Waud Wines has acquired online wine merchant Slurp from Freixenet Copestick, which had owned the retailer since 2017. The acquisition is expected to boost annual sales to approximately £7m for the ...

Luca Rigotti has been appointed the new president of the DOC Delle Venezie Consortium, which manages Pinot Grigio Delle Triveneto, one of Italy’s most important wine-growing denominations. Rigotti, ...

Leading Port winemaker Sogevinus is officially opening a new five-star hotel in Porto in late May 2025, strengthening its credentials as a major centre of Douro wine tourism. The property, created in ...

I have been involved in dozens of small enterprises over the last 40 years. A few have grown very successfully from acorns to oak trees, some are healthy saplings still reaching upwards, but most have ...

I used to love Wine Twitter. In those early days, it was such a vibrant place: issues debated, introductions made; previously untapped insights and articles uncovered; consumers and commentators ...

In the 50 short years since China’s wine industry swung into serious action, marked by a switch to production of dry reds and the country’s first whites, this fledgling industry has grown ...

South Australia's Wakefield Wines has announced that, after 25 years as MD, Mitchell Taylor (pictured left) is taking on the new role of chairman of the board and John Freeman (pictured right) will ...

Three Wine Men – a consumer tasting event created by Oz Clarke, Tim Atkin MW and Olly Smith – has been reborn as WineAlive, signalling a new era for one of the UK's leading wine experiences. Founded ...

Armit Wines is offering a small volume of prestigious still and sparkling wines en primeur in May and June, including top Chianti Classico and Champagne. First to be released were a collection of ...

Tomorrow (Thursday 15 May) is the last chance to nominate for our Harpers Top 50 Sommeliers 2025 listing. Open to nominations from professionals across the drinks and hospitality trades, this popular ...

Venus Wine and Spirits Merchants is poised to open a fifth distribution centre one year after the business was acquired by the Booker Group in 2024. According to the group: “The Birmingham site ...

Dom Pérignon has announced its latest “creative chapter”, with a series of portraits and films designed to deliver an immersive experience for guests from 15 May. At an as yet to be announced central ...