Wine

Crown Cellars extends wine range with 20 new additions

23-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

Crown Cellars, the specialist on-trade wine division of Carlsberg UK, has introduced 20 new wines to its portfolio, including five exclusive to the business.

Brits drank 'record-breaking' amount of homegrown sparkling wine

23-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

British wine drinkers guzzled 4m bottles of English and Welsh sparkling wine last year.

Prosecco sales fall by 3m

02-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

Sales of sparkling wine in the UK have ‘dramatically’ fallen for the first time in five years as on-trend gin hits its stride, new figures have revealed.

Scientists claim weekly bottle of wine is equivalent to 10 cigarettes

29-Mar-2019 By Robert Mann

Having just one bottle of wine per week increases the lifetime risk of cancer by the equivalent of smoking between five and 10 cigarettes, new research suggests.

Napa Winery launches ‘super-premium’ canned wine in UK

25-Mar-2019 By Robert Mann

A Californian winery has unveiled what it claims will the be the UK's first ‘super premium’ canned wine in the UK.

English wine industry to create up to 30,000 jobs

21-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

According to estimates by WineGB, the official website for the wines of Great Britain, an additional 20,000 to 30,000 jobs will be created from the English wine industry.

‘Beer before wine, always fine’ saying is false

08-Feb-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The common saying that drinkers will ‘feel fine’ when drinking beer before wine has been disproved by a new study.

Bottle of wine becomes 7p more expensive

01-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

An inflationary rise in wine duty came into effect at midnight on 1 February.

Bolney winery to double in size in merger

14-Jan-2019 By Robert Mann

An award-winning vineyard is merging with a neighbour to expand its estate.

Wine hoarded ahead of Brexit

11-Jan-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Wine wholesalers are bulk-stocking products ahead of Brexit amid concerns of a potential deal without tariffs on EU wines.

Opinion

Could Brexit mark British wine’s coming of age?

08-Jan-2019 By Vicky Bullen

Vicky Bullen, CEO of brand design agency Coley Porter Bell, wonders whether Brexit could finally mark the mass acceptance of British wine.

Brits spent record £2.2bn on sparkling wine and Champagne in 2018

02-Jan-2019 By Stuart Stone

In the past 12 months, Brits bought almost £2.2bn worth of sparkling wine and Champagne – more than in any previous year.

Will canned wine replace bottles?

17-Dec-2018 By Robert Mann

Canned wine looks set to become one of the biggest alcohol trends of 2019 as Millennials opt for smaller measures to avoid binge drinking.

Wine company shut down after spending clients' money on personal expenditure

11-Dec-2018 By Robert Mann

A wine investment company that misled customers to invest in fine wines has been shut down after frittering away investors’ money on personal expenditure.

Number of students enrolled on wine courses at 30-year all-time high

05-Dec-2018 By Robert Mann

The UK’s centre of excellence in wine education has announced that students enrolled on wine courses for the academic year is at its highest since it began 30 years ago.