clos Marey-Monge into key markets.
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Since France’s ‘organic’ fair Millesime Bio began in 1993, France and the rest of the winemaking world have come to embrace the gamut of holistic winemaking practices, from sustainability to organics and biodynamics. But how useful, actually, are they as separate disciplines? And do they have the staying power to be truly ‘sustainable’ longterm? Mike Turner, who was in Montpellier to judge this year’s medal winners, mulls over the big questions.
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Mirabeau has expanded its team with three new directors to drive its expansion into new markets.
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Former Chapel Down and BrewDog MD Gareth Bath has joined independent drinks accelerator Distill Ventures as European MD.
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Mitchells & Butlers’ group wine buyer and inaugural Harpers Hot 100 on-trade list topper Henry Boyes is moving on from his buying role.
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Majestic MD Josh Lincoln has left the business as part of a management reshuffle.
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Wine Australia has revealed that more than AUD $500m has been raised so far in charitable donations from across the globe in relation to the devastating bushfires.
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