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We want to flag up a warning about possible bogus export enquiries for English and Welsh wines. There have been reports that there has been several enquiries - some very genuine and other too good to be true. There is a marked difference between the two. Genuine Export requires the supplier to...

The Metro 21.09.20 To read the full article please CLICK HERE Sitting on a terrace in the mid-September sun, under blue skies and overlooking rows of vineyards, a glass of sharp, crisp bubbles is poured. Butterflies dance among the wildflowers at my feet and I can just about make out the sea...

The long-anticipated Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 results are out now. See which wines were awarded this year's ultimate accolade... Published 23.09.20 - To read the full article, please click HERE Re-tasted three separate times by some of the world's top wine experts, this year's Best in...

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Harpers News Published: 08 September, 2020 Exports of English wine more than doubled in 2019 while sales overall rocketed 70%, according to the latest data from Wine GB released today. The number of bottles exported grew from 256,000 in 2018 to 550,000 last year, with exports also representing...

New Government restrictions announced due to rising covid-19 cases On 22 September the Government announced new measures to address the rising cases of coronavirus. WineGB has considered the impact on our industry and, with the best of their knowledge, they understand that harvest work in the...

Published by Kent Online 8.9.20 Kent has long been home to some of the nation's most celebrated vineyards and new statistics underline just how dominant the region is. Kent's vineyards are leading the way when it comes to the English wine market Picture: Department for International Trade...

Based in nine different countries, the new MWs are Mike Best MW (UK), Nick Bielak MW (UK), Beans Boughton MW (UAE), Duane Coates MW (Australia), Jacqueline Cole Blisson MW (Canada), Róisín Curley MW (Ireland), Tracey Dobbin MW (France), Heidi Hansen MW (Norway), Christophe Heynen MW (Belgium)...

In response to the economic impact felt because of Covid-19 and with Brexit on the horizon, Plumpton College are set to launch a brand-new; re-training programme ‘Entry into Viticulture’’ designed to help employers with their immediate workforce requirements by providing them with potential...

Spar launches annual wine festival Print By Liz Wells in Industry News 7th August 2020 Spar is bringing its annual wine festival into stores across England, Scotland, and Wales in August. In total 32 different wines will be included in the festival, with 12 of those coming from Spar’s...

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2020/07/uk-government-sleepwalking-to-fine-wine-disaster UK Government Sleepwalking to Fine Wine Disaster © EU Parliament | Is there one last throw of the dice for Britain's wine trade? A stark picture of a post-Brexit UK wine trade fills David Allen MW with...

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/07/house-of-lords-supports-calls-to-scrap-vi-1-wine-forms/ The House of Lords has debated an amendment to the Agriculture Bill, which reduces the volume of wine important documents needed after the Brexit transition period. As things stand, wine imported...

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/07/canned-wine-brand-babe-goes-on-sale-in-the-uk/ Babe, the popular canned wine brand founded by Instagram influencer Josh Ostrovsky, who goes by the alias ‘The Fat Jew’, has gone on sale in the UK. Babe, which was bought by Belgian brewer AB InBev in...

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/07/five-of-the-best-specialist-uk-wine-merchants/ A broad brush approach might be a successful formula for winning over the masses, but these merchants have found a niche, offering a unique service by specialising in a particular area of wine retailing...

https://harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/27572/AI_robot_project_launches_to_support_UK_wine_industry.html A consortium formed to develop robotics for the UK's viticulture sector to assist in the identification of disease, precision pesticide treatments, and to support pruning and picking...

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is there some short-term benefit from "riding on the whale's back" - as long as you can as a small boutique producer hang on ?

France’s prime minister has promised to increase emergency funding to €250m to help alleviate a surplus wine crisis across the country in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chris MercerAugust 6, 2020 Decanter Magazine Prime minister Jean Castex said the French government stood in solidarity...

First Published in 2018 - https://www.ft.com/content/1e77b68e-219c-11e8-a895-1ba1f72c2c11 The British may be suffering a crisis of confidence at the moment but one field in which we continue to lead the world is professional wine storage. (A shame this doesn’t qualify as an Olympic sport.) The...