“Brand building is bloody difficult,” is how Mangrove Global’ s managing director Nick Gillett explains what keeps him up at night. But he must get more full nights of sleep than many of his peers as...

If all drinks companies could have a sprinkle of Nick Gillett’s energy, drive and willingness to speak out on the issues that are dragging the sector down, then the industry as a whole would be in a m...

The 2026 wine harvest continues to break records all over Europe, but not for the right reasons. None more so in the beating heartlands of Romania which contribute so much to the continent’s overall p...

Out of the avalanche of wine-based podcasts that have been launched in the last 12 months there is one that stands out from breaking out of the wine world bubble to find its way into the mainstream po...

Founded in Trentino in 1902,  Ferrari Trento  has become synonymous with Trentodoc, combining the distinctive character of mountain-grown Chardonnay with the Metodo Classico tradition. At the heart of...

As Vintage Roots , the UK’s original organic wine specialist, celebrates its 40th anniversary, few would have thought that a year travelling around France picking fruit in the mid 1980s’s would event...

Bordeaux’s decision to reclaim the term ‘Claret’ and revive it as a lighter, fruit-forward style of red wine it used to make in the Middle Ages certainly makes sense in terms of making and promoting a...

“More changes have taken place in the last five years than in the last 25 years for both the wine and spirits market.” Which is why India has fast become one of the target emerging countries for major...

Go to any major wine conference and inevitably there are two major issues that come up. The inability for wine brands to effectively engage with younger drinkers who are captivated more by experience ...

“Guests are choosing an occasion as much as a bottle now. A list should feel welcoming, not like a test. If it needs translating, the moment's already lost.” That’s the message from Minas Kotoulas, he...

If there is one business that knows directly about the issues that sommeliers face every day on the restaurant floor it is Coravin . Its range of devices have become a fundamental part of wine servic...

If you have got your range, your wine list and your pricing strategy worked out where are the other areas that on-trade wine buyers and sommeliers need to be focused on? Here Richard Siddle shares som...

As we count down to next month’s Sustainability in Drinks event in London (October 20), Dr Peter Stanbury, research director of the influential Sustainable Wine Roundtable , makes the case for why ...

If you are a new start up wine business looking for a category to make your name in, then Cava would probably not be top of your list. A deeply traditional style of winemaking dominated by super power...

No matter how busy we are in our everyday jobs, there is nothing quite like stopping to take a moment and reflect on what is and what is not going well in our respective businesses. That was very much...

Forget the constant headlines warning us that young people are not interested in drinking - they are, but just in different ways to what we are used to. Only by looking at global consumer trends and h...

“It has been an incredible decade. Greek wine has evolved faster than I could have imagined.” It’s within that context that Greek wine expert,Yiannis Karakasis MW, proudly presents the latest set of w...

The finalists have been announced in the prestigious Copa Jerez 2026 who will now go forward to the UK final to be held at Orrery by Pierre Minotti later this month. The three UK finalists were se...

“Come for what you need today, leave knowing what we all need for tomorrow.” That’s the central theme around which next month’s Sustainability in Drinks event hopes to help set the agenda for how the ...

No matter how good quality a premium beer might be, it always plays second fiddle once the wine list comes out around a restaurant table. But why should that be the case? That was the question that br...

“When you see all that accumulation of effort come to fruition, it’s an indescribable joy. But it’s really the fact of pushing yourself that is the most striking and unforgettable part.” Réza Nahaboo,...

Robert Joseph’s status as one of the wine industry’s most in demand international wine consultants is thanks, in part, to his success with the French wine brand, Le Grand Noir , and his innovative mu...

Suvad Zlatic is a great example of how hospitality gives everyone the opportunity to start at the bottom and move your way through your career to the top. Here he shares his story of how it has taken ...

If you could twin wine importers with the region they are most well known for representing then Roberson Wine could very well have a “Welcome to California” sign over its front door. Over the last 2...

“If someone is looking for a well experienced, knowledgeable senior leader who can take the rough with the smooth, who’s strategic, ambitious, caring and can get shit done, I’m in.” That in a sentence...

Next month’s national WineGB trade and press tasting on September 7 will not only be a showcase that presents the best and latest award-winning still and sparkling wines from English and Welsh wine ...

As part of the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s ‘Trusted Distributors’ initiative, which highlights UK importers whose portfolios contain multiple IWSC award-winning wines from around the w...

The world of wine was rocked with the news that Matthew Jukes has died whilst on holiday with his family last week in Portugal. The tributes and memories that have been shared on social media over the...

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If a head sommelier is to create and run a successful wine operation they need to be in close contact with the chef to ensure the choices they make about which wines they list work in tandem with any ...

When Rollo Wood lost his family orchard’s long-standing supply contracts during Covid, it could have marked the end of a third generation farming legacy. Instead, it became the catalyst for something ...

“We’re always challenging ourselves. We don’t have competitors - we compete with ourselves.” That’s the business mantra that has driven Dave Phinney since he started the Californian Orin Swift Cellar...

You only had to spend a few hours at this year’s ProWein to see just how far and fast many in the global wine and spirits industry had voted with their feet and decided not to exhibit or visit the s...

"By the time competitors step onto the stage, months of planning, testing and collaboration have gone into creating an experience that is fair, relevant and worthy of the title of UK Sommelier of the...

As business decisions go deciding to rip up all your vines and start again with different varieties capable of making completely different wines is amongst the bravest you can make. But that is exactl...

After a day of intense competition Emma Denney, director of wine at Claridge’s , was crowned UK Sommelier of the Year 2026 earlier in the month in what turned out to be a record breaking contest wi...

Over the last 10 years UK wine importer, North South Wines and major South African wine producer, DGB, have been on a similar growth trajectory - one that has eventually brought them together in a...

“Without the support of Laurent-Perrier , we simply would not be able to run this programme.” That’s how Romané Basset, co-founding trustee of the Gérard Basset Foundation , describes the importance...

In wine terms the launch of the new Penfolds Collection is up with their latest film release of Christopher Nolan, or a new album from the Rolling Stones. This year we have had all three. What they ...

As well as its outstanding commitment to producing the finest Champagnes, Laurent-Perrier also wants to use its position to help share its passion for excellence and authenticity by investing in the...

Coming up with creative solutions that matched the needs of her clients in her former career in advertising has proved to be a good grounding for Matilda Tsappis as she moved into hospitality and, wit...

There has long been a paper thin connection between fine wine merchants and the auction houses that put so many great wines under the hammer. So at first sight it makes perfect sense for an establishe...

One of the more intriguing restaurant openings in London this year, DakaDaka arrived in Mayfair’s Heddon Street with an ambition not only to introduce guests to the delights of Georgian cuisine, but...

If you were looking for good news in the wine industry then Australia would not be the obvious place to start with headline after headline depicting a country in a production and export crisis. But go...