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We had quite a severe ground frost here in Weald of Kent last night! Fingers crossed for everyone but please let us know............................

First Published : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/11/crisis-in-chablis-wine-hit-by-frost-drought-and-now-coronavirus In the village of Maligny in the valley of the Serein river at the heart of chablis country, Jean-François Bordet surveys the vineyards his family has owned since...

Top online wine courses to try in self-isolation Courtesy of: https://www.decanter.com/learn/online-wine-courses-self-isolation-435867/ Burgundy expert in 90 minutes, BIVB As Decanter.com recently reported, the BIVB, Burgundy’s regional wine board, has revamped its online learning resources...

Original article: The Independent. 01.04.20 - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coronavirus-uk-shoppers-english-wine-pubs-shut-a9440131.html UK shoppers turn to English wine after being locked out of pubs Supermarket and off licence sales soar for England's leading winemaker...

The UK National Living Wage increased to £8.72 per hour from 1st April 2020 and the NFU is conducting some research to assess the impact of this increase on farmer and grower businesses. The information we receive will inform our response to the Low Pay Commission in June 2020. If you employ...

This is an interesting read - came across it by accident..... Analytical testing solutions, involved in the production processes of wine, from the harvesting of grapes to the final bottled end product, encompass a number of varying chromatographic, as well as traditional, techniques. Critical...

SA wine industry update: COVID-19 lockdown – South African wine exports permitted by SA Wine Industry | 7 Apr, 2020 | Covid-19 The South African wine industry has received permission to export its products, following intensive lobbying by an Industry Exporters Task Team with Government on the...

https://www.amazon.com/Winery-Technology-Operations-Handbook-Wineries/dp/0932664660 Found this little book on Amazon! Shame its not on the UK website

This has just been released by The NFU Mutual. Please feel free to print and display on the entrances and exits on your land. Defra has issued new guidance on public rights on way after the NFU and other rural organisations raised concerns about the number of people taking to the countryside...

An update from Lindsay Sinclair, Group Chief Executive NFU Mutual NFU Mutual - Coronavirus Information Hub As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a huge impact on everyone, I wanted to write to you directly to update you on the steps we're taking at NFU Mutual. We've been working hard...

The Drinks Trust is now open for applications for financial support to individuals who have been significantly affected as a result of COVID-19. The Trust will look to support up to 2000 people. Many of us in the drinks industry may be able to carry on in our existing roles through access to...

In Italy, the world's largest wine-producing nation and the country hit hardest by deadly COVID-19, the pandemic hasn't halted work in a spring season that has arrived early. Italy began a mandatory quarantine of its 60 million residents on March 9. And the death toll—more than 6,000 people as...

There has been some discussion on Twitter regarding the choice of Good Friday as THE day for marketing English and Welsh Wines. Does it have the potential to cause offence? Should Easter Monday have been a wiser choice? Are there other ways to promote the mail order sales of wine?

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a32014640/red-wine-benefits/

Has anyone been affected by the cold snap this week? We had a sharp frost on Thursday (2.04.20) morning to wake up to! What precautions are recommended at this crucial time for vines?

Published by Agne Blazyte, Mar 12, 2020, https://www.statista.com/topics/5036/wine-industry-in-china/ Photography courtesy of The Guardian Wine has been produced in China since around Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), when high quality grapes came to this region. Before that, rice wine, beer and...

Having looked on the HMRC website, it appears that the paperwork is still being posted out and not available online - has anyone heard this has changed?

Published 31.03.20 - https://drinksint.com/ Argentina’s Catena Zapata has topped this year’s list of The World’s Most Admired Wine Brands, conducted in association with market research specialists at Wine Intelligence. The brands were chosen by Drinks International’s academy of global drinks...